Posts by George Christopher

Yesterday, New York Lieutenant Governor Brian Benjamin resigned after being arrested in a federal corruption investigation. According to the Associated Press, Benjamin was indicted for allegedly participating in a scheme to obtain campaign contributions from a real-estate developer. The suit alleges that, in exchange for the campaign contribution, Benjamin would use his position to help…

Two weeks ago students at Cornell protested a debate hosted by the school’s chapter of the Federalist society. According to the Cornell Daily Sun, the debate was between Cornell law Professor Nelson Tebbe and Jordan Lorence, a senior Counsel for the Alliance Defending Freedom (ADF). The ADF has been classified an ant-LGBTQ+ hate group by…

On Friday, Ithaca made national headlines when the employees at all three local Starbucks locations voted to unionize by an overwhelming margin. Workers at the South Meadow Street Starbucks voted 13 to 1 for unionization. Workers on Seneca street approved unionization by a vote of 15 to 1 and workers in Collegetown voted 19 to…

The Ithaca City School District budget has been submitted with an over $148 Million price tag. According to the Ithaca Voice, the budget must be approved by a public referendum on May 17th and would represent a 2.59 percent increase over the previous budget. The budget proposal would not increase local tax rates, but would…

Cornell has proposed a nearly $30 million plan to expand the university’s engineering school. According to the Ithaca Voice, plans have been filed with the city of Ithaca to expand Thurston Hall. The proposal would add a 4 story addition to the north side of the building and double its size. The school aims to…