21+ hour, 56+ min ago   (110+ words) Cornell University ranked 219th among 261 schools in a national assessment of campus free speech, according to 14850 Today. The 2027 College Free Speech Rankings, which weigh campus policy choices and student responses, gave Cornell a score of 55.5 out of 100 and an F, based…...

1+ day, 8+ hour ago   (107+ words) Fingerlakes1.com New York explores building a new prison New York State is seeking planning and design proposals for a possible prison with more than 3,000 beds, according to Spectrum News 1. The location is undetermined, and state corrections officials say no decision…...

3+ day, 8+ hour ago   (1575+ words) State auditors found weaknesses in how the Waterloo and Groton central school districts managed electronic building access, including unnecessary active credentials, duplicate badges or key fobs and gaps in procedures for reviewing who could enter school buildings. Separate August audits…...

3+ day, 19+ hour ago   (479+ words) New York has released a five-year suicide prevention strategy with 46 action items focused on crisis care, data collection, community programs and equitable access to services. The plan was announced on World Suicide Prevention Day as the state reported 1,701 deaths by…...

3+ day, 19+ hour ago   (414+ words) A new biography by Cornell literature scholar George Hutchinson examines how Harlem Renaissance writer Jean Toomer's ideas about race shaped his fiction, public identity and personal struggles. Hutchinson's book argues that Toomer sought an American identity beyond the racial categories…...

3+ day, 22+ hour ago   (1292+ words) Only about half of U.S. business owners view their city or local area positively as a place to operate, according to new Gallup research that puts customer access, business support networks, regulation and government services ahead of taxes and real estate…...

4+ day, 8+ hour ago   (1027+ words) Auburn city government could lock in a significantly higher electricity supply rate for the next four years while also advancing a $190,000 stream restoration project at Hoopes Park and acting on two police grant proposals when City Council meets tonight. The…...

4+ day, 21+ hour ago   (399+ words) New York Sea Grant is launching a network to help local governments across the state's Great Lakes region respond to flooding, shoreline changes and water-resource challenges. The program, called SHORE, will begin with daylong regional events Oct. 20 in Oswego, Oct....

4+ day, 19+ hour ago   (382+ words) Cayuga Community College's student government leaders say they want to help students find support, become involved on campus and feel that they belong during the new academic year. President Lauren Woods and Vice President Marjorie Lester are leading the Student…...

5+ day, 8+ hour ago   (501+ words) President Donald Trump has ordered federal agencies to modernize military record sharing and connect service members leaving active duty with benefits, training and open jobs. The executive order sets deadlines for the departments identified in the order as War and…...