Howie Hawkins will declare his candidacy for mayor of Syracuse today, Thursday, May 4 at 2 pm the The Event Center at the corner of S. Salina St. and Brighton Ave.

Hawkins will outline his strategic vision for the future of Syracuse during a Hawkins administration, his action plan for realizing that vision, and his plan for winning the election.

Green Party Calls for Consolidating Governmental Functions within a Federated Model of Metro Government

In response to the Consensus Commission's proposal for metropolitan government, the Green Party issued a statement today rejecting the Commission's metropolitan government proposal and offering its own “federated model” for metropolitan government as more democratic and more acceptable to city and town residents alike.

“This would be the consolidation of segregation,” Howie Hawkins, the Green Party county chair and author of the statement, said of the Commission's proposed structure for metropolitan government.