Onondaga County Legislature Democrats

The majority caucus put forth four nominees last week to replace four existing board members. Terms had expired for two of them, and the other two have been removed mid-term.

They're planning to vote on the appointments at Tuesday's session.

As it stands, residents have very few opportunities to offer their input at the legislature or any level of county government.

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."

Relative newcomer Maurice "Mo" Brown says he won't run unless he can win against veteran 129th district assemblymember Bill Magnarelli.

Democrats say the rush to approve a dozen appointees to powerful boards is politically motivated.

Democrats won all six contested seats Tuesday, giving them control by a 10-7 majority.

Kuhn died over the weekend after a battle with cancer. She was 76.

Ryan, a Democrat, wraps up 13 years on the legislature. He narrowly won the wide-open 50th senate district seat to replace John Mannion, who's preparing his own transition to Congress.

The slight revisions follow a court order to accommodate 1,600 incarcerated individuals in state prisons outside of the county. But Democrats hoped to make more significant changes.