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– Tompkins County Businesses Don’t Create Promised Jobs After Getting Tax Deals – Half the Tompkins County businesses getting tax abatements haven’t created the jobs they promised last year. That’s according to a new report from the Tompkins County Industrial Development Authority, or TCIDA. The Ithaca Voice reports the IDA says the pandemic, low unemployment…

– State Cannabis Regulators Raid Two Stores In Downtown Ithaca – State cannabis regulators raided two stores in downtown Ithaca. Both are accused of selling cannabis products without a license. The Ithaca Voice reports police seized products from Zaza’s Exotic Market and Black Leaf NY on Tuesday. The state’s Cannabis Management Office started enforcing new…

A Republican Joins Race for Ithaca Mayor Janis Kelly announced she is running for mayor of Ithaca during the public comment period of the June 7 Common Council meeting. The Republican said the Council has failed the citizens of Ithaca in three ways. She criticized the Reimagining Public Safety planning, the lack of a permanent…

– Legislation To Save Ithaca CarShare Passes State Assembly on Last Day of Session  Late last Thursday, the state Assembly passed the legislation that would solve Ithaca Carshare’s regulatory problems. The nonprofit has been closed since last month because of a technical issue that left it unable to get insurance. The bill only needs Governor…

– Air Quality Is Getting Better In The Southern Finger Lakes – For the first time this week, the state Department of Environmental Conservation or DEC did not issue an air quality warning for our area. The environmental agency issued advisories for most of the state every day this week so far. Smoke from Canadian…

– Air Quality Warning Stays In Effect – The state Department of Environmental Conservation has issued another air quality warning for today. Smoke from Canadian wildfires is causing hazy skies and poor air quality across most of New York state including the southern Finger Lakes.   Joanne Labounty is with the Binghamton office of the National…