Megan Zerez, Report for America corps member
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Before approving Ithaca's 2023 budget, Ithaca Mayor Laura Lewis joined city attorney Ari Levine to condemn some of the comments made by city employees, alderpersons and community members during a Common Council meeting earlier this month. -
The Ithaca Common Council voted unanimously to allow a bike-share program to operate in the city for the first time since March 2020. -
The ban comes after a spate of alleged sexual assaults and druggings linked to three of the university’s fraternity houses. -
Ithaca’s acting mayor Laura Lewis, a Democrat, won Tuesday’s election. She will serve out the final year of former Mayor Svante Myrick’s term. -
Many college students in New York will be able to cast their ballot on campus this year. For some, it’s the first general election where that’s an option. -
The holiday, long celebrated by Black Americans, was declared a federal holiday last year. Now Ithaca’s city employees will also get the day off. -
City employees, from building managers to engineers, testified about their frustrations with contract negotiations and what they say are stagnant wages. -
The change will go into effect after planned renovations to district-wide restrooms. Work on Ithaca High School restrooms will begin in mid-February. -
The district has proposed shuttering the aging school in order to cut costs and address a decline in projected enrollment across the district. -
Candidates Lea Webb and Rich David faced off in a debate. WSKG's Megan Zerez and Phoebe Taylor-Vuolo recap the race with Matt Butler of the Ithaca Voice.
