In Syracuse, renters lose about 65% of their eviction cases, according to state court data.
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Mayor Owens has ‘no immediate considerations’ to replace vacant community position on surveillance technology group
One of the city’s five community stakeholders has vacated his seat on the Surveillance Technology Working Group, but a city spokesperson said that Mayor Sharon Owens isn’t actively seeking a replacement.
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Stewards of Onondaga County’s now sold film hub funneled $5.7 million to the aquarium to be a ‘marquee sponsor’
Some Onondaga County Democrats believe the money breaks a commitment to stop using public funds on the aquarium. The county executive’s spokesperson said the funds were generated through a private sale.
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Onondaga County Legislature votes to cap gas sales tax in June
The Onondaga County Legislature’s gas sales tax cap will start June because such a cap cannot begin until the start of a financial quarter.
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Syracuse lawmakers warm to ‘Melt’ proposal, pass watered-down version of activists’ measure
A local advocacy coalition since January has pushed lawmakers to enact legislation that would block the city from entering or renewing contracts with companies supporting federal deportation operations.
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Sean Kirst: At 1:56 p.m. today, with this moon flight, a reason to see the sky
Four astronauts, as of this afternoon, will have traveled farther than any human beings in global history.
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Sean Kirst: ‘Birthright citizenship’ was family ignition that helped create a Le Moyne College president
Linda LeMura, first female layperson to serve as president of a Jesuit college, says her mother’s American ideals meant everything.
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Advocacy groups call on Syracuse Mayor Sharon Owens to allow public into surveillance tech discussions
Central Current previously reported that three transparency experts believe Syracuse’s Surveillance Technology Working Group appeared to have violated the New York State Open Meetings Law.
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Onondaga County Executive Ryan McMahon has kept the county in a state of emergency for nearly three years. Why?
McMahon has hundreds of times renewed two executive orders barring outside municipalities from funding housing for migrants in Onondaga County. That’s “unconstitutional,” says an NYCLU lawyer.
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New York AG appeals ruling that could allow landlords to choose not to rent to Section 8 tenants
Thousands of Syracuse tenants rely on Section 8 vouchers from the Syracuse Housing Authority.