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Buerkle talks vets, seniors’ healthcare at town hall
WRVO 5/4/12 Ryan Delaney http://www.wrvo.fm/post/buerkle-talks-vets-seniors-healthcare-town-hall After opening with acknowledgement of the veterans present and the work she’s done for them, Rep. Ann Marie Buerkle (R-Onondaga Hill) turned her focus to a flyer that was
Read More »Calls for campaign finance reform
A coalition of Syracuse area groups is calling for reform of the system used to finance political campaigns. They're calling for a public finance law, claiming it would reduce the influence of big corporate
Read More »Syracuse area residents plan road trip to lobby in Albany
Some 100 local people will hop buses to Albany Wednesday to rally for changes in state education funding, said Tanika Jones-Cole, Syracuse lead organizer for Citizen Action of New York
Read More »Race for Congress in District 25
The Federal Small Business Administration announcing a new round of training to aid Syracuse area companies grow
Read More »Protesters contend Verizon fails to pay a fair share of taxes
Community grassroots organizations, religious leaders and local residents gathered at the downtown Syracuse Verizon building Tuesday to complain the company is not paying its fair share of taxes
Read More »Syracuse protesters call on Verizon executives to pay ‘fair share’ in corporate taxes
A small group of protesters gathered outside Verizon headquarters in downtown Syracuse on Tuesday, calling on the company and its executives to pay their fair share in corporate taxes
Read More »Protestors respond to Rove’s visit
Protestors lined the pathways between the Schine Student Center and the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications on Wednesday in response to Karl Rove's visit to Syracuse University
Read More »Groups ask for more direct aid to schools
New York's schools may be getting more money under the budget proposed by Governor Andrew Cuomo. But members of one advocacy group say they're not satisfied with the way it's being distributed
Read More »‘FDR’ – Healthcare Cuts are Raw Deal
Syracuse Post-Standard http://www.syracuse.com/news/index.ssf/2011/07/fdr_healthcare_cuts_are_a_raw.html Syracuse, NY — Syracusans got a visit from the past on Wednesday as two actors dressed as Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt addressed a group of protesters outside the federal building on
Read More »Public Hearings on State Redistricting
SYRACUSE, N.Y. -- It's a group is search of respect. Vilified by the governor as too partisan. Criticized by protestors, outside their first public hearing as too beholden to the status quo. "Unfortunately, they're only
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