Both of the county’s elections commissioners have been assigned lawyers. Neither has committed to suing the other.
Government & Politics
Posted inPolicing
Syracuse never posted its license plate reader policy. Chief Mark Rusin plans to change that before activating Axon readers
Rusin said the department is working with Axon to meet requirements laid out four years ago by surveillance oversight experts and authorized by the mayor.
Posted inPolicing
Flock Safety removes its license plate readers, finalizing eight-month breakup with City of Syracuse
All readers have been removed, police and the company said. One lawmaker who led efforts to remove them called on other entities to also cut ties to Flock.
Posted inElections
See you in court? Republican elections commissioner says he won’t greenlight Dems’ term limit maneuver
Kevin Ryan’s decision not to OK county executive term limits for the November ballot leaves court as the likely route to settle Democrats’ and Republicans’ disagreement.
Posted inNews
Sean Kirst: A Kirk Park gathering Saturday to unveil memorial for Al Turner, ‘who got the soul of it’ in community he loved
Whether it was On Point for College or the Inner-City Rotary, a guy who did the quiet civic work that matters most.
Posted inNews
With New York State Fair naturalization ceremony canceled, a quiet ceremony in the Onondaga County Courthouse
Rowan Wilson, the state’s top judge, had planned on presiding over the state fair ceremony but traveled to Syracuse to preside over Wednesday’s instead.
Posted inOnondaga County
The Onondaga County Legislature got a lawyer back in April. The Democratic majority is using it to fight McMahon
Legislature legal representation is again at the center of a conflict after County Executive Ryan McMahon’s accidental signing of his own term limits.
Posted inNews
No takebacks: Democrats try to enforce McMahon’s accidental approval of his own term limits
McMahon, the county executive, sent an email to legislature clerk with a signed adoption document but later tried to send the clerk a veto.
Posted inSyracuse Housing Authority
How $3.7M owed by the state DOT to the Syracuse Housing Authority could ease SHA budget constraints
SHA expects to receive nearly $3.7 million for these properties, also called easements from New York State Department of Transportation.
Posted inJustice & Equity
Meet Syracuse Housing Authority’s new interim executive director Jalyn Clifford
Longtime SHA Executive Director Bill Simmons retired, effective July 10. Jalyn Clifford, the former deputy executive director, took over for Simmons.