Several Onondaga County and city of Syracuse legislative positions will be up for grabs in the 2023 election cycle.
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Posted inInterstate 81
Interstate 81, traffic and air pollution: Experts analyze highway teardown’s effect on residents
We asked experts to analyze claims about the I-81 project’s effect on traffic and pollution that have arisen after a lawsuit was filed to stop construction from moving ahead.
Posted inElections
Onondaga County 2022 election: See winners in all races but 1 that awaits judge’s decision
See a list of winners in statewide, countywide, regional and local races.
Posted inGovernment & Politics
Onondaga County jail health care provider contract put out to bid
The current healthcare provider was criticized heavily in a state report about a 2021 death at the jail.
Posted inPolicing
Onondaga County Sheriff-elect Toby Shelley selects undersheriff, chiefs
Most of the people selected to the sheriff-elect’s team are retired deputies who have worked for 20 years or more in the sheriff’s office.
Posted inInterstate 81
South Side Syracuse residents grapple with Interstate 81 lawsuit, trust and the path forward
A lawsuit filed over Interstate 81 has left South Side residents looking for answers.
Posted inInterstate 81
Interstate 81 project: Read the lawsuit that has stopped work on the community grid
The group Renew 81 for All sued to restart the review process of the Interstate 81 project.
Posted inJails & Prisons
Onondaga County urged by NY to evaluate jail health care after inmate death, according to report
The directive came in a report, released by the commission Wednesday, into the death of Angela Peng, who was found to have died by suicide at the jail in September 2021.
Posted inInterstate 81
Interstate 81 lawsuit: Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand joins Syracuse leaders in decrying delay
U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand gathered a group of local leaders to advocate for the community grid to replace Interstate 81.
Posted inElections
Brandon Williams, Republican, secures win in NY’s 22nd Congressional District
Brandon Williams is set to become part of the largest Republican Congressional delegation from New York in 20 years.