The morning after a dairy worker was detained by federal law enforcement agents, local advocates in King Ferry marched to bring attention to yet another community that finds itself in the crosshairs of the Trump administration's crackdown on immigration. Federal agents have arrested at least three immigrants in King Ferry in just the last two months.
Un dia despues de que un trabajador de una lechería fuera detenido por agentes federales, activistas locales de King Ferry se manifestaron para llamar la atención sobre otra comunidad mas que se encuentra en la mira de la campaña de represión del gobierno de Trump. Agentes federales han arrestado al menos a tres inmigrantes en King Ferry en los últimos dos meses.
Trimmed, tweaked and back on the ballot: the plan to repair Ithaca's aging schools
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The podcast is back! To kick off season two, the backstory of Ithaca's "break up" with Flock, the company behind the AI powered police cameras installed on roads across the county. Listen on Spotify, Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your podcasts.
Over a hundred people took to the streets Friday evening as part of a rally for International Workers Day. May 1 has traditionally been recognized as an international day of action in commemoration of the fight for the eight hour work day. In addition to signs in support of local union efforts, some demonstrators also waved signs for a number of other causes, including condemnations of the Trump administration, the "Epstein Class" and the wars in Iran and Gaza.
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The Ithaca Voice’s weekly podcast, Backstory, returns next Tuesday for its second season.
We considered the podcast an experiment when we began making it. One of the main questions we wanted to answer was how will our readership respond?
The answer was resoundingly positive. The number of times we’ve been asked when the podcast will return has been heartening. We’ve also been able to connect with new audiences and people we weren’t reaching before.
From now on we’ll be giving our audience stories they not only read, but listen to. How’s that sound, folks?
This weekend, several venues hosted the city's first Ithaca DIY Fest, showcasing the areas local music scene, which included performances by Evil Sex Witch, Milk Cousin, Little Slicer, among others.
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Cornellians for Israel, an influential student group, kept tabs on left-wing protestors, a campus rabbi, and Jewish professors. That’s according to hundreds of leaked text messages obtained by The Ithaca Voice.
At the same time, Cornell University increased campus surveillance as administrators faced accusations from the Trump administration that it let antisemitism and anti-Israel bias go unchecked.
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Flock Safety's license plate reader cameras capture images of all passing vehicles and an AI-based software extracts data like license plate numbers, a car’s color, model and other identifying features like bumper stickers.
Law enforcement officers can search for a particular vehicle and see when it travels through an area covered by cameras. Police departments can also elect to allow other law enforcement agencies to access their data. Ithaca Police Department says it only allows other law enforcement agencies in New York State to search its data.
The extent of the data collected and concerns over its its potential misuse have prompted criticism of the technology from activists both in Ithaca and nationwide.
Demonstrators braved single digit temperatures and wind chill as they took to the streets of downtown Ithaca. Many waved signs condemning Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and chanted slogans like “f*ck ICE" and "afuera ICE."
Roughly a hundred demonstrators marched through downtown Ithaca Thursday evening after a woman was shot and killed by an ICE agent in Minneapolis, Minn.
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This week on the podcast, the battle has already begun as nurses at Cayuga Medical Center launch their union drive. It's been a decade since nurses last tried to form a union. Is the second time the charm?
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Note: There's some big changes coming up for The Ithaca Voice and we want to make sure that transition goes smoothly. So we're going to be taking a break from our regular weekly release schedule in the coming weeks. But keep your ears up, we're hoping to release a few special episodes over the holidays.
Santa Claus made his annual visit to downtown Ithaca on Saturday, signaling the true start of the holiday season as he rappelled down the face of a building just like the old tales of Christmas yore.
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