Tom Grace, one of 13 people shot by the Ohio National Guard in 1970 at Kent State, sees haunting parallels unwinding now.
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Posted inOnondaga County
Onondaga County to pay $100K to woman who in 2022 gave birth at jail to baby who later died
Cheree Byrd gave birth to her daughter Ayanna at the Onondaga County jail after jail and healthcare employees ignored for days Cheree’s claims that she was in labor. Ayanna later died.
Posted inPolicing
Hochul proposes limited anti-ICE bill as Central New Yorkers rally for New York For All
Gov. Kathy Hochul proposed the “Local Cops, Local Crimes Act,” which would prohibit formal collaboration between local police officers and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
Posted inCity of Syracuse
What could Mayor Sharon Owens’ 1st year in office have in store for Syracuse?
Housing, immigration, public safety and taxes are central for Mayor Sharon Owens, she said at her first State of the City speech.
Posted inPolicing
How Mayor Sharon Owens plans to wrangle oversight of the surveillance technology her administration inherited
Owens’ plans to check the city’s disparate surveillance technologies include new technology oversight position and greater legal analysis of contract terms.
Posted inInterstate 81
The I-81 viaduct removal could create 12 acres of valuable land. Stakeholders still disagree on who should own it Â
City and state officials have disagreed for about two years who should own the land. The state has declined to identify where the land under I-81 will be.
Posted inSyracuse Housing Authority
Mayor Sharon Owens appoints new ally to SHA board to replace administration officialÂ
Douglas Reicher was appointed to the Syracuse Housing Authority board after Stephanie Pasquale’s hiring by the city disqualified her from serving on the board.
Posted inCity of Syracuse
How a state bill proposed by state Sen. Rachel May could reshape property taxes in Syracuse — and spur development
Mayor Sharon Owens has expressed early interest in the bill, which could allow Syracuse to opt into a pilot program to change how property is taxed.
Posted inSean Kirst
Sean Kirst: As Sean McDermott leaves Bills, two families he helped amid great loss offer their thanks
“This was just a very kind human being,” says Veronica Borjon — a witness to how McDermott quietly showed up, at the hardest time, to offer comfort.
Posted inCity of Syracuse
Owens to ask councilors to ‘double down’ on funding her vision for Syracuse after last year’s budget battle
Mayor Sharon Owens is beginning her first term by trying to prevent last year’s budget brawl between the Syracuse Common Council and city administration.
