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Friday, January 25, 2013  Syracuse firefighters union, Local 280, placed and ad in The Post-Standard in an effort to stop Fire Station 7 from closing. The ad ran in Thursday’s "Neighbors" section.

Thursday, January 24, 2013  Members of the Local 280 lined the perimeter of the building where Mayor Stephanie Miner delivered her state of the city address to protest the potential closing of fire station #7 on University Hill.

Wednesday, January 16, 2013  Fire Station No. 7 on Syracuse's east side may close to eliminate $30 million budget deficit.

Wednesday, January 02, 2013  Moody's Investors Service says Congress must go beyond its deal this week and come up with a plan to shrink the budget deficit if it wants to keep the U.S. government's top credit rating.

Friday, October 26, 2012 

Tuesday, July 17, 2012  Several Upstate New York mayors met in Syracuse to work together on financial issues and massive budget gaps.

Tuesday, May 17, 2011  A new law proposed by two state lawmakers would allow companies to advertise on the outside of school buses, much like they can on Centro buses.

Friday, March 25, 2011  You'll soon pay more to ride the bus, but not as soon as first expected.

Monday, February 21, 2011  New York Senator Charles Schumer is hopeful that a government shutdown can be avoided -- telling reporters that letting it happen would be a disaster.

Friday, February 18, 2011  West Genesee Superintendent Chris Brown says unions representing teachers, assistants, administrators and others have agreed to a pay freeze for the coming school year.

Wednesday, December 01, 2010  Gov.-elect Andrew Cuomo on Tuesday said New York's Legislature "failed to perform" when New Yorkers needed it because lawmakers chose not to address a $315 million deficit in this week's special session.

Tuesday, November 30, 2010  The New York Legislature has decided not to address a $315 million budget deficit in its special session.

Monday, November 15, 2010  New York state Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli says the state's current deficit is nearly $1 billion, three times larger than projected by Gov. David Paterson.

Tuesday, November 09, 2010  Gov.-elect Andrew Cuomo says there's no room for new taxes or otherwise buying the state's way out of a projected $9 billion operating deficit in the upcoming fiscal year.

Friday, November 05, 2010  New York's hard times just got harder.