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The Real Reason the O’Neil/Ross Building Site Doesn’t Sell – Lefties »

Has anyone else who reads the Press & Sun-Bulletin noticed how John Hill, so-called reporter, simply regurgitates the Democrat Party line from Mayor Matt Ryan and the Binghamton City Council? Every article about the city that he writes is slanted to to give the Citizen Action gang (Ryan, City Council, and the hard left cabal [...]

The Folly of Government “Consolidation” – A Sad Tale of Sewage »

A few months ago, the Binghamton-Johnson City Joint Sewage Treatment Plant’s board put forth a budget with a 63 percent increase. Believe me folks, I don’t make this stuff up! New state and federal “mandates” placed on the plant to clean up discharges into the Susquehanna River are being blamed, in part, for the increase. [...]

Clueless Mayor Matt Ryan Sounds Like (But Isn’t) a Fiscal Conservative »

The closer we get to election year, the more Binghamton Mayor Matt Ryan (Democrat, Citizen Action flunky, socialist) sounds like a conservative Republican. But don’t let his rhetoric fool you.
Today’s Press & Sun-Bulletin runs a story with the headline, Ryan freezes city hiring. The story reports the hammer has come down: No new hiring for [...]

Mayor Matt Ryan Raises the Gay Pride Flag — Again »

Once again, as he does each year, Binghamton Mayor Matt Ryan presided at raising the so-called “gay pride” flag over City Hall yesterday. From the City’s official press release on this, here are some of Ryan’s remarks:
“This is a chance to celebrate the many contributions of the LGBTQ [Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgendered, Queer] community, to [...]

Mayor Matt Ryan Restricts Free Speech of Landlords »

It seems you get a right to free speech everywhere in Greater Binghamton except inside Binghamton City Hall. Mayor Matt Ryan instituted a new “rule” when he took office more than two years ago that no one noticed until Ryan started enforcing it…THIS WEEK. The rule? No cameras or recording devices allowed unless “Simon says” [...]

Binghamton Landlords Tell Mayor Ryan to Keep His 80% Property Tax Hike »

Mayor Matt Ryan and the Citizen Action Council (formerly known as the Binghamton City Council) are backpedaling, at least for appearances, on their scheme to raise property taxes of city landlords by 80%. The landlords are not taking it sitting down–good for them! Yesterday, a group of 25 landlords got in the good mayor’s face [...]

Flatliner Update – A Blip on the Screen! »

Well, well. It seems there may be a slight blip on the screen showing at least a minor amount of brainwave activity emanating from Binghamton City Hall. Apparently Mayor Matt Ryan and the Citizen Action Council (formerly known as the Binghamton City Council) have heard from more than a few landlords in Binghamton about their [...]