On Friday afternoon, Chuck Schumer and nine other Democratic Senators joined with their Republican colleagues on the key vote to enable passage of a stop-gap funding bill to keep the federal government running through September. In congressional jargon, this bill is referred to as a continuing resolution (CR).  Lots of…

I’m just back from attending the 2025 Global Summit on Constitutionalism at the University of Texas at Austin. This is an academic conference that assembles 300 scholars from around the world for three days of research presentations, keynote addresses, and discussion.  As always, I learned a lot, some of it…

I’m deeply concerned about ICE’s recent arrest of Columbia University student activist Mahmoud Khalil. Mr. Khalil is a green card holder who is in this country legally and has not been charged with any crime. He has been detained purely because he exercised constitutionally protected free speech rights in ways…

Sickening mold, bug infestations, malfunctioning heaters, broken toilets, sexual harassment, and much more. These only scratch the surface of the conditions that many Syracuse tenants confront daily. And when tenants push back against the landlords that perpetuate these harms, they often find themselves vulnerable to retaliation, with limited legal protections…

Recently General John Kelley, former Homeland Security Secretary and White House Chief of Staff under President Trump, said that Trump could be described as a “fascist.” But what does that mean? Is just an insult hurled at someone you dislike? Or is there a substantial similarity between Trump’s politics and historical…

We looked at the data comparing races that occurred in 2022 and in 2023. When comparing these races turnout was higher in 2022 compare in 2023 in every race. Some races turnout was 263% higher in 2022 than in 2023.

With less than 24 hours notice, there was 18 comments into the public record against spending taxpayer money on a frivolous lawsuit from residents of Onondaga County. And this doesn’t include emails and calls people made directly to their legislator.

On Saturday, January 6, 2024, over 70 people turned out to loudly affirm that the attack on our Capitol was indeed the worst insurrection since the Civil War. And even further that this must never happen again.

Here’s what we found: Kids are held back in school. Their speech is delayed. They suffer from anemia. They can’t comprehend what their parents and teachers are saying. Some are anxious and don’t trust new people and situations.  Read it on Syracuse.com

The candidates laid out their platforms two months ahead of Election Day. Read on Central Current