affordable housing

Hochul introduced the ambitious plan to build 800,000 units when she introduced her budget in February, but legislative leaders say that didn't give them enough time to discuss it with local stakeholders.

Democratic candidate Sarah Klee Hood has launched her campaign to run against Republican U.S. Rep. Brandon Williams for the 2024 election. Public schools in New York will no longer be able to use Native American names, mascots and imagery, and more in the WAER News Round-Up.

The citizen action organization of New York held a rally to support a bill that makes it harder for landlords to evict tenants.

Experts in New York State and the National Low Income Housing Coalition discuss the problem of affordable housing and construction, as well as neighborhood stability.

The Say Yes Syracuse organization is working with the college on finding housing for students at a more affordable price.

This week, a 3.8 earthquake centered east of Buffalo in the suburb of West Seneca at about Monday; Gov. Kathy Hochul visited Syracuse touting her executive budget; Micron revealed details of their plans at two town hall events in Onondaga County.

Advocates for more housing are praising Governor Kathy Hochul's plan to build 800,000 more units.

Syracuse Mayor Ben Walsh last week unveiled his vision for 2023 in his State of the City Address. But in this episode of Syracuse Speaks, we’re going to take some time to look back on Walsh’s past state of the city address.

Hochul also outlined an expansion of mental health services, energy bill assistance, and indexing the minimum wage to inflation.

Read a transcript of the prepared remarks for Gov. Kathy Hochul's big Tuesday speech to a joint session of the legislature