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The Binghamton city council voted to transfer $141,000 from the city’s general fund. The mayor says they don’t have the authority to do that.

From unaffordable rent increases to asbestos and mold, tenants say the Binghamton Housing Authority is ignoring their needs. They are considering calling for a rent strike.

Mayor Jared Kraham says under eminent domain law the owners of the shopping plaza have 90 days to respond to the purchase offer for the 21.5 acre property.

Binghamton Mayor Jared Kraham added that ICE recruiting could harm local policing. The federal immigration agency plans to hire 10,000 new agents by offering large signing bonuses and benefits.

Binghamton-area medical professionals criticized the Medicaid cuts, saying people will lose access to routine health checks and lifesaving prescriptions.

Cooling centers are open all summer and some counties, like Broome, include public pools and splash pads on the list.

At a workshop about Binghamton's Clinton Street Downtown Revitalization Initiative grant, residents can share their ideas for improvements.

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.

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.