Syracuse officials are moving to replace Flock Safety license plate readers. But Flock isn’t leaving without a fight — and pledges taxpayers will pay the price.
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To fix ‘broken immigration system,’ Mannion helped expand ICE’s powers. Now, he wants reform.
Mannion voted for the Laken Riley Act, supporting Trump’s pledge for ICE to go after “the worst of the worst”. A year later, Mannion says that’s not what the country got from Trump’s immigration agencies.
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Sean Kirst: The dog who knew the way out of the room
A rescue dog named Bentley, start to finish, did his job.
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A majority of Onondaga County legislators want to help transfer Maple Bay. Here’s what’s standing in their way
Some Onondaga County lawmakers want to fulfill their decade-old promise to return the land to the Onondaga Nation.
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SHA has missed deadlines on the Choice grant by at least a year. Does it matter?
SHA failing to close on a third or fourth phase this year emphasizes the importance of a need for transition at leadership levels, Mayor Sharon Owens said.
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Why Syracuse lawmakers’ voting session became a meltdown between activists and lawmakers
Members of the local chapter of the Democratic Socialists of America protested the Syracuse Common Councilors’ choice of Axon Enterprise as the city’s license plate reader provider.
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Syracuse Common Council’s ‘good cause’ caucus flips key vote
Syracuse lawmaker Donna Moore, who previously and publicly pledged to vote against the legislation, said a tenant helped flip her opinion on ‘good cause.’
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Syracuse lawmakers approve contract for Axon license plate readers, plan to block Flock Safety from city streets
Syracuse lawmakers plan to ground Flock Safety readers about a year and a half after introducing them to city streets. Lawmakers voted to replace them with Axon readers.
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Sean Kirst: In Syracuse, marathon pioneer Kathrine Switzer returns to heart of storm
In an extraordinary JMA Wireless Dome ceremony, Switzer’s Boston Marathon bib number will be raised to a high place in the dome.
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Syracuse police to pitch lawmakers on switching license plate reader provider
Police department officials plan to pitch Syracuse lawmakers on buying license plate readers from Axon, a longtime provider of police technology. Like Flock Safety, Axon has strong ties to the federal government.