11+ hour, 57+ min ago   (110+ words) Cornell University ranked 219th among 261 schools in a national assessment of campus free speech, according to 14850 Today. The 2027 College Free Speech Rankings, which weigh campus policy choices and student responses, gave Cornell a score of 55.5 out of 100 and an F, based…...

22+ hour, 18+ min ago   (91+ words) New York State Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins said she believes Democrats can regain a supermajority in this year’s elections, according to Spectrum News 1. Democrats hold 41 of the Senate’s 63 seats, one short of the two-thirds threshold. The party lost its…...

22+ hour, 21+ min ago   (102+ words) The New York Civil Liberties Union has sued federal agents and two county sheriffs over a September 2025 immigration raid at a Cato factory, according to Spectrum News 1. The lawsuit represents four people detained during the raid and alleges unlawful seizures,…...

22+ hour, 21+ min ago   (107+ words) Fingerlakes1.com New York explores building a new prison New York State is seeking planning and design proposals for a possible prison with more than 3,000 beds, according to Spectrum News 1. The location is undetermined, and state corrections officials say no decision…...

22+ hour, 46+ min ago   (563+ words) Geneva residents will have an opportunity Sept. 15 to weigh in on a proposed 25 mph speed limit for a portion of South Main Street as City Council continues a broader debate over traffic safety, parking and enforcement along the corridor. The…...

2+ day, 22+ hour ago   (643+ words) Geneva City Council will consider taking a procedural step toward a possible property tax cap override Sept. 15, less than a week after city officials presented a proposed 2027 budget built around a 3% increase in the property tax levy. The proposed budget…...

3+ day, 9+ hour ago   (678+ words) About 250 million adult U.S. citizens are eligible to vote in the 2026 midterm elections, an increase of 8.4 million since 2022, according to a Pew Research Center analysis. Hispanic and Asian eligible voters drove most of the growth, while the number of White eligible…...

3+ day, 9+ hour ago   (666+ words) New York has approved $85 million in grants and low-cost financing for drinking water, stormwater and wastewater projects across the state. The funding includes $1.7 million for new water mains and a storage tank in the Steuben County village of Addison. The…...

3+ day, 9+ hour ago   (479+ words) New York has released a five-year suicide prevention strategy with 46 action items focused on crisis care, data collection, community programs and equitable access to services. The plan was announced on World Suicide Prevention Day as the state reported 1,701 deaths by…...

3+ day, 9+ hour ago   (414+ words) A new biography by Cornell literature scholar George Hutchinson examines how Harlem Renaissance writer Jean Toomer's ideas about race shaped his fiction, public identity and personal struggles. Hutchinson's book argues that Toomer sought an American identity beyond the racial categories…...