For the last year, Chief Fiscal Officer Kristi Smiley has been able to accept donations on behalf of Friends of the Aquarium without approval by the legislature. Democrats proposed legislation to change that.
Economic Development
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What Haudenosaunee resistance to reindustrialization means for ancestral lands in the AI age
Haudenosaunee see harbingers of harm in Upstate New York’s reindustrialization akin to the disastrous environmental impact of past industrial development.
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Onondaga County legislators approve industrial wastewater district for Micron
All but two Onondaga County Democrats voted to approve the wastewater district, though they expressed skepticism about the vote over what they deemed a lack of information provided by the county.
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Onondaga County lawmakers approve $550M plan to upgrade wastewater treatment plant amid concerns about sewer rates
Legislators also voted to approve the issuance of up to $515 million in bonds, the most in the county’s history, according to Comptroller Marty Masterpole.
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Why Onondaga County legislators may approve the largest bond issuance in the county’s history
For Micron to come to Central New York, it would need a significant upgrade to the Oak Orchard Wastewater Treatment Plant. A supermajority of legislators would have to vote to issue up to $515 million in bonds.
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Sean Kirst: In shadow of state football playoffs, city dreams — old and new — at Roosevelt Field
Remembering a landmark game, 62 years ago, that marked changing eras on a South Side field the city school district hopes to restore.
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Onondaga County legislators approve plan to spend $27M on land to attract Micron supply chain companies
County Executive Ryan McMahon in March first floated the plan at his State of the County speech. Republicans approved the plan on a party-line vote.
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Union head accuses Micron of stalling negotiations for union jobs at future Micron facilities in Clay
IUE-CWA President Carl Kennebrew said Micron has stalled negotiations for union jobs at the company’s future Clay locations.
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Mannion, House Minority leader Jeffries seize on Republicans’ CHIPS Act comments
The ranking House Democrat and NY-22 Congressional candidate looked to tie Speaker Johnson to his statement on repealing the CHIPS Act.
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Will Republicans try to repeal incentives key for Micron in CNY? Speaker Johnson backtracks after backlash
House Speaker Mike Johnson said to reporters after a rally that Republicans would “probably” try to repeal the CHIPS Act.