Syracuse’s Common Council shares the same legal counsel as the mayor’s administration. It’s a relationship that councilors said holds potential conflicts of interest. Syracuse’s law… Read more »
Councilor Bryn Lovejoy-Grinnell, of the 3rd district and Councilor at-large Steven Thompson both lost their council seats in the democratic primary. Councilor Chad Ryan, of the 2nd district, declined the Democratic nomination. Read more »
Syracuse University’s lobbying expenditures fell by 96 percent over the last 10 years. Read more »
Syracuse’s Common Council is the legislative body of the city, and it works with the university on projects including the Connective Corridor and the Syracuse Center of Excellence. Read more »
From local politics to university news, here are the biggest stories that happened over the summer. Read more »
The two-time Syracuse mayor will challenge incumbent Gov. Andrew Cuomo in the November election. Read more »
Mayor Ben Walsh’s budget adds a new class of police and firefighters and restores funding to the Greater Syracuse Land Bank. Read more »
Councilors discussed a proposal to hire Syracuse University’s geography department to conduct research on high priority areas in the city. Read more »
Katko has said that he and Walsh exchange texts about government affairs. Read more »
New developments are currently being built just north of Syracuse University’s Main Campus. Read more »
Bob Andrews, director of intergovernmental affairs and shared services for the city, said Syracuse is not ready to release any specific ideas regarding the initiative to the public. Read more »
Shoff was recently appointed deputy chief of community policing last month by Mayor Ben Walsh. Read more »
Walsh has said the city plans to partner with the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs to host a Fiscal Summit. Read more »
Mayor Ben Walsh has appointed three new deputy chiefs and launched a national search for Syracuse Police Department Chief Frank Fowler. Read more »
About 150 people marched through downtown Syracuse on Monday to protest the enforcement of certain federal immigration policies by President Donald Trump's administration. Read more »
Former Syracuse Mayor Stephanie Miner was vocal in her support for the term “sanctuary city.” Read more »
Rye is a liberal commentator, lawyer and former executive director and general counsel to the Congressional Black Caucus. Read more »
Stephanie Miner has considered running for Congress, but ultimately decided not to run. Read more »
Walsh’s cordial relationship with the governor and county executive marks a departure from the public feuding during former Syracuse Mayor Stephanie Miner’s administration. Read more »
Miner, in a statement on Monday, said the tunnel replacement plan would not be “feasible financially.” Read more »
The program aims to establish a new “block-level” approach to code enforcement by improving relationships between the city, property owners and residents. Read more »
Moderate columnist Jefferson Fenner sat down with Ben Walsh to discuss his campaign and Syracuse’s future. Read more »
Ben Walsh, an independent candidate, clinched Syracuse’s mayoral election after trailing Democrat Juanita Perez Williams in polls for most of October. Read more »
Consensus, a citizen group founded in 2014, has recommended the city of Syracuse government and Onondaga County government consolidate. Read more »
