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Sunday, March 03, 2013  Gov. Andrew Cuomo says the federal budget fight forcing temporary across-the-board spending cuts will affect New Yorkers including students and seniors.

Monday, February 25, 2013  The Liverpool School District unveiled its 2013-2014 budget proposal on Monday night.

Monday, February 18, 2013  A new study has found teaching parents to switch channels from violent shows to educational TV can improve preschoolers' behavior, even without getting them to watch less.

Wednesday, November 28, 2012  Onondaga Community College and St. John Fisher College in Rochester form an academic alliance. The partnership allows students who earn their associates degree at OCC to transfer to Fisher to complete their Baccaulaureate.

Wednesday, September 19, 2012  New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman says his office has settled an investigation for $18 million into seven years of overcharges by a food company serving 39 school and public lunch programs statewide.

Wednesday, May 16, 2012  In the Tully school district, voters passed the proposed budget, but several propositions on the ballot failed. That means the district will be losing some curricular programs and extracurricular activities.

Wednesday, March 07, 2012  Onondaga County's top prosecutor joined several district attorneys from across the state, urging lawmakers to make funding for child abuse prevention programs a top priority.

Tuesday, September 13, 2011  Cornell University says it will submit its proposal for a New York City tech campus this fall.

Tuesday, July 26, 2011  A programming note for fans of the New York Yankees and shows on the CW network.

Monday, July 11, 2011  Syracuse to become a model for enforcing cell phone, texting bans

Friday, May 20, 2011  The Food Bank of Central New York is starting a new chapter trying to meet the growing needs of the area.

Thursday, April 21, 2011  The Hannibal School Board voted 7 times Thursday night before agreeing on a spending plan, just one day before the deadline.

Monday, April 18, 2011  It's the largest tax hike in years for the North Syracuse School District. Monday night, the school board approved it's budget which includes a 5.2% increase.

Thursday, April 07, 2011  The Jordan Elbridge School District may have to cut 29-jobs and ask taxpayers to accept a 7.3% tax levy increase.

Thursday, March 17, 2011  The graduate business program in entrepreneurship in the Whitman School of Management at Syracuse University has been ranked as one of the top 15 best specialty graduate business programs nationwide in U.S. News & World Report's "Best Graduate Schools, 2012 Edition."