Syracuse lawmakers questioned Deputy Chief Richard Shoff and other police officials how police exposed driver data to millions of searches.
Justice & Equity
Posted inPolicing
Madison County’s agreement with ICE to enforce immigration law is official, county lawmaker says
Madison County Sheriff Todd Hood had the authority to allow county deputies to work with ICE, said Madison County Board of Supervisors Chairman James Cunningham.
Posted inNews
ICE rattled a Central New York village. Then, its police chief partnered with ICE.
Seven days after ICE took a beloved Camden restaurant owner, Police Chief Sean Redden signed an agreement with ICE to allow Camden police officers to enforce immigration law.
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Madison County Sheriff’s Office may become immigration enforcers through new ICE pact
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.
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.
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Central New York’s housing discrimination watchdog fears budget wipeout as federal budget season looms
President Donald Trump proposed cutting funding that fuels housing discrimination watchdogs. If money to fund those organizations is not appropriated by Congress, CNY Fair Housing could lose 70% of its funding.
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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.
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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 inGovernment & Politics
Should government punish polluters? Why New York’s Climate Superfund became a federal flashpoint
New York passed landmark legislation to make polluters pay for climate harm. But a series of Republican lawsuits look to end NY’s Climate Change Superfund before it begins.
