It is deeply painful to read the stories of Charlotte Bennett and Lindsay Boylan, the two women who have courageously shared credible accounts of sexual harassment by Governor Andrew Cuomo. We must follow through with an independent investigation into...

I support the New York Legislature’s recent actions to pass A.3355, commonly known as the “Walking While Trans bill.” The piece of legislation would repeal the Loitering for the Purpose of Prostitution law, Penal Law Section 240.37, which was enacted...

Across the nation we are witnessing hate crimes against Asian and Pacific Islander Americans. Tompkins and Cortland Counties are not exempt from this hurtful intimation and brutality. As members of this community, we want all constituents to feel safe...

Ithaca, NY — I am alarmed by the Attorney General’s report that the actual number of deaths related to COVID-19 in New York nursing homes far exceeds what has been reported by state health officials and Governor Cuomo’s Administration. Equally...

Ithaca, NY — Assemblymember Anna Kelles was sworn-in on January 6, 2021 to the New York State Assembly, where she and her newly elected colleagues took an oath to uphold the Constitution of the United States and the State of New York. “I am excited...