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06/27/2019

Nancy Can't do what now?

Rutgers-Newark Chancellor Nancy Cantor had a heated verbal exchange with campus security officers after her driver accidentally rear-ended a campus patrol car while pulling up on the curb to pick her up to head to the airport. Cantor was the former chancellor for Syracuse University until she steppe...

05/30/2019

Should there be a residency clause for police officers?

05/14/2019

Instead of waiting in line, residents and businesses can now see interactive zoning maps and get permitting details 24 hours a day/7 days a week SYRACUSE, N.Y. – Syracuse Mayo…

05/13/2019

(WSYR-TV) -- In regards to a recent legislative proposal that would allow illegal immigrants to have New York State Driver's Licenses, Rep. John Katko is speaking out against the idea.

05/13/2019

REPAIRING OUR ROADS The City’s newly approved budget includes a major increase in funding to repair roads in Syracuse https://bit.ly/2Ve44NK.
Mayor Walsh last week also joined with the New York Conference of Mayors in asking New York lawmakers to help address shortfalls in transportation funding. See Mayor Walsh’s statement and read the NYCOM position https://bit.ly/2JBTr59

05/09/2019

ShoppingTown Mall has to pay back taxes, according to a ruling filed today in state Supreme Court.

05/09/2019

Tim Rudd was trying to demonstrate "deadweight loss" to fellow lawmakers. It cost him $20.

05/08/2019

The State Fair is now accepting unserviceable flags at Gate 2 for our annual watchfire. On Sunday May 26th at 5:00pm tattered, worn or faded American Flags will be respectfully retired. All flags collected will be properly folded prior to disposal.

To see the complete list of drop off locations, read the whole story here: https://nysfair.ny.gov/governor-cuomo-announces-statewide-collection-of-worn-american-flags-for-proper-disposal/

05/07/2019

"one recent poll found six in 10 New Yorkers opposed to granting driver's licenses to undocumented immigrants" however most Assembly Democrats support it...in fear of losing their impending primaries perhaps?

Cuomo says he will sign the license bill if the Legislature passes it.

05/07/2019

"The Governor has introduced a bill that will allow anybody under the age of 16 to be exempt from permits for a lemonade stand."

Remember last year when the kid got in trouble for running a lemonade stand by a fair? Well, that may never happen again for any kid.