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Category: Ithaca's Morning News Newsmaker Interviews

Acting Ithaca Mayor Laura Lewis

A discussion about the city’s agreement with TCAT and an early looking at budget talks.

Acting Ithaca Police Chief John Joly

Staffing levels at IPD and his thoughts on Ithaca’s TIDES program.

Josh Bacigalupi, Dryden Central School District

Goals and expectations for the new school year, and addressing a shorting of bus drivers in the district.

Assemblymember Anna Kelles

Kelles weighs in on the Farm Laborers Wage Board’s decision to lower the overtime threshold for farm workers.

Cortland Mayor Scott Steve

A sinkhole during construction work, recapping the Common Council meeting, and the fiscal shape of Cortland.

Trumansburg Mayor Rordan Hart

The village is applying for the NY Forward grant.

Dr. William Klepack, Tompkins County Medical Director

COVID-19 in schools and monkeypox vaccine clinics.

Dominick Recckio, Tompkins County Communications Director

The 2023 budget presentation and approval of the county’s community recovery grant fund.

Criminal Profiler Pat Brown

Pat shares the sad story of Eliza Fletcher.

Gary Ferguson, Downtown Ithaca Alliance

The Green Street Garage reopening, Ithaca’s DRI project, and the downtown concert series ending.

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Black History Month centennial channels angst over anti-DEI climate into education, free resources

In the 100th year since the nation's earliest observances of Black History Month — which began when scholar Carter G. Woodson pioneered the first Negro History Week — celebrations will go on. The current political climate has energized civil rights organizations, artists and academics to engage young people on a full telling of America's story.

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5-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos and father return to Minnesota from ICE facility in Texas

Five-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos and his father, who were detained by immigration officers in Minnesota and held at an ICE facility in Texas, were released following a judge's order and returned to Minnesota on Sunday, according to Texas Rep. Joaquin Castro.

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Kennedy Center to close for 2 years for renovations in July, Trump says, after performers’ backlash

President Donald Trump said Sunday he will move to close Washington's Kennedy Center performing arts center for two years starting in July for construction, his latest proposal to upturn the storied venue since returning to the White House.

All Things Equal

All Things Equal is a weekly show on 870 AM & 95.9 FM News Talk WHCU Tuesday mornings at 8:40. The show features in-depth conversations on diversity, equity, and race, with a focus on solutions and common ground.

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