Onondaga County Executive Joanie Mahoney expressed support for a recently proposed merger between the city of Syracuse and the county at her State of the County address on Tuesday night. Read more »
New York state Gov. Andrew Cuomo plans to launch initiatives to ensure the safety of drinking water throughout the state of New York. Read more »
Check out a brief roundup of what happened in city and state politics this week. Read more »
The Syracuse University and State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry chapter of NYPIRG will travel to Albany on Thursday to advocate for higher education reform in the state capital. Read more »
This spring, Syracuse University Student Association President Aysha Seedat will travel to Albany to lobby in support of Uber, with the intent of bringing it and other ride-hailing services, such as Lyft, to Syracuse. Read more »
This weekend Syracuse University students will participate in SOULscape, a two-day wellness retreat in the Adirondacks. Read more »
New York state will implement a series of multifaceted actions to prevent the practice of conversion therapy, therapy which attempts a change the sexual orientation of an individual. Read more »
Officials discuss the possibility of a merge between the city of Syracuse and Onondaga County. Read more »
Participants in the Entrepreneurship Bootcamp for Veterans with Disabilities reflect on the benefits the competition had on their individual businesses. Read more »
A police officer from the State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry recently completed a training program used in Ferguson, Missouri, designed to prevent officers from exhibiting bias. Read more »
A roundup of what happened this week in news. Read more »
Syracuse University is not one of 29 private colleges and universities in New York state that will receive a total of $35.3 million in grant money that was recently announced by New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo. Read more »
There is little threat of the Zika virus spreading to the United States, said Falk Professor David Larsen. That's why anything beyond more research or travel warnings is an "overreaction." Read more »
United States Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) visited Syracuse University on Monday afternoon to discuss a bill that tackles rising student debt. Read more »
This week in state and local politics, New York state Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced the benefits of a minimum raise wage and more. Read more »
The Center for Advanced Systems and Engineering at Syracuse University, or CASE, rewarded three SU professors seed money for their research. Read more »
Veteran and non-veteran undergraduate researchers can apply to participate in a month-long program to study posttraumatic stress symptoms. Read more »
Syracuse's sole Planned Parenthood provides women with abortion services, access to various forms of contraception, STI testing and pregnancy tests, among other services. Read more »
After more than three months, four Department of Public Safety shotguns are still missing after falling out of a truck. Read more »
Rep. John Katko (R-N.Y.), the incumbent Congressman in the 2016 race, is leading in fundraising efforts for the fourth quarter in 2015 against his three Democratic challengers. Read more »
Get your weekly roundup of The Daily Orange news here. Read more »
Check out the week in New York state and Syracuse politics, including a proposed government merger and a sexual assault training program. Read more »
The new program will train faculty, staff and students at SUNY schools to safely intervene before, during and after incidents of sexual assault, relationship violence and stalking. Read more »
During a testimony Tuesday in front of a New York State Legislature joint budget committee, Syracuse Mayor Stephanie Miner discussed methods to increase voter participation and criticized the "LLC loophole." Read more »
