About 430 kids per year in Syracuse have tested positive for elevated blood-lead levels since 2018.
Anais Mejia
Anais Mejia is a freelance journalist covering economic justice in the region. She is focused on stories about housing in Syracuse, Interstate 81 and the redevelopment of public housing. Anais is currently a sociology PhD student at Syracuse University and received her bachelor’s degrees in sociology and newspaper journalism from SU. She is originally from Los Angeles, California.
Anais is a frequent contributor to Central Current and can be reached at anmejia@syr.edu
Posted inCity of Syracuse
Increasing debt payments, lack of revenue control could create problems for city, Syracuse auditor says
Auditor Alexander Marion published an analysis of the city’s budget Tuesday.
Posted inEconomic Development
Priorities set for how to spend $500M fund created as result of state aid for Micron
The requirement for the fund was created to make the state’s Green CHIPS tax incentive more palatable to legislators.
Posted inInterstate 81
New York State DOT to host open house with I-81 construction set to begin in Syracuse
New York State Department of Transportation officials will be hosting an open house Thursday to talk about the project’s new construction.
Posted inElections
John Mannion wins Democratic primary, will face Brandon Williams for NY-22 seat
Mannion’s win sets him up for a heated clash with Brandon Williams, who has already gone on the offensive.
Posted inInterstate 81
How Sarah Klee Hood, John Mannion believe feds can help I-81 project
Both candidates believe removing the viaduct is a first step in remediating the harm caused when the viaduct was put up.
Posted inElections
How NY-22 candidates Sarah Klee Hood, John Mannion would approach economy, housing
Klee Hood and Mannion outlined the steps they’d take to attack inflaiton and ease the region’s housing crisis.
Posted inElections
NY-22 candidates Sarah Klee Hood, John Mannion support ceasefire in Gaza
They also believe a two-state solution should be devised.
Posted inElections
Sarah Klee Hood, John Mannion differ on what they see as the biggest issue facing NY-22
Klee Hood and Mannion also weigh in on the best way to keep a pulse the issues facing NY-22 if they get into office.
Posted inElections
How John Mannion, Sarah Klee Hood would balance economic, environmental impacts of Micron
Mannion and Klee Hood are facing off in the Democratic primary for New York’s 22nd Congressional District.