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Syracuse-area Congressmember John Katko is encouraging all those with concerns about the upcoming Interstate 81 project to make their opinions known during the public comment period. The New York State DOT released it’s final draft environmental impact statement last week and reaffirmed the decision to move forward with the Community Grid option.

Syracuse’s Mary Nelson Youth Center will be getting a makeover as one of 100 winners of Lowe’s 100 Hometown grants. The 100 Hometowns initiative by Lowe's received over 2,200 entries from people and organizations across the countries.

The state Department of Transportation is out with its latest plan to replace the I-81 viaduct in Syracuse, and it reaffirms their commitment to a community grid. The draft environmental impact statement, or DEIS, includes some changes from the preliminary draft introduced a little over two years ago.

Elected officials and community members in Syracuse are pushing back hard against a so-called Skybridge proposal by some suburban leaders who claim the viaduct replacement would complement the community grid.

Years of collective effort at the institutional and governmental levels right down to individual farmers and residents have resulted in the creation of the first comprehensive food system plan in the region. It’s called FoodPlan CNY, and it aims to coordinate and connect all parts of the system, from the farmers to the distributors to the retailers and finally to the consumers.

Senator Kirsten Gillibrand is working with bi-partisan group of senators on legislation that empowers survivors of workplace sexual assault and harassment. She says employment contracts often include forced arbitration clauses, which are frequently buried in the fine print of employment agreements and even everyday digital click-through agreements.

Onondaga County is trying to capitalize on its growing film and entertainment industry by using $5 million in federal COVID relief funds to incentivize more productions to take place here. The program would offer rebates on local spending during pre-, principal, and post production for film, television, and large commercial advertising campaigns.

The first eight members of Syracuse’s independent redistricting commission are preparing to take the next step in the citizen-led process to re-draw council district lines.

Former Rep. Anthony Brindisi announced his candidacy for the recently-added New York State Supreme Court in the fifth judicial district on Monday.

A New York State Senate hearing scheduled to examine the troubled state ethics commission had to be postponed Monday. There were concerns that it might have been in violation of New York’s open meetings law, because too many Senators were opting to participate over Zoom, instead of showing up in person.