
Politics and Government
Political news for central New York
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The Watertown City Council recently approved a plan to bond for $12 million, repairing the leaking Thompson Park reservoir.
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Former Rep. Brandon Williams testified this week in his Senate confirmation hearing to lead the National Nuclear Security Administration. Williams would be an Undersecretary in the Department of Energy.
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The City of Syracuse is working to fix a water supply shortage, as water usage in the city has spiked and remained at an unusual level.
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Watertown lawmakers are exploring what to do about the city’s leaking 5-million-gallon reservoir in Thompson Park.
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Onondaga County Democratic Elections Commissioner Dustin Czarny argued for more funding for elections boards – especially to update aging infrastructure.
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North Country Republican Congresswoman Elise Stefanik testified before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee Tuesday as President Trump’s pick for U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations.
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President-elect Trump has nominated Zeldin to lead the Environmental Protection Agency.
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President-elect Trump announced on Truth Social that Williams will serve as the Under Secretary for Nuclear Security and the Administrator of the National Nuclear Security Administration at the United States Department of Energy.
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Central New York Rep. John Mannion has been appointed to the House Education and Workforce Committee and the House Committee on Agriculture.
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The Democratic governor addressed the issues plaguing her party. Will it be enough to rescue her electoral brand?