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Ithaca Tompkins International Airport Leadership Discuss Challenges, Goals in First Town Hall

By Sofia Rubinson | March 5, 2023

In the first-ever airport town hall, the status of the Ithaca Tompkins International Airport was discussed, including the challenges faced after American Airlines left and the national pilot shortage.

City

Former Cornell Librarian Running Unopposed in Tompkins County Legislature Special Election 

By Sofia Rubinson | January 23, 2023

Susan Currie, former director of Tompkins County Public Library, is running for County Legislator with voting on Tuesday.

Tompkins County Legislature

New Faces Slated to Join Ithaca Common Council and Tompkins County Legislature

By John Yoon | November 4, 2021

As Ithacans cast their last votes for Common Council representatives on Tuesday night, they decided a new slate of local officials — including two Cornell students.

community justice center

The Ithaca Police Department Overhaul Proposal: Where Is It Now

By John Yoon | June 15, 2021

The City of Ithaca and Tompkins County have approved funding for the Community Justice Center, a new establishment intended to implement the 19 recommendations from the historic Ithaca Police Department overhaul proposal.

Tompkins County Legislature

Leslie Schill MRP ’02 Wins Tompkins County Legislature in Special Election

By Vee Cipperman | April 8, 2021

Taking her oath of office on Tuesday, Leslie Schill will serve as a Tompkins County legislator, hoping to improve housing security and vaccine distribution.

Tompkins County Legislature

Tompkins County Votes to Pass the Reimagining Public Safety Plan

By John Yoon | March 31, 2021

The Tompkins County Legislature voted Tuesday to pass the Reimagining Public Safety Plan, with the county committing to the 17 police reforms that intend to rebuild trust between law enforcement and residents.

Tompkins County Legislature

Tompkins County Legislature Makes History, Elects First Black Chairwoman

By John Yoon | February 26, 2020

Legislator Leslyn McBean-Clairborne (D-2nd District) was elected Chair of the Tompkins County Legislature. She is the first person of color to ever serve in this role.

News

In Push for Consumer Sustainability, Tompkins Soon to Charge 5 Cents Per Paper Bag

By Madeline Rosenberg | November 25, 2019

The county legislature unanimously agreed last Tuesday to adopt the five-cent paper bag fee to reduce single-use waste, which will take effect on March 1, 2020. The local law will be enacted alongside a New York State-wide bag waste reduction act that bans most plastic bags from retail sales and allows individual counties to opt into the paper bag fee.

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Tompkins County Votes To Allow Rifle Hunting Of Big Game

By Emily Yang | October 22, 2019

Earlier this month, the Tompkins County Legislature narrowly voted in favor of a resolution that would allow rifle hunting for big game in the area, joining 58 other upstate New York counties that already granted such permission.

Tompkins County Legislature

With Opponent Out, Collegetown’s County Legislator Looks Ahead on Election Day

By Nicholas Bogel-Burroughs | September 12, 2017

What was predicted to be a close contest between the incumbent and a challenger from the left is now a one-man race after Rich John ’81’s opponent withdrew.

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