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Monday, May 06, 2013  Early alerts and strategies to lessen impact of invasive tree killer

Monday, February 25, 2013  After more than a century, the Census Bureau is dropping its use of the word "Negro" to describe black Americans in surveys.

Wednesday, January 23, 2013  Tonight, outreach workers will scour the Syracuse area looking for homeless people under bridges in hospital emergency rooms and in other locations.

Wednesday, October 10, 2012  Gov. Andrew Cuomo is ordering that state services be offered and explained in six major non-English languages.

Thursday, March 29, 2012  Hundreds of you have unclaimed cash out there and you may not even know it.

Tuesday, February 28, 2012  A federal judge on Monday prepared to take over New York's redistricting process from the state Legislature, where it's been delayed.

Thursday, September 22, 2011  In record-setting numbers, young adults struggling to find work are shunning long-distance moves to live with Mom and Dad, delaying marriage and buying fewer homes, often raising kids out of wedlock.

Wednesday, June 08, 2011  Business, government and community leaders got a chance to look to the future, so they can make better plans today.

Thursday, May 12, 2011  New York state is getting older, and rural areas are leading the way.

Tuesday, March 29, 2011  The Onondaga County legislature meets in special session Tuesday to begin the process of redistricting in light of new census figures.

Friday, March 25, 2011  Census 2010 figures for New York state show minimal growth in New York City over the past decade and population losses in the largest upstate cities.

Thursday, March 24, 2011  The U.S. Census bureau is expected to release some new figures about New York State's population later today.

Thursday, February 03, 2011  The Department of the Interior and the Census Bureau have taken away boundaries on the new Census maps that showed Oneida Nation land suddenly growing tenfold.

Thursday, January 20, 2011  Madison County officials are speaking out over recent changes made by the U.S. Census Bureau, which changed the maps designating Indian reservation land.

Wednesday, December 22, 2010  Matt's Memo: Matt Mulcahy blogs about New York's once dominant position in congress being eroded.  New York needs to set goals to return to the top.