Madison County could be the first Central New York county to sign an agreement that would allow some of its deputies to serve immigration warrants.
Government & Politics
Posted inLabor & Employment
Does anyone answer New York’s unemployment hotline?
One week in June, only a third of the people who called the Labor Department’s unemployment help line reached a real person.
Posted inCity of Syracuse
Syracuse is set to change how it hands businesses tax breaks for the first time since 2016
The tax breaks intend to incentivize development around bus rapid transit routes, in priority neighborhoods and on brownfield sites.
Posted inNews
The race to build solar and wind before Trump’s tax credit deadline
Trump’s megabill gives wind and solar companies one year to put as many shovels in the ground as possible. They want New York officials to help.
Posted inNews
Syracuse lawmakers plan to question police about sharing drivers’ data: ‘We’ll dig a little bit’
Common Council Public Safety Committee Chair Chol Majok said Monday he plans to call a meeting to dig into how drivers’ information was shared with thousands of police agencies.
Posted inPolicing
Syracuse police ‘inadvertently’ exposed driver data to thousands of cops around the country
Police officers around the country searched Syracuse’s data nearly 4.4 million times since June 2024. After Central Current’s initial reporting, SPD backed out of the data sharing agreement, a spokesperson said.
Posted inNews
New York wants clean energy. Is nuclear energy the answer?
Gov. Kathy Hochul announced plans for the state’s power authority to develop another nuclear reactor to provide more energy to the state. The announcement touched off debate among renewable energy advocates.
Posted inElections
Fresh off primary loss, Syracuse lawmaker Amir Gethers plans run against Rachel May
Gethers tallied 16% of the vote in a four-way Democratic primary for an at-large seat on the Common Council. May is one of Central New York’s most progressive members in the state delegation.
Posted inElections 2025
Syracuse Democratic leaders pick the losing candidate again
For the third straight mayoral cycle, voters rejected the Democratic party endorsed candidate. Deputy Mayor Sharon Owens trounced Councilor Pat Hogan, the designated candidate.
Posted inCity of Syracuse
Hanah Ehrenreich, Rasheada Caldwell glide to wins in Common Council primary
Incumbent Rasheada Caldwell earned 37% of all votes in the race for two at-large Common Council seats. Ehrenreich pulled off an upset bid, beating incumbent Amir Gethers.
