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City Council to vote on law targeting unlicensed cannabis
The Binghamton City Council is expected to vote this week on legislation targeting the illicit sale of cannabis products. Last October, Mayor Jared Kraham proposed a new law empowering the city’s police...
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Mayor Kraham vetoes Good Cause Eviction law
Binghamton Mayor Jared Kraham has vetoed the recently passed Good Cause Eviction law, which sought to protect tenants from unreasonable evictions. The law, passed unanimously last month by the City Council, was...
Campus News
Candidate previously disqualified from University Council representative race 'temporarily' restored
Last Thursday, the chair of the Student Association Congress’ Elections and Judiciary Committee told Pipe Dream that Irene Cui, who was one of two candidates running for student representative on the University...
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Protesters disrupt Q Center talk featuring transgender activist who served in the IDF
This article was updated at 11:26 p.m. on 3/24 to include an additional statement from the speaker, Michael Alroy. Content Warning: This article contains mentions of suicide. More than a dozen protesters...
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National Republican Congressional Committee to target Rep. Riley in 2026
Just months after defeating a Republican incumbent by the narrowest of margins, Rep. Josh Riley is already on the frontline of the looming battle for control of Congress. The National Republican Congressional...
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Two undergraduates conclude fully funded research experience across Europe
Two undergraduate students recently concluded a fully funded, nearly two-week-long research trip in Europe funded by a Harpur Edge learning endowment. Rilind “Ry” Rugova and Emily Arriaga Sandoval, both seniors majoring in...
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Broome County Land Bank to help renovate unoccupied local rental units through $1.1 million grant
A new vacant rental program was announced by the Broome County Land Bank, a local nonprofit with the goal of fostering community and economic development by removing blight and managing underutilized properties,...
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President Trump proposes limits on who can apply for federal student loan forgiveness in executive order
President Donald Trump issued an executive order earlier this month proposing limits on who can apply for federal student loan forgiveness. The order follows bureaucratic changes to the federal government that may...
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State Sen. Lea Webb '04 awarded the Educational Opportunity Program Champion Award
To honor her commitment to higher education access, State Sen. Lea Webb ‘04 received the Educational Opportunity Program Champion Award during the 54th-annual New York State Association of Black, Puerto Rican, Hispanic...
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Letitia James leads coalition of attorneys general to release new guidance on diversity and inclusion in education
A coalition of 15 attorneys general recently issued new guidance to K-12 schools, colleges and universities on fostering diversity and inclusion, nearly a month after the U.S. Department of Education advised universities...