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Sheriff Conway refuses body cameras while more U.S. police forces embrace them Today 6:00 AM A Newark, N.J. police officer displays how a body cam is worn during a news conference unveiling the department's new cameras in 2017. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)AP Facebook Share Syracuse, N.Y. — The New York State Police this month started to equip troopers with body cameras. Sheriff’s deputies in Erie, Monroe and Albany counties — three of the biggest Upstate counties — wear body cameras. One department has had them for six years. In Onondaga County, at least 10 of the county’s 15 police de...

Working Families Party will give its coveted mayoral ballot line to... no one Updated Mar 11, 2021; Posted Mar 11, 2021 Michael Greene (top left) and Khalid Bey (bottom left) are seeking the Democratic Party nomination to challenge Ben Walsh (right) for Syracuse mayor in 2021. Photos by Dennis Nett and Scott Schild. Facebook Share Syracuse, N.Y. — The Working Families Party has decided who to endorse in the Syracuse mayor’s race: No one. Party leaders chose not to give any candidate the coveted ballot line in this year’s race. Three candidates had interviewed with local party members:...

Safe Third Country appeal rests in court’s hands March 4, 2021 The decision on whether to overturn a July 2020 court decision rendering the Safe Third Country Agreement between Canada and the United States invalid is now in the hands of three judges of the Federal Court of Appeal. The judges heard arguments in the final days of February as to whether they should overturn the ruling by Justice Ann Marie McDonald that the Canada-U.S. deal on asylum seekers violates Section 7 of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms, which guarantees life, liberty and security of the person to everyone on Cana...

DBusiness Magazine DBusiness Daily Update: SMBA Awards 331 Small Businesses $3M in Grants to Winterize Operations, Cinch I.T. to Open First Michigan Location in Troy, and More Our roundup of the latest news from metro Detroit and Michigan businesses as well as announcements from government agencies, including updates about the COVID-19 pandemic. To share a business or nonprofit story, please send us a message. Courtesy of Bridge Our roundup of the latest news from metro Detroit and Michigan businesses as well as announcements from government agencies, including updates about the COVID-19 pand...

Syracuse’s Columbus statue group escalates political war against Ben Walsh Updated Feb 11, 2021; Posted Feb 10, 2021 The annual Columbus Day wreath laying ceremony in Syracuse N.Y. Oct 12, 2020. Mark Nicotra and Nick Pirro hand off a weath to be placed at the foot of the Christopher Columbus statue. The city has announced that the statue will be removed. Dennis Nett | dnett@syracuse.com Facebook Share Syracuse, N.Y. — A group of politically powerful Columbus statue supporters have ramped up their fight against Mayor Ben Walsh, who last year announced he will remove the Christopher Colum...