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1 hour, 18 minutes ago  The commander of New York's largest military complex tells state lawmakers that they shouldn't take the post for granted with Pentagon budget cuts looming.

Wednesday, May 08, 2013  Syracuse city councilors voted to add money into the proposed budget to avoid staffing cuts to the fire department, but the Mayor says she'll ignore them.

Friday, May 03, 2013  U.S. employers added 165,000 jobs in April, and hiring was much stronger in the previous two months than first thought. The gains trimmed the unemployment rate to a four-year low of 7.5 percent.

Wednesday, May 01, 2013  Firefighters from all over New York State came together May 1 at Syracuse City Hall in the latest call to Mayor Stephanie Miner to stop proposed cuts to the fire department.

Monday, April 29, 2013  Syracuse Common Council public budget hearing is dominated by talk of fire department cutbacks.

Thursday, April 25, 2013  With flight delays mounting, the Senate has passed legislation to end air traffic controller furloughs blamed for inconveniencing large numbers of travelers.

Wednesday, April 24, 2013  The White House now says it's willing to consider legislation that would give the administration the budget-cutting flexibility to avoid furloughs of air traffic controllers.

Friday, March 29, 2013  Federal officials are advising travelers to expect longer wait times during the Easter weekend at the border crossings with Canada in western and northern New York.

Monday, March 25, 2013  Parents and students from the Westhill Central School Disitrct attend a budget meeting Monday night to discuss the $1.1 million in cuts the district faces.

Sunday, March 24, 2013  More than one hundred current and former postal workers came out today in Syracuse to make their voices heard. They were looking to stop deliveries from being eliminated on Saturdays.

Tuesday, March 19, 2013  Tutition assistance for active duty military and reservists has been eliminated as part of federal sequester cuts.

Wednesday, March 13, 2013  Mayor Miner writes a letter to FAA asking them to reconsider eliminating the overnight shifts for air traffic controllers at Hancock International Airport, citing safety concerns.

Friday, March 08, 2013  Dozens of people were out rallying against Governor Andrew Cuomo's proposal to cut $120 million in state funding for those with disabilities.

Friday, March 01, 2013  Here's a bright spot amid the doom and gloom of the government's automatic spending cuts: They shouldn't delay tax refunds.

Friday, March 01, 2013  Automatic federal spending cuts take effect Friday after lawmakers were unable to reach an agreement. President Barack Obama says it may take a couple of weeks or a couple of months to reach a deal to end Washington's battle over spending cuts.