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Wednesday, February 06, 2013  Syracuse councilors will hold a future public hearing on a proposal to force employers to do away with criminal history questions on job applications.

Tuesday, February 05, 2013  CenterState CEO says bill would make it a crime for private companies to conduct criminal background checks.

Monday, July 30, 2012  A week after local police, led by the Drug Enforcement Administration conducted raids on a number of head shops in central New York, the Syracuse Common Council enacted a ban on the possession and sale of synthetic drugs including "bath salts."

Tuesday, April 17, 2012  The Nuclear Regulatory Commission's Petition Review Board is looking into a petition filed by groups in Central New York.

Tuesday, February 08, 2011  If you take a drive down Euclid Avenue just to the east of Syracuse University, you'll likely see a barrage of students walking to and from class.  Drive down it on the weekend, and you'll likely see kids walking to and from party to party.  What you might not notice -- families live there, too.  And a local law in Syracuse has tried to strike a balance between both groups, limiting the number of occupants in a building by the number of parking spaces available.