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Ithaca Times sat down with the candidates for the Congressional, Senate and NYS Assembly races to break down their policies and stances.
Ithaca Times sat down with the candidates for the Congressional, Senate and NYS Assembly races to break down their policies and stances.
Ithaca Times sat down with the candidates for the Congressional, Senate and NYS Assembly races to break down their policies and stances.
Democrat Tracy Mitrano has narrowed the distance between her and Congressional incumbent Tom Reed (R), according to two polls conducted on Oct. 6 by Global Strategy Group and Public Policy Polling.
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After an unusually prolonged election count cycle, the Tompkins County Board of Elections announced the results of the June 23 election after making its way through the thousands of absentee ballots that were submitted in reaction to absentee ballot expansion implemented due to the COVID-19 …
As the former and current chairs of the Tompkins County Legislature, we enthusiastically support the development of the waterfront area of the City of Ithaca. For decades the City and County have worked to transform this area from an industrial district of the City to a vibrant, walkable mix…
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Your guide to the Democratic primary for New York State's 125th Assembly District
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Even while playing out in the shadow of the larger State Assembly primary, the District Attorney’s race has been the far more fiery of the two contests— and in fairness, has crossed the line into rather ugly territory on more than one occasion. Perhaps that could have been predicted, as the …
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With Democratic primary elections being held for City of Ithaca Judge, Tompkins County District Attorney and the New York State 125th Assembly District, there was always going to be high interest in this year’s June elections.
The waterfront projects are two that I and many other City, County, and State elected officials and staff have been supporting for the last 2 1/2 years,due to their combination of access to medical care, affordable housing, mixed use dense walkable development, and public recreation all buil…
It has recently been reported in The Ithaca Times that Tompkins County Legislator and candidate for the Assembly seat I have held for 18 years, Anna Kelles, recently returned a total of $4,500.00 in campaign contributions to three local developers after it became known that Ms. Kelles wrote …
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Tompkins County Legislator Anna Kelles has returned $4,500 in campaign donations from a local development team after encountering campaign ethics questions regarding a letter she sent to the Department of Transportation in support of the City Harbor project earlier this month.
Although I met Anna last year I got to really know her when she approached me with a group of my colleagues to request a donation of space on the Green Star parcel for use by the County COVID-19 Food Taskforce she was helping to form to establish an emergency food hub. Access to this additi…
We are community leaders from across the 125th Assembly District representing a diverse set of backgrounds: nonprofit leaders, healthcare providers, teachers, professors, artists, activists, and elected officials. Together, we are raising our voices to endorse Seph Murtagh as the best candid…
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Local attorney Sujata Gibson is bringing a message of outside-the-box change to a State Assembly race that has focused on local progressivism with a batch of candidates almost universally otherwise already involved in politics.
100 years ago, after decades of fighting for equality, white women won the right to vote with ratification of the 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. Unfortunately, it would be decades longer before all women, including Black, Latina, Asian, and Indigenous women, also won this right.
The next member of the NYS Assembly from Tompkins and Cortland must be a person of vision, flexibility, and serious experience. Jason Leifer is that kind of leader. We need a person who will chart a course based on representing all the people of our 125th District, not just special interests…
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Tompkins County Legislator Anna Kelles picked up another notable endorsement on Thursday when Zephyr Teachout, a lawyer, activist and former progressive candidate for statewide office, tweeted her support for Kelles' campaign on Thursday.
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As the election nears, Cortland County Legislator Beau Harbin knows he might not be as well known a name to those in Tompkins County as some of his opponents who work in local politics here, but Harbin is hoping his record in Cortland County and his outreach efforts here have generated some …
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Joshua Soper and Nathan Brace are seeking reelection to the Candor Central School District Board of Education this month. Both candidates sat down with the Chronicle to discuss their candidacies.
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New York State Assemblywoman Barbara Lifton has endorsed Jordan Lesser in the highly competitive Democratic primary for her Assembly spot.
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Tompkins County continued its push this week to generate participation in the 2020 Census, which is ongoing and determines voting representation and many significant funding streams.
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With just two weeks left until the primary election, incumbent Tompkins County District Attorney Matt Van Houten and challenger Ed Kopko traded blows in a fiery debate held on community radio station WRFI.
Over the last several weeks, the Small Business Administration has led the charge issuing hundreds-of-billions in loans for small businesses across the region.
Endorsements
- Lifton endorses Jordan Lesser in Democratic primary for her State Assembly seat
- Republicans debate economy ahead of June 23 primary in 131st
- Endorsement: Inclusive women community leaders unite to endorse Anna Kelles
- Letter of Endorsement for District Attorney Matt Van Houten
- Endorsement Letter for Seph Murtagh
- Letter for Anna Kelles
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