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State and Local
From the State and Local Action Team
Join us on August 2nd at 12PM to rally outside the Onondaga County Legislature to say No to spending $85 million of taxpayer money on an expensive aquarium! At 1PM attend the county’s meeting and sign up to speak during the public comment time. For more details please visit our…
Every year is an election year! See who is running for Onondaga County Legislature, for the City of Syracuse, in the Towns and Villages. There are Democrat, Republican, Conservative & Working Families primary elections on June 22, 2021.
Before we focus our attention on 2020 to protect our democracy, we need to first focus on our local government. Local governments make decisions that impact our communities. County government decides how to fund important services and programs ranging from health services, infrastructure priorities, and where district lines are drawn.…
Onondaga County is considering a beach on Onondaga Lake. Despite depictions of the lake as "clean," at least 9.5 million cubic yards of sediment contaminated with hazardous industrial wastes remain at the bottom of the lake. This idea is completely irresponsible.
Did you see our NY State Progressive Agenda in the Jan/Feb 2019 issue of the Peace Newsletter? Take a look at our updated piece.
Primary season 2019 is a potential game changer for Central New York, as our movement produces an ever-increasing number of progressive local candidates. In Washington and across the country, we’re seeing candidates from communities most impacted by inequality and racism step up and run for office, and win. Likewise in…