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The Senate voted by a razor-thin margin late Tuesday to advance debate on a package of funding cuts requested by President Trump.

Some Southern Tier advocates are apprehensively eyeing proposed cuts to America’s food assistance program as the federal budget makes its way through Congress.

UPDATE, 12:25 PM: The Senate passed the megabill which includes cuts to Medicaid on July 1. A group of doctors and other medical professionals gathered in front of the federal courthouse in Binghamton on Monday, to protest cuts to Medicaid in Trump’s tax and spending bill.

Binghamton is moving forward with plans to revitalize the Clinton Street area in the First Ward. The city was awarded a $10 million Downtown Revitalization grant from the state this past February.

Binghamton and other cities across New York saw record-high temperatures this week. It’s cooling down now but experts advise the heat can still be a risk. WSKG's Binghamton-area reporter Celia Clarke talked with some Binghamton residents about how they have stayed cool.

If your summer road trips used to come with a splatter of bugs on the windshield, you may have noticed something’s changed: the bugs are gone.

Voters cast ballots in primaries across New York on Tuesday. General elections will take place November 4.

Binghamton’s first public workshop about the Clinton Street Downtown Revitalization Initiative (DRI) will take place Wednesday. The workshop is open to the public.

The town of Cameron in Steuben County became the second town in New York to ban the practice of landspreading using sewage sludge.The town board adopted the law at its monthly board meeting on June 11.

Cornell University announced that due to financial turmoil, the university is planning to lay off some staff in an attempt to cut its budget.

Revised school budgets passed for three districts in Steuben and Chemung counties on Tuesday.

The Ithaca City School District and the union that represents their teachers did not reach an agreement at their Thursday bargaining session.

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President Trump’s rescission package calls for billions of dollars in cuts to the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB), which funds NPR and PBS—and WSKG. Southern Tier Rep. Nick Langworthy (R-NY23) supports the funding cuts.

This is a developing story. Steuben County declared a state of emergency in multiple towns after heavy rainfall and flooding Monday night.

On Tuesday, President Trump's administration sent a rescission request to Congress. The proposal affects programs of the Department of State, the USAID, the United States Institute of Peace, as well as the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB).

The Corning city council adopted the city’s 2026 budget on Monday. The $22.6 million budget comes with a nearly 5 percent tax levy, which exceeds the state tax cap. City council voted to override the tax levy limit with Local Law No. 2 of 2025.

The U.S. House of Representatives passed President Trump’s “One Big Beautiful” bill last week, which calls for billions of dollars in cuts to Medicaid. If the cuts go through, healthcare systems in the Southern Tier would be at risk of shuttering and residents could struggle to access care.

Three climate activists were banned from Cornell University after taking part in a graduation-day demonstration. Activists say similar protests have occurred in the past without disciplinary action.

A new study out of Cornell University details the challenges of operating electric buses in the Tompkins County area, and strategies to address how those vehicles consume energy during freezing upstate winters.

The Salvation Army of Binghamton is resuming its community meal and food pantry services after closing earlier this month following a fatal stabbing.

Preliminary election results from the Corning-Painted Post school district show that voters rejected all three ballot measures on Tuesday, including the nearly $147 million budget with an 8 percent tax levy increase.

Voters in Broome and Tioga counties approved their local budgets, passed propositions and elected school board members.

U.S. Sen. Chuck Schumer is urging New York House Republicans to vote against any cuts to Medicaid in President Trump’s budget proposal.

The Corning-Painted Post school district voters will elect three board members in this year’s election. The district is also voting on a very contentious nearly $147 million budget on May 20.

The town of Cameron in Steuben County introduced a law banning the use of sewage sludge in land applications this week.

Tompkins County residents will vote on their school districts’ budgets on Tuesday. The outcome will decide how much money districts can spend in the upcoming school year.

The public hearing on the proposed 2025-26 budget for the Corning-Painted Post (C-PP) school district on May 13 began with the resignation of board president Janelle Meteer.

Binghamton’s Salvation Army location on Washington Street is closing indefinitely after a fatal stabbing.

The diorama is a memory of an old Ithaca neighborhood, one that artist David Fogel has spent years of his life recreating.

New York Governor Kathy Hochul signed the state’s 2026 budget at Johnson City Middle School in Broome County on Friday.

The Ithaca Common Council voted on multiple prominent policies at its May 7 meeting. The council made long-planned changes to the city’s zoning rules, recommitted to its climate policies and approved recommendations for new resources for Ithacans experiencing homelessness.

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Binghamton Mayor Jared Kraham is criticizing the Trump administration’s latest budget recommendations, saying the plan would cut millions in federal grant funding for the city.

Some local nonprofits that work to address food insecurity, overdoses and senior isolation are scrambling after the elimination of funding for the AmeriCorps program, which places volunteers with nonprofits across the country.

Updated: Upstate New Yorkers joined a host of marches, rallies and protests across the globe for May Day, also known as International Workers Day.

The Trump administration is expected to deliver its budget proposal to Congress this week with cuts to safety net programs, according to reporting by The New York Times.

President Donald Trump has been in office for 100 days. WSKG news director Tom Magnarelli spoke with reporters Aurora Berry, Phoebe Taylor-Vuolo, and Natalie Abruzzo, who have been covering the local stories and reactions since Trump's second inauguration.

The Corning-Painted Post school board approved a nearly $147 million budget on Wednesday. Officials held several budget meetings and presented multiple versions of the 2025-26 budget with varying totals, tax levies, program and staff cuts. School budget meetings began in March.

On a recent Wednesday evening at Binghamton University, Lois Grady-Wesbecher carefully laid out pieces of brightly patterned yellow and orange fabric on a conference table, each one cut into the shape of a flame.

New York’s Catholic community is mourning the death of Pope Francis, who passed away Monday morning at the age of 88. Pope Francis was the first Jesuit to lead the Catholic Church and the first non-European pope in over a thousand years. He was outspoken on social and environmental issues.

Chemung County residents are raising concerns about soil and groundwater contamination at a proposed housing development site. A citizen coalition is asking Gov. Kathy Hochul to take action.

Residents of New York’s 23rd Congressional District held an “empty seat” town hall in Corning on Tuesday. The empty seat was left for Republican Congressman Nick Langworthy.

Several international students at Cornell and Binghamton University have had their visas revoked in recent weeks.

Following the Trump administration’s move to freeze $1 billion in federal funding for Cornell University, some professors are calling on the university to fight back.

The former mayor of the village of Candor in Tioga County was sentenced to 60 days in jail Monday for stealing from village funds.