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Cornell Declines Eight Percent Increase in TCAT Funding, Agrees to Five Percent Increase
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TCAT reached a consensus with Cornell, the city of Ithaca and Tompkins County on respective five percent funding increases.
The Cornell Daily Sun (https://cornellsun.com/tag/city_of_ithaca/)
TCAT reached a consensus with Cornell, the city of Ithaca and Tompkins County on respective five percent funding increases.
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