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The governor responded this week to Republicans' calling her proposal a political stunt, saying: "Clearly, these are not areas that tend to vote Democrat, where there's farms. Let's just put that out there.”
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No. 3 Syracuse men’s lacrosse is rolling after a 13-6 win over No. 17 Boston University last weekend. Timmy Weiss details a new matchup against Saint Joseph’s. -
New York's comptroller has responded to a Capital Region state assemblyman’s calls for an investigation into utility rates. -
The non-binding resolution put forth by Onondaga County Democratic lawmakers is intended to send a message to county leadership and Congress to "protect neighbors from misconduct." -
The incumbent governor said the former New York City Council speaker is a fighter who would help her stand up to President Trump. -
The Nature Conservancy urges people to be aware of the importance of wetlands. Their work to preserve wetlands in the Finger Lakes helps with clean drinking water, wildlife, flood control. -
A push from Mayor Owens and the election of two new common councilors might make the difference after the previous council failed to bring it to a vote.
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Julia Loktev's documentary My Undesirable Friends follows young independent journalists covering Putin's invasion of Ukraine. -
As South Carolina's outbreak grows to 876 confirmed cases, vaccinations in the state surged in January. Cases have also been reported in two ICE detention facilities. -
Ski mountaineering will make its Olympic debut this year, the first winter sport to do so since 2002. Skeleton, luge, ski jumping and moguls are also getting new events. -
U.S. Olympic athletes are arriving and settling into their digs for the next couple of weeks in Italy. Curlers are amazed by the mountain scenery in Cortina; figure skaters are plant fostering in Milan; and the big air slopestyle women are "smashing pizzas" in Livigno. -
The Trump administration is reducing the number of immigration officers in Minnesota by 700, but there's still no end date for the surge despite weeks of turmoil and the deaths of two U.S. citizens.
