Dave Knapp

The Onondaga County Legislature's Planning and Economic Development committee stopped by for an update.

The Onondaga County legislature has a new chairman. After hours of back room negotiations Monday, Jim Rowley was appointed to succeed Dave Knapp, who served as the chamber’s leader since 2018.

A Syracuse University Constitutional Law expert is strongly criticizing how republicans on Onondaga County's Reapportionment Commission are rushing through a process that he says will only continue to divide the county and dilute democracy. There appears to be no additional public hearings on the proposed maps, which were just presented last week.

A handful of concerned residents gave Onondaga County’s Reapportionment Commissioners an earful Friday at the first of several public hearings about the plans to redraw district maps. Five of the six commissioners were on hand at Clay Town Hall, where about a dozen people showed up.

The last-minute agenda items would appear to fast track the redistricting process ahead of the results of the upcoming election. Democrats questioned the timing and ethics of the party-line vote.

Onondaga County has been handling the rental assistance applications. Despite its work, delays are still common.

Like almost any other industry, farming has taken a serious hit amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The annual “Onondaga Grown” Campaign kicked off Wednesday with…

Onondaga County lawmakers approved a non-binding resolution Tuesday telling the state to make immediate changes to the criminal justice reforms that took…

Onondaga County lawmakers Tuesday gave their final approval to a $1.33 billion budget that lays out the county’s priorities for next year. Chairman Dave…

Onondaga County lawmakers moved a little closer Friday to approving next year’s county budget. The Ways and Means committee approved a number of mostly…