February 11, 2013 It's February. The groundhog has provided us with The State of Winter, so it's time to move on to The State of Just About Everything Else.
President Barack Obama will deliver his State of the Union Address Tuesday night to outline what he views as the top priorities as he starts his fifth year in office
February 8, 2013
January 31, 2013 Binghamton mayor Matthew Ryan says he initially was "pretty upset" by a major ratings service decision to lower the city's credit rating.
Speaking on WNBF Radio's Binghamton Now program, Ryan said Moody's Investors Service used a somewhat different procedure before determining the credit rating.
The mayor sa
January 7, 2013 Binghamton Mayor Matthew Ryan and other demonstrators gathered outside the Regal Movie Theaters on Friday night following the opening of the movie about hydrofracking called "Promised Land."
The demonstrators say the film helps to point out the hazards associated with high volume horizontal drilling for natural has in the Marcellus Shale
December 19, 2012
December 12, 2012 A former Binghamton mayoral candidate who may seek the office next year is calling for better oversight of city employees following a series of thefts.
Richard David says it's time for the city to hire an internal auditor to identify deficiencies in systems that are supposed to prevent stealing by government workers
December 7, 2012
December 6, 2012 Mayor Matthew Ryan says he's a "little upset" by some of the criticism he's heard about his request for a stipend in lieu of being provided with a city vehicle.
Ryan wants city council to approve a $5,000 payment, noting he hasn't utilized a car provided by the city while he's been mayor
November 29, 2012 New York State Senator Thomas Libous says he has not been informed by the Joint Commission on Public Ethics about the status of a complaint filed last spring.
Binghamton mayor Matthew Ryan told reporters April 16 he was mailing a formal complaint to the ethics panel seeking a review of possible influence peddling by Libous
November 28, 2012 No chemical contamination related to fracking activity in Pennsylvania has been detected in the river that's used as a source for the city of Binghamton's drinking water.
Mayor Matthew Ryan says test results conducted on samples from the Susquehanna River revealed no pollution problems that could be linked to gas drilling outside New York state
