Organizers canceled World Refugee Day’s typical festival out of fear of ICE crackdowns. The event typically draws about 500 people, organizers said.
Onondaga County
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Micron, Clay agree on $30M deal that could offset some effects of Micron’s arrival
The agreement between Micron and Clay still needs to be approved by the Clay town board to become final.
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Brown leads incumbent Magnarelli in Democratic primary for Assembly seat but race is too close to call
If Brown’s lead holds, he could be poised to complete one of the biggest upsets in Central New York political history.
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Charlene Tarver leads Democratic primary for Onondaga County Legislature’s 16th District
Charlene Tarver leads Nyatwa Bullock in the race. The winner is not likely to face a Republican candidate in the general election and could replace Legislator Charles Garland.
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Chad Ryan wins Democratic primary for Onondaga County Legislature’s 8th District seat
Chad Ryan beat Tammy Honeywell in the Democratic primary for the 8th District for the second year in a row.
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Jo Bennett wins Democratic primary for Onondaga County Legislature’s 15th District
Jo Bennett beat Bill Kinne, who previously served in the Onondaga County Legislature for more than 20 years.
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McMahon appoints former Oswego Mayor Billy Barlow to be deputy county executive overseeing economic development
Barlow has spent time as the Mayor of Oswego and as vice president of public affairs and system development at Oswego Health. He will replace Deputy County Executive Bob Petrovich.
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What are ‘best practices’ for building a data center in Onondaga County? McMahon to fund $500K study to find out
While McMahon said county government has no role in determining whether a data center will be built, he said he wants to give towns information when they decide whether to allow one to be built.
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Onondaga County Executive Ryan McMahon vetoes term limits — for now
McMahon said he would consider signing a law limiting the number of terms he could serve if it also addressed the county comptroller.
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More than 6,100 refugees in Onondaga County could lose SNAP benefits
The loss of SNAP benefits is because of President Donald Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill. County officials say they’re working on a plan to mitigate the effects.
