A Legislature committee meeting on Tuesday is likely the last hurdle the proposal to close the facility needs to clear before being put to a vote.
Justice & Equity
Posted inPolicing
‘Hot Spot’ cops killed Tyre Nichols in Memphis. Hochul wants more in New York.
The controversial units have been responsible for high-profile killings and civil rights abuses in cities nationwide. Hochul doubled their state grant funding in New York — and wants to double it again.
Posted inHousing
Point in Time count quantifies homelessness in Syracuse
PIT counts take place all over the country during a 24-hour period in late January.
Posted inCity of Syracuse
State of Syracuse: Mayor Ben Walsh proposes plans for gun violence, traffic deaths, housing inequities
Walsh proposed plans to address gun violence, traffic deaths and housing inequities.
Posted inNews
Syracuse Mayor Ben Walsh gives State of the City address
Syracuse Mayor Ben Walsh announced the creation of new initiatives and gave updates on those already in progress.
Posted inLabor & Employment
Liverpool Starbucks workers plan union vote
The Route 31 coffee shop would be the first location in Central New York to form a union.
Posted inTransportation
Next challenge for Centro’s bus rapid transit plan for Syracuse: staffing
BRT is expected to be implemented by 2026.
Posted inTransportation
Centro makes plans for bus rapid transit system in Syracuse by 2026
Centro will present its plans for BRT to the Common Council on Tuesday.
Posted inJails & Prisons
Jamesville Correctional Facility: Onondaga County, sheriff debate merger with jail
Officials from the sheriff’s office and county executive’s office offered competing accounts of how to fix a staffing problem at the jail.
Posted inLabor & Employment
Syracuse University grad students hold rally to form union: ‘SU works because we work’
The Syracuse Graduate Employees United would represent more than 1,200 graduate assistants at the university.