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12/15/2025

From BTPM NPR: Governor Kathy Hochul visited a Buffalo-area elementary school to celebrate more than 150 million free meals served under New York's Universal School Meals law. The program feeds 2.5 million students daily.

Governor Kathy Hochul is celebrating a milestone – more than 150 million free school meals served to public school students since the start of the academic year under the state’s Universal School Meals law.

12/15/2025

Syracuse officials report a 23.7% drop in overall crime compared to last year. Mayor Ben Walsh credits his administration's initiatives, including gun violence reduction programs and community partnerships, for the decline as he prepares to leave office.

Crime overall is down 23.7% compared to the same time last year.

12/12/2025

From BTPM NPR: A new report finds popular holiday gifts have jumped 26% in price from last year, prompting four in ten Americans to buy fewer presents this season. Researchers say tariffs are the primary driver.

A new report from Groundworks Collaborative puts the blame largely on sweeping tariffs.

12/12/2025

Onondaga County will pay $3 million to Azalia King, who has lived in her Caughdenoy Road home for 60 years. The settlement clears the way for Micron to begin site preparation for its semiconductor facility.

The county will pay Azalia King $450,000 for her home on Caughdenoy Road in Clay, and $2 million for 6.5 acres of land across the street.

12/11/2025

From NPR: The Senate is set to vote on dueling health care proposals. Both plans are likely to fail, even as Affordable Care Act premiums are set to skyrocket at the end of the year.

The Senate is set to vote on dueling health care proposals. Both plans are likely to fail, even as Affordable Care Act premiums are set to skyrocket at the end of the year.

12/10/2025

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12/10/2025

Only around 27% of Onondaga County residents have gotten their flu shot so far this flu season.

12/08/2025

AG James and Rep. Mannion joined the Food Bank of Central New York to address food insecurity. They highlighted the importance of preserving SNAP benefits for 100,000 CNY residents.

Lawmakers say the fight continues to preserve federal SNAP, or food assistance, benefits, amid budget battles and efforts to limit them.

12/08/2025

Republican Dave Knapp will seek the 126th Assembly District seat. The longtime Onondaga County legislator and farmer from LaFayette says he wants to challenge state policies he believes drive up costs.

Dave Knapp has served on the Onondaga County Legislature since 2012, and will run for the 126th State Assembly District seat next year.

12/05/2025

From NPR: The vote narrows guidance to recommend the birth dose only for at-risk infants. The recommendation has been in place for more than 30 years and is credited with reducing liver disease.

In a controversial move, the vaccine advisory group reversed a recommendations for universal immunizing of newborns intended to protect them from a virus that attacks the liver.

12/05/2025

A Virginia grand jury declined to indict New York Attorney General Letitia James on mortgage fraud charges after a judge dismissed the initial case. The prosecution, encouraged by President Trump, alleged that James misrepresented a property purchase.

The Justice Department has failed to secure a new indictment against New York Attorney General Letitia James after a judge dismissed the previous mortgage fraud prosecution encouraged by President Donald Trump.

12/04/2025

From NPR: The FBI has arrested a suspect in the long-unsolved case of pipe bombs placed near the Capitol on January 6, 2021. The suspect was taken into custody in Virginia after a years-long investigation involving thousands of interviews.

The FBI has spent years searching for the person who put bombs near the Democratic and Republican committee headquarters, hours before the assault on the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.