Ithaca attorney Leslie Danks Burke announced her candidacy Wednesday for the congressional seat in New York State’s 22nd District, which is currently held by Rep. Maurice Hinchey (D-N.Y.). Hinchey, who has served in Congress for 18 years, said in January that he would not seat reelection.

Seven months after same-sex marriage was legalized in New York State, the Cornell campus still has yet to see a same-sex wedding. Even so, religious leaders and gay rights advocates say, the legislation has already affected Cornell students and faculty.

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo (D) awarded the Southern Tier region up to $49.4 million of a total $785 million in December in state aid designated to promote economic growth. The Southern Tier received the smallest amount of aid of the 10 regional councils vying for a portion of the funds.

The University should reexamine its Medical Amnesty Program after New York State released its own.

To the dismay of students and faculty, CALS cuts staff and field research programs in response to proposed decreases in state funding.  

The federal, state and local government's cuts to the Cornell Cooperative Extension leave the University with few options.

Cornell’s 30-year-old Integrated Pest Management program in Geneva, N.Y.,  is facing closure after New York State Gov. Andrew Cuomo proposed on Feb. 1 to end its funding.

Cornell Cooperative Extension offices across New York State were hit with nearly $7.8 million in proposed budget cuts this year, leading to a reduction of youth programs, and other projects that make up a large part of Cornell's outreach efforts.

Non-New York residents in Cornell's contract colleges may be entitled to in-state tuition, depending on the result of a court case.

This story was originally published on Dec. 24, 2009.

The Equine Drug Testing Program, a Cornell-operated New York state initiative that tests samples of horse blood and urine for traces of performance enhancing drugs, could move to another institution after state officials have refused to supply additional funding needed for the program.