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Friday, June 14, 2013  North Syracuse School Superintendent Kim Dyce Faucette is urging voters to approve the district's latest budget proposal claiming that a defeat would be "drastic."

Thursday, June 13, 2013  Property owners along the Connective Corridor can breathe a sigh of relief, at least for now. The Syracuse Common Council voted down a proposed tax fee for businesses on the Connective Corridor at a special meeting on Thursday, 6 to 1.

Wednesday, June 12, 2013  The area around Syracuse University could benefit from a new proposal to designate areas around college campuses as tax free zones for new businesses. New York Governor Andrew Cuomo talked about the proposal at Syracuse University Wednesday, explaining how it could help to keep businesses and jobs in New York.

Wednesday, June 12, 2013  Property owners along the Connective Corridor in Syracuse will learn Thursday whether their tax bills will increase by around $3,000 to pay for maintenance.

Monday, June 10, 2013  Annual fee for a business would be approximately $2,000 if the measure passes.

Tuesday, June 04, 2013  Former corporate president Lloyd Martin pleads guilty to under reporting income to the IRS.

Monday, June 03, 2013  Neighbors and business owners expressed their frustration at a board meeting over a 22% property tax increase.

Sunday, May 26, 2013  You're entitled to a review, but come prepared

Friday, May 17, 2013  Crews are working to demolish part of the former Nestle chocolate plant in Fulton to make way for redevelopments.

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.

Monday, April 15, 2013  Monday night, April 15, our panel of experts will answer your questions about last minute tax preparations and planning ahead for next year.

Monday, April 08, 2013  Board of Education adopts $76,410,610 budget proposal for 2013-14 that increases spending 2.46 percent.

Monday, April 08, 2013  Syracuse Mayor Stephanie Miner announced Monday that she has submitted the Fiscal Year 2013-2014 budget for the City of Syracuse to the Common Council. The budget includes no increase in property taxes and no layoffs, but does plan to close Fire Station 7.

Monday, April 01, 2013  Monday night, our panel of experts will answer your questions about tax preparation and identity theft.

Wednesday, March 27, 2013  Good-government groups are slamming New York's legislature for what one senator called "vampire" voting because much of the new $135 billion budget is built on reviving taxes and the bills are being voted on in the dead of night.