Environment columnist Morgan Bulman explains why the ability to make healthy food decisions is a universal right that should not be reserved just for those who can afford to purchase “organic” and “all-natural” foods. Read more »
Cuomo said that $20 million in new funding is available for improvements to airports in the state. This comes after he announced in January that the state will make renovations to the airport in Syracuse. Read more »
Onondaga County Sheriff Eugene Conway announced the county will introduce an animal abuser industry. Read more »
The Daily Orange Editorial Board encourages further discussions about a potential plan to merge the governments of the city of Syracuse and Onondaga County. Read more »
Liberal columnist Cole Jermyn explains how initiatives for increased teacher diversity in the Rochester and Syracuse city school districts will help bridge the gap between students and teachers. Read more »
Onondaga County and the city of Syracuse both separately received a tactical team targeted grant and an explosive detection canine grant. 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 »
Each of DPS’s 68 full-time peace officers is trained to handle handguns and long guns. But before they’re armed, they have to go through almost 100 hours of training. Read more »
From 2009-2014, Syracuse was ranked one of the lowest in economic growth among metro areas. As Syracuse University tries to retain graduates, other city programs, like GENIUS NY, are trying to bring entrepreneurs to Syracuse. Read more »
The Daily Orange Editorial Board supports the New York Votes Act, which would allow early, automatic and same-day voter registration. Read more »
New York state Attorney General Eric Schneiderman unveiled New York Votes Act to create a system of early voting, automatic and same-day registration. Read more »
Gov. Andrew Cuomo has proposed spending $200 million on completing the Empire State Trail, which would connect all of New York state and potentially drive more tourism to Syracuse and Onondaga County. Read more »
The citizen group Consensus has released its recommendations on Syracuse-Onondaga merger. Here’s a breakdown of what the report says. Read more »
The citizen group Consensus has released its final recommendations, urging the city of Syracuse and Onondaga County to merge their government and eliminate duplicate services. Syracuse Mayor Stephanie Miner is not happy with all of the recommendations. Read more »
Residents discuss recent crime at the DeWitt complex, where a Syracuse University student was shot and killed in late September. Read more »
Syracuse airport will go through a renovation funded mostly by the state to create more jobs in the city. Read more »
In an effort to modernize voting process, New York state Gov. Andrew Cuomo proposed a new plan allowing early voting, automatic voter registration and same-day voter registration throughout the state. Read more »
Environment columnist Morgan Bulman explains how Onondaga County’s potential construction of a Loop-the-Lake Trail around Onondaga Lake could threaten the lake’s burgeoning eagle population. Read more »
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced that $50 million will be used for building an expo center while $20 million will be used for improvement works for I-690 as part of his Upstate Revitalization Initiative. Read more »
Donald Trump will be inaugurated on Friday, and his path to the presidency was made possible largely by voters in rural America. Voters in parts of central New York are representative of that population. Read more »
All types of trees can be found at The Everson Museum of Art’s 31st Annual Festival Trees. Although the event is a fundraiser for the museum, it doubles as an opportunity for the community to come together. Read more »
In his role as commissioner Bruce Carter, an associate professor in Falk, plans to work toward alleviating racial tension between immigrants and locals and working on racial bias between police and locals. Read more »
There were reports of people being turned away at polls on Tuesday, but the Onondaga County Board of Elections commissioner said it was most likely because registration instructions were not followed properly. Read more »
