Syracuse’s Lead Hazard Control Program was completely shut down near the beginning of 2016, after being denied federal lead funds for three years. Officials are now left debating over what went wrong with the city’s once-praised remediation model. Read more »
Many of the same residents that struggle with lead poisoning in Syracuse also rely heavily on other programs Trump seeks to cut in 2018, officials said. Read more »
David Shulkin, the new secretary of veterans affairs, has his work cut out for him, with the aging Department of Veterans Affairs still recovering from its infamous wait times scandal. Read more »
Roughly 600 students and Syracuse residents gathered Wednesday evening for SU’s annual Take Back the Night rally, an event aimed at eliminating sexual assault, abuse, violence and rape culture. Read more »
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo issued a joint statement with California Gov. Edmund Brown opposing the executive order, recently signed by Trump, that rolls back the Obama-era regulatory plan aimed at reducing carbon dioxide pollution from power plants. Read more »
Syracuse Mayor Stephanie Miner has repeatedly declared Syracuse a sanctuary city and is outspoken in her opposition to President Donald Trump’s immigration policies. Read more »
Margaret Himley, associate provost for international education and engagement, said in an email all SU students in the London abroad program this semester are “safe and accounted for” after the attack that killed three people and wounded at least 20 others.
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In 2016, 1.6 million New York residents had their personal records exposed because of data breaches, according to a statement from the state’s Office of the Attorney General. Read more »
In a series of tweets about two weeks ago, Trump said former President Barack Obama had tapped his phones during the “very sacred election process.” Read more »
The state had originally narrowed the options for replacing I-81 down to two from 16 last year, but now a consulting firm will be reviewing all options for the project, again. Read more »
The center previously received two bomb threats in January. New York state Gov. Andrew Cuomo released a statement Tuesday morning decrying the latest threat. Read more »
Experts said it’s unlikely a spill like the one described by multiple Finger Lakes region officials and residents would occur or drastically affect the city’s water supply. Read more »
Residents from the Syracuse area remain divided over the state's plan to reconstruct the aging I-81 in Syracuse and the project's recent delay. Read more »
Betsy DeVos is known for her controversial support of school choice, voucher programs and charter schools. She was also the former chair of the Michigan Republican Party. Read more »
The university on Wednesday announced the event — an interdisciplinary roundtable — will be held from noon until 2 p.m. in Dineen Hall’s Empire Lecture Hall. Read more »
The conference is a non-profit student run organization that focuses on improving the quality of life and graduate and professional students across the U.S. Read more »
Vice Chair of Assembly Relations Abdulaziz Al-Sulaiti said the decision has already been made but will be released “in the next couple of days” because the JRB still needs to look through some of the evidence “one more time.” Read more »