Candidates for Onondaga County Sheriff discussed moving the county jail operations to a joint campus in Jamesville, progressive discipline, opioids, and immigration in interviews with Central Current
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2026 Election Q&A: New York State Assembly 126th District candidate John Lemondes
Assemblyman Lemondes, a Republican, will look to retain his seat for a fourth term in Albany, facing off against Democrat Ian Phillips in November.
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2026 Election Q&A: New York State Assembly 126th District candidate Ian Phillips
Democrat Phillips is seeking to unseat Republican Assemblyman John Lemondes who is on his third term in Albany.
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Sean Kirst: In Syracuse, in a season for ghosts, Donald Trump collides with legacy of president who served when Trump was born
Seventy-four years ago, on his own campaign visit to Syracuse, Harry Truman described an American landscape powerfully opposite to how Donald Trump portrayed it Friday night.
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Trump implores CNY Republicans to ‘pretend’ he is on the ballot ahead of midterms. Will they listen?
President Donald Trump’s visit to Syracuse is part of a nationwide campaign ahead of a critical midterm election that could decide the fate of Republicans in Congress.
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Trump’s pitch to Central New York: Despite war, rising prices, a ‘golden age’ in America
The president spoke in Syracuse about New York energy, his own successes and the unfairness of the Nobel Prize Committee.
Posted inCNY Decides 2026
2026 Election Q&A: New York State Assembly 129th District candidate Maurice ‘Mo’ Brown
Brown, a Democrat, faces Republican Shawn Fiato in the race for the seat. The Democrat challenger took down longtime incumbent Bill Magnarelli in the Democratic primary in June.
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AOC comes to Syracuse in an effort to reengage dormant Democratic voters
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’ Monday trip to Syracuse was the last leg of a three-city tour across Upstate New York. She also visited Ithaca and Buffalo.
Posted inCNY Decides 2026
Democrats in CNY and labor unions disagree on how to regulate data centers. Why?
Unions and Democrats have long had a tight relationship. However, in Central New York, they are split on how to regulate data centers.
Posted inCNY Decides 2026
Rep. John Mannion declines Central Current debate, appearing to avoid only debate with live audience
Campaign manager Josh Ludden cited a lack of capacity when declining the forum, which appears to be the only local debate that would have allowed constituents to directly question candidates.
