In the proposed $277 billion state budget, New York would divert an estimated $1 billion in federal Medicaid funds that counties were to receive over the course of next year.
Eddie Velazquez
Eddie Velazquez is a Syracuse journalist covering economic justice in the region. He is focused on stories about organized labor, and New York's housing and childhood lead poisoning crises. You can follow his work on X, formerly known as Twitter, @ezvelazquez.
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Skyline Apartments taken to court by city of Syracuse; monitor requested to manage rent
“That’s been one of our challenges, as we’ve explored this, is to feel like we can find a receiver that is up to the task,” the mayor said. “This is a monumental task.”
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Skyline Apartments declared unfit for habitation for 8th time since 2019
The notorious apartment building has not had hot water for four days, according to at least one tenant.
Posted inLabor & Employment
Syracuse University graduate student union effort gains support on campus
Members of the university’s Graduate Student Organization, a legislative body representing grad students across SU’s multiple academic programs, voted Wednesday to recognize and support the unionization efforts launched by the Syracuse Graduate Employees United group earlier this month.
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Point in Time count quantifies homelessness in Syracuse
PIT counts take place all over the country during a 24-hour period in late January.
Posted inLabor & Employment
Liverpool Starbucks workers plan union vote
The Route 31 coffee shop would be the first location in Central New York to form a union.
Posted inLabor & Employment
Syracuse University grad students hold rally to form union: ‘SU works because we work’
The Syracuse Graduate Employees United would represent more than 1,200 graduate assistants at the university.
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New law lets Upstate New York renters sue to correct housing codes violations
The Tenant Dignity and Safe Housing Act establishes a new legal process for courts to order monetary judgments against landlords that ignore poor housing conditions.
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Syracuse tenants enter familiar terrain as pandemic protections lift: ‘Not able to imagine where you see yourself the next few weeks’
Central Current interviewed city renters, political leaders, landlords, housing advocates, and legal experts throughout the year, exploring some of the city’s biggest issues with rental housing.
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Syracuse tenants lament lack of heat at Ballantyne Gardens apartments as notorious complex changes ownership
Tenants’ heating issues are the latest denunciation of what they claim are poor housing conditions inside Ballantyne.