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Three Baldwinsville police officers took ‘demeaning’ photo of prisoner in 2005, documents reveal
How Onondaga County’s Democrats and Republicans each found disappointment in 2024’s elections
The photograph ‘had great potential to bring discredit to the Baldwinsville Police Department,’ disciplinary records show. Officers took the photo shortly after U.S. military’s Abu Ghraib scandal
Hope Café CEO Matt Cullipher suggested Central Current may be a good fit for its sponsorship program in the same email he suggested Central Current may make inaccurate accusations against a major donor to his nonprofit.
Local wins couldn’t offset Democrats’ anxieties over losing the presidency. Donald Trump’s win couldn’t offset the gut punch created by local Republican losses.
How a Syracuse-based nonprofit’s apprenticeship is empowering formerly incarcerated people
Unchained, a nonprofit working to empower formerly and currently incarcerated people while shrinking the carceral state, created the apprenticeship to teach formerly incarcerated people how to become community organizers.
What is Prop 1? New York’s Equal Rights Amendment is on the ballot this year
New York’s version of the ERA could be approved by voters across the state this year. Learn more about the ERA and its opposition.
Senator Rachel May wins fourth term, defeats Caleb Slater in NY-48 race
Rachel May defended her state senate seat on Tuesday, winning re-election in New York’s 48th district.
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Baltimore Witness
Defense Attorney Implies His Client’s Ex-Girlfriend Framed Him With Attempted Murder in Opening Statement
Murder Defendant’s Hearing Continued Due to Assistant State’s Attorney’s Oversight
Jury Finds Codefendants Not Guilty of Murder in Gang-Related Homicide
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As rent increases in Syracuse, so does displacement
The state of housing in Syracuse is a crisis. The continuously increased cost of rent and spike in evictions have hit families living in concentrated poverty the hardest.
Grindr is warping perceptions of intimacy
The path from ‘gray market’ marijuana to legal needs to be more accessible
Although the gay dating and hookup app can be a convenient way for queer people to connect, unless you’re geared toward no strings attached interactions, it’s unlikely you’ll find lasting relationships.
For people affected by the war on drugs and those in the “Legacy Cannabis Market,” entering the legal marijuana market has been nearly impossible. The state is shutting out people they claimed to prioritize.