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In November of last year, Dr. Anna Kelles was elected to the NY State Assembly after overwhelming support in Tompkins County. She then resigned from her position as a Tompkins County District 2 legislator at the end of December. The Legislature recently scheduled a special election on March 23 to fill her vacancy. Despite several of Kelles’ colleagues having run for higher positions before, Kelles is the first active legislator to win.  “We are certainly proud of her for that,” said Chairwoman Leslyn McBean-Clairborne.  However, a precedent for how to go about filling a v...

The Tompkins County Legislature met for the first time in 2021. They re-elected Leslyn McBean-Clairborne and Shawna Black as Chair and Vice Chair respectively. The group also heard an update

3 months ago in Local jsalzone Photo: WHCU ITHACA, N.Y. (WHCU) – The Tompkins County Legislature has set a date for a special election to fill its vacant seat. With former legislator Anna Kelles now representing the 125th District in the State Assembly, the legislatures 2nd District Seat is now vacant. The special election will be held March 23rd. The 2nd District covers parts of the City of Ithaca. Kelles has held the seat since 2015 — a seat she coincidentally won during a special election. ...

3 months ago in Local jsalzone Photo: WHCU ITHACA, N.Y. (WHCU) – One of Assemblymember Anna Kelles’ first acts of business in Albany is supporting an unprecedented package of six legislative bills. It’s being dubbed as the ‘Invest In Our New York Act’. Proponents are touting it as the economic fix New York needs to recover from the COVID-19 crisis. Kelles and colleagues say the plan raises $50 billion and can help close the budget deficit. Kelles adds the bill strengthens broadband services in rural...

Fresh Athletes at the Tokyo Olympics who come down with minor symptoms of COVID-19 could be isolated in a hotel lined up by local organizers of the games. The Japanese news agency Kyodo on Sunday said organizers are working to secure 300 rooms in a hotel near the Athletes' Village. The agency cited unnamed officials with "knowledge of the plan." 19 mins ago in National, Trending Fresh The trial of a former Minneapolis police officer charged in George Floyd 's death enters its third week Monday, with the state nearing the end of a case built on searing witness accounts, off...