Voters passed local school district budgets in Corning, Horseheads and Prattsburgh one month after their initial votes failed to reach a supermajority.

Demonstrations took place across the Southern Tier on Saturday, joining nationwide rallies in protest of the Trump administration.

Nationwide “No Kings” rallies on Saturday will also be happening across the Southern Tier. The protests are in response to what some organizations are calling “authoritarian actions” by the Trump administration since taking office for a second term in January.

That means teachers’ contracts will expire at the end of the month.

The union’s current contract expires at the end of the month.

As of 9:30 p.m. Monday, the towns of Canisteo, Bath, Cameron, Urbana, Pulteny, and Wayne were all under states of emergency. On Tuesday morning, the county lifted the emergency travel advisory, but officials are encouraging residents to be cautious when traveling. A travel advisory will remain in effect.

A $9.4 billion rescission package is now in the hands of Congress. President Trump is asking to cancel federal funding for the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB). Southern Tier Rep. Nick Langworthy (R-NY23) supports the funding cuts.

Pride gatherings will take place this month across the region, including in Elmira, Ithaca, Binghamton, Corning and Waverly. Pride events in Elmira kickoff with an arts festival in Wisner Park on June 7.

WSKG’s Phoebe Taylor-Vuolo spoke with WSKG CEO Natasha Thompson about what the Trump administration's rescission request to Congress could mean for public media stations like WSKG.

For the first time in Corning’s history, the city passed a budget with an increase in the tax levy that exceeds the state tax cap. The city council adopted the $22.6 million budget for 2026.