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The Syracuse Common Council is considering opting-in to the state's Good Cause Eviction Law. Rick Destito says more regulations aren't necessarily the answer. -
The Syracuse Common Council is considering opting in to the state's Good Cause Eviction Law. -
County Executive Ryan McMahon doesn't want to call the Nov. 2025 groundbreaking a "delay" because intensive work is ongoing. It was originally set for this June, and then next spring. -
The city hopes to secure a $20 million EPA grant that aims to reduce single-use vehicular traffic. -
He says the backlog of voter documents and management issues should be a "wake-up call" for party leadership and the legislature, who appoint the elections commissioners. -
County elections commissioners first told WAER News they faced a 20,000 voter backlog in late September, apparently sounding alarm bells for state officials.
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The indictment against Vikash Yadav points to a direct link between the Indian government and what prosecutors say was a murder-for-hire scheme on American soil. -
Iowa now has a six-week abortion ban. Some Iowa college students say schools aren’t doing enough to ensure access to emergency contraceptives and birth control. So they’re taking it on themselves.
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The August incident is under investigation by the police department's internal affairs division and is being reviewed by the Maricopa County Attorney's Office. -
Many homes were damaged or destroyed in North Carolina during Hurricane Helene and many more remain at risk from future storms. That's in part because state lawmakers have rejected or delayed efforts to modernize building codes.
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NPR's Juana Summers talks with Daniel Byman, senior fellow at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, about the assassination of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar and what it means for the war in Gaza.
