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Protesters Rally Outside Tompkins County Legislature Meeting for an Inclusive and Immediate Code Blue Shelter

By Shubha Gautam · Wednesday, Nov. 19, 2025

Approximately 25 protesters called upon Tompkins County to open a shelter and ensure its inclusive, including not barring those with pets, many personal belongings and more from services.

‘Shelter Is a Human Right’: Community Members Rally at City Hall to Protest Homeless Encampment Sweeps, Lack of Shelters

By Taehee Oh · Friday, Nov. 14, 2025

IPD Clears East Seneca Street Bus Station Where Several Unhoused People Took Shelter

By Shubha Gautam · Friday, Nov. 14, 2025

Tensions Over TeraWulf Data Center in Tompkins County Grow With Threatened Lawsuit

By Valencia Massaro · Friday, Nov. 14, 2025

Common Council Passes $111 Million Budget, Raises Property Taxes

By Gabriel Munoz · Wednesday, Nov. 12, 2025

The Common Council passed a resolution nine to one to adopt an adjusted budget for the 2026 fiscal year following a projected budget shortage at its Wednesday meeting.

As SNAP Benefits Dwindle, Tompkins County Resources Are Strained

By Atticus Johnson · Monday, Nov. 10, 2025

Organizations providing food aid in Tompkins County have been strained for resources ever since the Trump Administration announced that Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits would only be partially funded starting Nov. 1.

Voting booths at the polling place at Alice Cook House on Nov. 7, 2017.

LIVE UPDATES: General Election Results 2025

By Gabriel Munoz , Giselle Redmond , Cereese Qusba and Shubha Gautam · Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2025

The Sun will report on the Common Council and the Tompkins County legislature.

With an Unexpected Budget Shortfall, Increase in Expenses, Financial Audit Backlog, the City of Ithaca Reevaluates 2026 Budget

By Shubha Gautam · Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2025

Ithaca city manager Deb Mohlenhoff announced the discovery of an unexpected $2.1 million deficit in the proposed 2026 city budget during an Oct. 21 Ithaca Common Council meeting, posing a new change for city finances.

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Cyclist Airlifted From North Campus to Pennsylvania Hospital Following Accident

By Matthew Kiviat and Benjamin Leynse · Monday, Nov. 3, 2025

A cyclist who got into an accident next to Ho Plaza was airlifted to Guthrie Robert Packer Hospital after 1:30 a.m. on Monday.

Races to Watch: Contested Common Council Races

By Cereese Qusba · Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2025

Election Day is Tuesday, Nov. 4. Early voting begins Saturday, Oct. 25, and goes until Saturday, Nov. 2. Here are the Common Council races to watch.

Republican Zachary Winn Looks To Challenge DeFendini For Ithaca Common Council’s First Ward

By Dalton Mullins · Friday, Oct. 24, 2025

Two-time candidate First-ward Zachary Winn seeks to address homelessness and dissolve the city’s Memorandum of Understanding with Cornell.

The Sun’s 2025 Guide to Voting in Ithaca for New York State Municipal Elections

By Gabriel Munoz · Thursday, Oct. 23, 2025

As the voter registration deadline approaches on Oct. 25, The Sun prepared a voting guide with all the information needed to vote in the New York state municipal elections on Tuesday, Nov. 4.

Cornell Democrats Host Panel For Students to Meet Local Democratic Candidates

By Dalton Mullins · Wednesday, Oct. 22, 2025

Cornell students were invited by the Cornell Democrats to meet four local candidates running for the Ithaca Common Council and the Tompkins County Legislature on Monday.

Trump Nominee Paul Ingrassia J.D. ’22 Withdraws From Confirmation Hearing Amid Leaked Texts Saying He Has A ‘Nazi Streak’

By Atticus Johnson · Tuesday, Oct. 21, 2025

Paul Ingrassia J.D. ’22, who was President Trump’s nominee to serve as the leader of the Office of Special Counsel, withdrew from his nomination hearing after leaked text messages showed him saying to a Republican group chat that he had a “Nazi streak.”

No Kings Rally at Washington Park, Ithaca on Oct. 18, 2025 (Dante de la Peña/Sun Staff Photographer)

Protesters Rally Outside Tompkins County Legislature Meeting for an Inclusive and Immediate Code Blue Shelter

‘Shelter Is a Human Right’: Community Members Rally at City Hall to Protest Homeless Encampment Sweeps, Lack of Shelters

IPD Clears East Seneca Street Bus Station Where Several Unhoused People Took Shelter

Tensions Over TeraWulf Data Center in Tompkins County Grow With Threatened Lawsuit

Common Council Passes $111 Million Budget, Raises Property Taxes

As SNAP Benefits Dwindle, Tompkins County Resources Are Strained

LIVE UPDATES: General Election Results 2025

With an Unexpected Budget Shortfall, Increase in Expenses, Financial Audit Backlog, the City of Ithaca Reevaluates 2026 Budget

Cyclist Airlifted From North Campus to Pennsylvania Hospital Following Accident

Races to Watch: Contested Common Council Races

Republican Zachary Winn Looks To Challenge DeFendini For Ithaca Common Council’s First Ward

The Sun’s 2025 Guide to Voting in Ithaca for New York State Municipal Elections

Cornell Democrats Host Panel For Students to Meet Local Democratic Candidates

Trump Nominee Paul Ingrassia J.D. ’22 Withdraws From Confirmation Hearing Amid Leaked Texts Saying He Has A ‘Nazi Streak’

Unable to March, Over One Thousand Gather at Washington Park to Protest Federal Policies at ‘No Kings’ Rally

Ithaca’s Annual Finger Lakes Crossword Competition to Be Held This Weekend

Upstate New Yorkers Speak Out Against Proposed 39 Percent Electricity Hikes During NYSEG Public Hearing

Annual Friends Of The Tompkins County Public Library Book Sale Coming Soon to Ithaca

County Puts Joint Homelessness Facility on Hold, Plans to Open Code Blue Shelter on 227 Cherry St.

George Hornedo B.A. ’13 Launches Congressional Bid to ‘Rebuild the Democratic Party’

Hegseth Moves to Ban Military Tuition Assistance for Graduate Programs at Cornell, Top Universities

Clavicular Frame Mogged! Looksmaxxing and the State of Modern Love

Alpha Phi Alpha’s Leadership Commends New Campus Facility, Residence Hall’s First Months

Gifts, Dinners, Deals: Justice Department Files Reveal Epstein’s Ties to Multiple Weill Cornell Doctors

Cornell Student Arrested With Firearm at Syracuse Before Bus to Ithaca