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Heading towards Election day on November 2, Mayor Ben Walsh has raised more than four times as much money than his Democratic opponent Khalid Bey.

Syracuse mayoral candidates lay out visions for economic recovery Deandre Gutierrez | Contributing Photographer Federal funding has healed some of the city’s financial woes. Syracuse is on track to receive $126 million in federal funds in 2021, one of the largest cash injections in city history. Facebook Subscribe to our newsletter here. The pandemic has put extreme financial pressure on both the city of Syracuse and its residents. The Daily Orange spoke to the five Syracuse mayoral candidates about their economic priorities for the city post-pandemic. COVID-19 and the economy Syracuse cut ...

What Syracuse mayoral candidates think about public safety, police reform Wiley Chen | Contributing Photographer In February, the Common Council and the mayor’s office approved the Syracuse Police Reform and Reinvention Plan, a 76-page document outlining the city’s vision for the future of policing. Facebook Subscribe to our newsletter here. Public safety has been one of the most important issues in the Syracuse mayor’s race so far.  The Daily Orange spoke with each of the five candidates for mayor and asked them what the city needs to do to improve safety. Police reform In February, t...

The Michael Greene for Mayor campaign kicked off in earnest this weekend when volunteers assembled outside the Staffworks employment agency in Syracuse.

Republican Janet Burman officially launched her mayoral campaign with a strong focus on public safety. Burman says public safety is her number one priority, and accuses city leaders of making the wrong move when they tried to reduce spending because of the pandemic.  " The common council and the mayoral administration acted to reduce the Syracuse Police budget by over $6 million.  My first action as mayor will be to restore that funding.”                    Burman says fire safety needs to be a top priority when the I-81 project gets underway.  She says the city should start pl...