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Binghamton Mayor Jared Kraham said the city’s population grew for the first time this year since 1950.

Binghamton residents in the city council’s 6th District will vote in a special election in November, choosing between the same two candidates who tied in last year’s election.

The Binghamton City Council passed legislation last week to include people facing homelessness as a protected group under the city’s anti-discrimination laws.The legislation prohibits local institutions, landlords and employers from denying services to residents because of their housing status.

Companies applying for city contracts would be required to fill out a questionnaire detailing their history as a contractor.

The resolution would have urged Binghamton Mayor Jared Kraham to respond to findings that a city police officer used excessive force during an arrest in 2023. It failed by a vote of 4-3.

Mayor Jared Kraham wants to use a hotel occupancy tax to pay for the Mirabito baseball stadium. But some city council members are pushing back on the proposal.

After a contentious public comment period that lasted over two hours, the Binghamton City Council voted unanimously to pass a resolution calling for a cease-fire in Gaza.

Binghamton Mayor Jared Kraham announced Tuesday he will not be taking any further legal action against the city council, after members voted unanimously to appoint Republican Mike Kosty to the contested 6th District seat.

But the appointment of Mike Kosty to the seat is not what the Broome County Republican Committee wanted. Republican Mayor Jared Kraham is threatening legal action against the city council for the move.

Binghamton Mayor Jared Kraham, a Republican, and the Democrat-led city council both argued they had the authority to fill the 6th District council seat after a tied race in November. In his decision Tuesday, Justice Joseph McBride said Republican Phillip Strawn should be appointed to the seat as a "holdover" council member.