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The city has exceeded its overtime budget for two decades, and that trend continues for the current fiscal year. Will the city's upcoming budget better reflect actual overtime costs?
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New York Public News Network reporters Jimmy Vielkind and Samuel King talk about the latest developments at the State Capitol in Albany. -
No. 5 Syracuse men’s lacrosse ends the regular season against No. 1 Notre Dame on Saturday. Evan Siembieda breaks down the top five matchup. -
Alexander Marion said councilors should be conservative as they project sales tax revenue as they review the upcoming budget, and prepare to allocate more for overtime and health care spending. -
State aid represents a big chunk of funding for local schools. But since the state budget is delayed, districts aren’t exactly sure what they’re getting this year. -
Onondaga County Executive Ryan McMahon and leadership of the Rosamond Gifford Zoo signed a Memorandum of Understanding that solves part of a public spat over money and control. -
She traces her path from Harvard undergrad to antagonist, devotes a chapter to Columbia University and declares that American higher education is beset by “moral rot.”
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Countries gather in Colombia for the first international conference on how to phase out fossil fuelsMore than 50 countries are gathering in Santa Marta, Colombia next week for the first international conference focused on transitioning away from fossil fuels, which are the single biggest driver of climate change.
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Dirk Kempthorne, a Republican, was elected mayor of Boise at age 34 and served seven years before serving one term in the U.S. Senate and then as governor until 2006. -
The second-in-command of the RSS, a Hindu nationalist organization in India, rarely speaks to the Western press. Here's what he said about his group's controversial history. -
The bronze sculpture is on display inside the Philadelphia Museum of Art as part of a new exhibition on the impact and cultural importance of statues. -
Authorities have filed murder charges against the roommate of a Bangladeshi doctoral student who disappeared with his girlfriend from the University of South Florida.
