Juanita Perez Williams narrowly leads Ben Walsh in October campaign fundraising
The Democratic candidate raised just more than $76,000 in the first three weeks of October. Read more »
Stephanie Miner
FIGHTING SPIRIT: Mayor Stephanie Miner reflects on her 8-year tenure, leading the city of Syracuse, fighting for the underdog
After eight years as mayor of Syracuse, Stephanie Miner is now looking toward her future teaching position at New York University. Read more »
Learning from Stephanie Miner’s time as mayor will promote a better future
Liberal Columnist Cole Jermyn reflects on Stephanie Miner’s farewell address and discusses how an inclusive future is a better one. Read more »
Mayor Stephanie Miner gives farewell address at Syracuse University
The two-term mayor addressed what she said was the low point during her term — the shooting of a 20-month-old child in 2010. Read more »
Should college athletes be paid? Stephanie Miner and Jim Boeheim see it differently.
The Syracuse mayor, who will deliver a farewell address at Syracuse University on Friday, tweeted twice last week in support of college athletes being paid. Read more »
Stephanie Miner, Syracuse’s outgoing mayor, to take job at NYU this spring
Miner recently announced she will not be running for Congress in midterm elections next year, challenging Rep. John Katko (R-Syracuse). Read more »
Syracuse Mayor Stephanie Miner confirms she will not run for Congress in 2018
Miner, in a Tweet on Thursday, said she has no plans to challenge the Republican incumbent representing the 24th Congressional District. Read more »
A look into the money behind the Syracuse mayoral race
Independent candidate Ben Walsh has raised more than twice the amount Democrat Juanita Perez Williams has. Read more »
Onondaga County executive Joanie Mahoney wants a ‘clean slate’ with Syracuse’s next mayor
Joanie Mahoney’s relationship with current Syracuse Mayor Stephanie Miner has been particularly strained. With the November mayoral election, she is hoping to reset her relationship with the city. Read more »
Syracuse community, Onondaga Nation rally for Columbus Day name change, indigenous rights
More than 100 people attended the rally in Columbus Circle Monday evening, including Syracuse University students. Read more »
Consensus to push for 2018 merger referendum following shared services plan approval
The citizen group released its recommendation on government service consolidation in February. Read more »
Officials: Ride-hailing services have had a minimal effect on Syracuse traffic
Ride-hailing services were legalized statewide in late June. Companies such as Uber and Lyft started expanding into Syracuse this summer. Read more »
Officials approve Onondaga County Executive Joanie Mahoney’s shared services plan
New York state Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s County-Wide Shared Services Initiative, announced earlier this year, aims to reduce property taxes and lower costs of local government. Read more »
Mayoral candidate Juanita Perez Williams clinches Democratic Party nomination
Juanita Perez Williams campaigned on the promise of revitalizing city neighborhoods and decreasing Syracuse’s high poverty rate. Read more »
Public disputes procedure at county merger hearing
At a hearing to discuss the city-county shared services plan, the proposal's approval process was criticized by audience members. Read more »
An explanation of the 2017 Syracuse mayoral race, its candidates and the issues they’re running on
Learn more about the Syracuse mayoral candidates and their positions on certain issues as the November election approaches. Read more »
Consensus co-founder: Government merger referendum will not be held this November
Cornelius Murphy, a co-founder of Consensus, said Consensus will wait to address the government consolidation issue until the new shared services panel votes on Onondaga County Executive Joanie Mahoney’s shared services plan. Read more »
Alfonso Davis shut out from Democratic primary in Syracuse mayoral race
Syracuse mayoral race candidate Alfonso Davis was ruled ineligible to run in the Democratic primary as he failed to obtain sufficient valid signatures. Read more »
See who is endorsing the candidates running for mayor of Syracuse
As the Syracuse mayoral election grows closer, take a look at who is backing whom with The Daily Orange’s candidate endorsement tracker. Read more »
Rep. John Katko votes in favor of immigration bills that cut federal grant money to 'sanctuary cities'
Under the bill passed by the House Thursday, cities that refuse to comply with federal immigration laws could see cuts to community policing and anti-terrorism grants. Read more »
Syracuse Mayor Stephanie Miner says she will veto Syracuse Common Council budget
The 2017-18 budget, approved by the Common Council on Monday, will eliminate city funding to the Greater Syracuse Land Bank. The council can overturn Miner’s veto with a two-thirds majority. Read more »
Raymond Blackwell, 9th mayoral candidate, urges political change
Raymond Blackwell, the ninth candidate to enter Syracuse’s 2017 mayoral race, is a community organizer and education reformist who is a lifelong city resident. Read more »
Stephanie Miner commends decision to block Trump’s bid to cut ‘sanctuary city’ funding
A United States federal judge in San Francisco on Tuesday revoked President Donald Trump’s executive action signed in January withholding federal funds from cities that disobey his immigration policies. Read more »
Stephanie Miner and Joanie Mahoney pledge to allow operation of ride-hailing services in local area
A bill legalizing companies like Uber and Lyft was included in New York state’s 2018 fiscal year budget. One compromise between lawmakers on the bill allows local governments to opt-out of a statewide regulatory framework for the services and ban ride-hailing companies from operating in their jurisdictions. Read more »
