Families For Lead Freedom Now on Tuesday released the report. The organization used public records requests to evaluate the effectiveness of policies meant to prevent lead poisoning.
Justice & Equity
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TCGPlayer workers file complaint with NLRB as eBay adds security
Workers allege eBay didn’t properly notify the workers of TCGPlayer’s closure. The company has since at least tripled the size of its security staff, workers said.
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An Upstate orchard is putting new farmworker protections to the test
New York’s farm labor law was meant to transform life for agricultural workers. One apple farm shows how hard that may be.
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TCGPlayer to move to Kentucky after extensive union negotiations, will lay off 220 workers
TCGPlayer employees for 18 months had been fighting for better pay and other benefits. eBay on Thursday told employees they plan to move the company and lay off its workers.
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State housing voucher program modeled after Section 8 likely to launch in March 2026
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.
