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18th Annual Homelessness Marathon to Air Tonight

By Felix Teitelbaum

It’s that time of year! WRFI is proud, once again, to air the Homelessness Marathon brought to us by Geneva broadcaster, Jeremy Alderson. Starting tonight at 7pm and ending tomorrow morning at 8am (in time for Democracy Now!) tune in to hear to hear stories of homelessness from those who experience it first hand. To petition HUD…

Prof. Matt Evangelista Discusses Problems with Cornell’s New College of Business Decision

By WRFI News Staff

Matt Evangelista is the President White Professor of History and Political Science in the Department of Government at Cornell. He is also a member of the faculty senate. In this interview with WRFI News’ Dan Apfel he discusses the problems with Cornell’s governance decisions related to the newly announced College of Business. He also addresses…

Supreme Court to Hear Case on Obama’s Authority to Implement Immigration Reforms

By WRFI News Staff

WRFI’s Lori Sonken talks with Cornell professor Shannon Gleeson about what communities around the country are doing to invest in programs to benefit immigrant communities and local economies. This interviewed aired on January 22, 2016.

Consolidation efforts in New York State- January 26th, 2016

By WRFI News Staff

Esther Racoosin speaks with Kent Gardner and Paul Bishop of the Center for Governmental Research, a nonprofit consultation firm based in Rochester, New York.  They discuss the results of different municipal and school district consolidation efforts, as well as what the upcoming police consolidation study between the City of Ithaca and Tompkins County might include. …

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