Wary of past harm, three monitors will be installed at Syracuse community centers to boost residents’ air quality awareness as the I-81 viaduct comes down.
Government & Politics
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Syracuse lawmakers table local law banning biometric surveillance in some public places
Three city councilors want to block businesses in Syracuse from collecting, storing, and sharing customers’ biometric information through proposed legislation that exempts financial institutions.
Posted inInterstate 81
I-81 local hire initiative was a success, advocates say. What’s next?
Urban Jobs Task Force of Syracuse released a report reflecting on the I-81 Local Hire Initiative’s success.
Posted inSean Kirst
Sean Kirst: To celebrate rebirth of Lincoln Aud, STEAM school teens embrace the ghosts
An open invitation to an upcoming student-led performance on a stage once walked by George Gershwin and Duke Ellington.
Posted inEconomic Development
Onondaga County Legislature Democrats set plans to overhaul economic development agency
Democrats plan to put four new people on the board of the Onondaga County Industrial Development Agency.
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CNY Decides 2026
Central Current and WAER Syracuse Public Media are joining forces to demystify the political process, bringing you the stories and information you’ll remember in the voting booth in 2026.
Posted inCNY Decides 2026
A progressive upstart faces an entrenched incumbent in the Democratic primary for the New York State Assembly’s 129th District
Maurice “Mo” Brown has called Assemblyman Bill Magnarelli “an obstacle to progress,” while Magnarelli has said his experience benefits Central New Yorkers.
Posted inImmigration
In the U.S. Western District of New York, your judge may matter more than your immigration case
For detained immigrants filing habeas corpus petitions, the luck of the judicial draw could mean the difference between freedom and remaining in detention.
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Pulitzer-winning poet and Gazan refugee Mosab Abu Toha criticizes Le Moyne president for letter about his speech
An email issued by President Linda LeMura to the college’s community avoids mentioning Abu Toha by name but called attention to his use of the word ‘genocide’ in a speech at Le Moyne.
Posted inImmigration
A Syracuse man’s family got him out of ICE detention. He still lives in fear of deportation.
When ICE detained Rafael, his family relied on TikTok, Instagram reels and themselves.