For the last year, Chief Fiscal Officer Kristi Smiley has been able to accept donations on behalf of Friends of the Aquarium without approval by the legislature. Democrats proposed legislation to change that.
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Syracuse University lawyers ask appellate judge to restore tax exemption to student center
The city did not send an attorney to argue against Syracuse University’s ask for a panel of judges to reinstate the university’s full tax exemption and strike down a local court ruling that upheld the partially revoked exemption.
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‘What I needed was here’: How Ruthnie Angrand became Onondaga County’s poet laureate
Angrand brings together a complex range of influences – from her Haitian-American identity to her background as a classically trained singer – in her spoken word poetry.
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Sean Kirst: After 20 years, that ‘Building Men’ is still rolling becomes the whole life-changing point
To help young men in the Syracuse city schools embrace notions of true masculinity, Joe Horan started with himself.
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Courts, advocates to start new program seeking to blunt Syracuse’s sharp eviction rate
In Syracuse, renters lose about 65% of their eviction cases, according to state court data.
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Mayor Owens has ‘no immediate considerations’ to replace vacant community position on surveillance technology group
One of the city’s five community stakeholders has vacated his seat on the Surveillance Technology Working Group, but a city spokesperson said that Mayor Sharon Owens isn’t actively seeking a replacement.
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Stewards of Onondaga County’s now sold film hub funneled $5.7 million to the aquarium to be a ‘marquee sponsor’
Some Onondaga County Democrats believe the money breaks a commitment to stop using public funds on the aquarium. The county executive’s spokesperson said the funds were generated through a private sale.
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Onondaga County Legislature votes to cap gas sales tax in June
The Onondaga County Legislature’s gas sales tax cap will start June because such a cap cannot begin until the start of a financial quarter.
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Syracuse lawmakers warm to ‘Melt’ proposal, pass watered-down version of activists’ measure
A local advocacy coalition since January has pushed lawmakers to enact legislation that would block the city from entering or renewing contracts with companies supporting federal deportation operations.
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Sean Kirst: At 1:56 p.m. today, with this moon flight, a reason to see the sky
Four astronauts, as of this afternoon, will have traveled farther than any human beings in global history.