Onondaga County Executive Ryan McMahon

The chip maker submitted its draft environmental impact statement, marking a critical development in the $100 billion, 20-year build-out of up to four chip fabrication plants in Clay.

He says the backlog of voter documents and management issues should be a "wake-up call" for party leadership and the legislature, who appoint the elections commissioners.

Site construction is underway in the Inner Harbor on the project. McMahon says he expects naming rights to cover any costs surpassing the county's $85 million commitment.

The $1.56 billion spending plan increases overall spending by nearly six percent, but doesn't dip into reserves.

Ryan McMahon hopes to attract bids to build at least a 200-room hotel on a parking lot next door to the Everson Museum. And, he hopes to establish a grant program to incentivize other devleopment.

Five projects received funding under the O-CHIP program that will add nearly 450 housing units.

The merger with the downtown Justice Center was first proposed in late Dec. 2022 and approved by the county legislature a few weeks later. Onondaga County Sheriff Toby Shelley followed up with a lawsuit.

11-year-old Ashton DeGonzaque died of an accidental drug overdose at a home used for drug dealing. Five-year-old Nefertiti Harris was allegedly beaten to death by her mother before she buried her remains in a wooded area.

The death of an 11-year-old may be linked to missed indicators by a Child Protective Services caseworker.

He highlighted progress and some new initiatives at his state of the county address Thursday evening.