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BINGHAMTON, NY (WSKG) — Advocates in Binghamton gathered on Thursday to back parole reform legislation pushed by some lawmakers in Albany and ask for further changes to prevent re-incarceration. One of the bills garnering attention would expand parole eligibility to those who are 55 or older and serving long sentences. Another would change the basis for granting parole from a person’s crime to their change while in prison. Advocates outside Binghamton City Hall applauded those reforms but added that legislation focused on what happens to a person once they are released on parole is just a...

Photo: WHCU ITHACA, N.Y. (WHCU) — More lawmakers are reacting to the 212 billion dollar state budget for 2021 to 2022. Assemblyman Phil Palmesano calls it “fiscally irresponsible” that significantly raises taxes, spending, and state debt. Palmesano adds the budget was passed “recklessly.” Assembly Minority Leader Will Barclay’s blasting Democrats, saying “One party rule has produced a tax and spend disaster that increases spending to astronomical levels. Assemblymember Anna Kelles expressed overall support for the budget, with one exception: she had pushed for 3.5 billion dolla...

ALBANY — The Assembly Judiciary Committee will begin an impeachment investigation against Gov. Andrew Cuomo after city police contacted executive officials over a new accusation that the governor sexually assaulted an unnamed aide. A current female aide alleges Cuomo aggressively groped her in the Governor’s Mansion last year after she was summoned to the residence to help fix a technical error with the governor’s cell phone, according to a Wednesday report in the Albany Times Union. The staff member, whose identity was not disclosed, claims she and the governor were alone in C...

Embroiled in two scandals related to nursing home data and sexual harassment, Gov. Andrew Cuomo continues to face growing calls to resign. State Assemblywoman Anna Kelles, D-Ithaca, released a statement expressing support for an investigation State Attorney General Letitia James is leading into Cuomo's conduct.  Referring to a New York Times article that states Cuomo aides concealed the number of nursing home deaths by rewriting a report, Kelles released a statement touching on the governor's actions. "I am deeply troubled and angered by the most recent information that has come to li...

The Student Agencies Building, which will have 64 apartment units, is expected to open in August. There is currently up to 2,000 square feet of commercial space available in the basement. "Founded by Cornell alumnus Dan Mitchell, the Ithaca Beer Company has established itself as a wildly successful locally-grown brand with a strong following among both the student and local community populations," Student Agencies CEO Kyle Karnes said in a news release. Plans are still being developed for the satellite location, according to the release. A few of the details that are final include the ava...