Central NY & NY State Politics
Watch video: Hearing on Micron eviction ends with pepper spray, shouting, man’s removal
Onondaga County sheriff's deputies removed a disruptive man from the meeting after accidentally deploying pepper spray
See inside immigration raid at Cato factory as agents bust into bathrooms, sort workers (video)
Agents kicked in doors and herded Latino workers into a hot break room, where they asked each person about their citizenship
House bill would rename Syracuse post office in honor of slain police officer
Rep. John Mannion wants to rename the Colvin-Elmwood Post Office on Syracuse's South Side.
Syracuse Council President Helen Hudson will ask colleagues to put her in vacant seat
The 14-year council veteran will seek appointment to a vacant seat that will open in 2026.
ACLU of NY asks judge to unseal argument feds made to conduct immigration raid in Cato
Lawyers argue the feds used the wrong kind of warrant to round up and detain workers in the biggest immigration raid so far this year in Upstate NY
Syracuse Regional Market offers $20 in free groceries for anyone who needs it, no questions asked
Central New York Regional Market has more than 8,000 coupons to help families buy groceries this month.
2 Syracuse politicians want to cut all ties with license plate reader company over privacy concerns
They are concerned the information could be improperly used by ICE and others. It comes as some cities have turned off the cameras.
Program that helps Central NY households fix, replace heating equipment not available this winter
The program usually helps low-income households fix or replace furnaces and heating equipment during the winter.
Democrats, now in the majority, back newcomer as chair of Onondaga County Legislature
Democrats, who will take control in January, made their pick during a late-night caucus Thursday.
When ICE came for Jeremy, Syracuse’s underground railroad helped him escape the country
Friends and family helped a well-known Syracuse man elude detention and flee to France
Look back at the last time Democrats took charge of the Onondaga County Legislature
The last time Democrats controlled the Onondaga County Legislature, "Star Wars" ruled the box office and Fleetwood Mac topped the charts.
A third Upstate hospital worker is detained by ICE, union says
The man was just getting ready to start his first official week at the hospital.
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