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Senator Schumer gets a tour of the under-construction JMA Wireless manufacturing facility on Syracuse's South Side. He says $billions in broadband spending in the federal Infrastructure Act could pay huge dividends to the business, the only maker of 5-G components in the nation.

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Syracuse could be poised to be a national leader in 5G technology thanks to the federal infrastructure bill

Chris Bolt

Syracuse could cash in from the federal Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, especially around technology to implement 5G wireless systems. JMA Wireless hosted Senator Chuck Schumer who explained provisions to buy American-only products for some $60 billion in broadband funding would help JMA, the only manufacturer of 5G components in the nation right now.

New York Imposes Indoor Mask Mandate

Karen DeWitt

The mandate will take effect on Monday, December 13.

County legislators and other attendants sit in pews and behind desks throughout a court room at the Onondaga Supreme and County Courts House.

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Onondaga County Legislature To Vote On Amended District Maps Before The Holidays

Scott Willis

Onondaga County’s controversial redistricting process is about to take another step forward with amended maps set to be released sometime Friday. The County Executive vetoed the original draft due to concerns about potential litigation.

The shoreline of the Bell Station property on Cayuga Lake

Finger Lakes Land Trust Plans For Conservation, Recreation, Solar Power On Newly Acquired Land

Wyatt Barmore-Pooley

The Finger Lakes Land Trust is nearing the acquisition of Bell Station.