The Van Duyn Center for Rehabilitation and Nursing received 76 citations from the state for quality of life, medical care and safety issues. Families of deceased former residents of the center shared their experiences with The DO. Read more »
Since Upstate Services Group has owned Van Duyn Center for Rehabilitation and Nursing, the average number of complaints of health and safety violations per year more than quadrupled. Read more »
The report showed a decrease in liquor violation referrals and reported rapes and a spike in reported burglaries and drug referrals in 2018. Read more »
Since the start of the school year, SU has experienced upticks in intoxication, personal injury and larceny reports. Read more »
Republican David Knapp, who was unanimously voted to replace County Executive Ryan McMahon as chairman last month, has been involved in the central New York political scene since 1999. Read more »
Since 2012, the number of craft breweries in New York has doubled. Heritage Hill Brewhouse & Kitchen owner Dan Palladino said he thinks its local flair will help Heritage Hill rise above the competition. Read more »
Legislation went into effect on Monday that reclassifies 16- and 17-year olds as minors, prohibiting them from being housed in county jails. Read more »
The hiring of new advisers will be funded in part by the $100 million Invest Syracuse fundraising initiative. Read more »
The new policy will offer staff and graduate students up to 12 weeks off with partial pay. Read more »
A local sophomore at Jamesville-DeWitt High School is wearing a dress every day for a month to raise awareness about human trafficking, both abroad and in the United States. Read more »
Daina Stock and her family spent $18,000 on out-of-pocket medical bills last year. The tax deduction that allows her to write off some of those expenses is in jeopardy under the House GOP tax plan. Read more »
Regina Jones, a member of the Oneida Nation, Turtle Clan, co-founded SU’s Native Student Program and is currently orchestrating the campus-wide celebration of National Native American Heritage Month. Read more »
President Donald Trump’s administration shortened the open enrollment period for the national health insurance marketplace to six weeks from 12. Read more »
A recent survey of about 3,800 students found that 40 percent of white student respondents had recently experienced food insecurity and 57 percent of black student respondents had experienced food insecurity. Read more »
Undercounting could threaten an area’s political representation and opportunity for state and federal funding. Read more »
Students of color graduate with thousands of dollars more debt than the average white student, and an additional year of required housing at Syracuse University could add to that financial burden. Read more »
Electric car sales have increased in the last year, but experts disagree over how significant the role of electric cars is in reducing greenhouse gas emissions. Read more »
A report from the New York State Office of Campus Safety found that less than half of the state’s colleges and universities are compliant with the “Enough is Enough” law on sexual assault. Read more »
Tatiana Nolen is a sexual assault survivor and a person of color. Now she’s empowering other students of color to fight back against campus sexual assault. Read more »
The lawsuit alleges that rescinding DACA discriminates against people of Mexican heritage and will cost New York state tens of millions in tax dollars. Some experts say the lawsuit faces a “tough battle” in courts. Read more »
Native Americans have experienced the highest rate of prescription opioid deaths out of any ethnic group. Read more »
Sinclair, a right-leaning media conglomerate that owns three Syracuse television stations, is about to merge with one of its biggest competitors. Read more »
While some SUNY-ESF students are celebrating the governor’s free SUNY tuition plan, others have expressed doubt about some of its requirements and concerns about how it might affect admissions. Read more »
On March 16, the Trump administration released its 2018 budget proposal, which called for the federal work-study program’s funding to be cut “significantly.” Read more »
