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One person described walking across the wide boulevard in front of Elmira's Clemens Center as a ‘near-death experience.’

"We are really, really thrilled," said Mary Anne Kowalski, Seneca Lake resident. "I think the fact that is impressing me most is that we’ve got bipartisan support on this bill."

Small farmers and rural homeowners argue they set aside too much land for preservation.

A group of landowners and farmers are trying to stop some zoning changes designed to preserve open space in the Town of Ulysses. Some say agricultural needs haven’t been considered. The town disagrees.

The New York State Assembly has released its budget priorities. Among those priorities for Democrats is more money for early childhood education and health services for "at-risk" children.

"We’re actually seeing the biggest increases in the number of families who are facing homelessness. So, typically that would look like a young single mom with 2 or 3 young children."

Yates County schools face a mental health crisis. School psychologist Christine Diamond says, "What I’ve experienced in the past 5 years has been sickening," She was talking about the quality of mental health care she’s seen for children.

This week the global meeting of the United Methodist Church voted to maintain a ban on same sex marriages and ordinations. It’s the third largest faith community in the United States. Many American Methodists hoped for a different outcome.

Cornell University has received over $68 million from the United States Department of Agriculture to build a new federal research facility for grape genetics. The site will be in Geneva, New York, home to ongoing collaborations between Cornell and the USDA.

The New York Farm Bureau has announced their federal policy priorities on Wednesday. Immigration is top leading issues they want Congress to address.