With Syracuse’s housing supply and stock in crisis and federal rent aid programs threatened, the state housing voucher program could become key to keeping people housed.
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Tenant advocates in Syracuse rally for ‘good cause’ eviction legislation as primary elections near
Syracuse lawmakers in February took ‘good cause’ eviction legislation off the Common Council’s agenda. Tenant advocates urged voters to vote for candidates who support ‘good cause.’
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Advocates say Syracuse needs Section 8. Trump just proposed gutting it.
Under the Trump administration’s proposed budget, rental aid would be reduced by about 40%. The remaining funding would be distributed to states as a block grant.
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Families in Syracuse having lead hazards fixed in their homes may soon have a place for shelter
Advocates are in the final stages of rehabbing a home to be a “lead freedom house” at 1216 South Ave. It will house families whose homes are having lead hazards fixed.
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$50M in NY budget committed to state housing voucher program, Hochul and legislators say
Legislators have for years fought for the housing voucher access program. It appears it will make New York State’s budget as President Donald Trump reportedly mulls cuts to the Section 8 program.
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Trump administration reportedly eying cuts to Section 8. ‘It’d be catastrophic’ for Syracuse, advocates say
Syracuse Housing Authority Executive Director Bill Simmons said deep cuts to the housing voucher program could “absolutely” kill the redevelopment of public housing.
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Syracuse sues Nob Hill Apartments ownership, citing failure to address code violations
For the second time this year, the city sued apartment building ownership over habitability issues. City officials sued the owners of Skyline Apartments earlier this month.
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The New York State Police are feeding ICE a gang database
For 20 years, the state police have been quietly building a database of suspected gang members — and they’re feeding it to Donald Trump’s administration.
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Why a Syracuse-area nonprofit CEO tried to kill a story about a former Baldwinsville police officer
Hope Café CEO Matt Cullipher suggested Central Current may be a good fit for its sponsorship program in the same email he suggested Central Current may make inaccurate accusations against a major donor to his nonprofit.
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Who Do Prosecutors Blame for Wrongful Convictions? Apparently Not Themselves.
Here are the key findings from the second installment of New York Focus’ investigation into conviction integrity units across the state.