Syracuse common councilors and their challengers are defending their records and offering new ideas ahead of the upcoming election in November. A recent public forum for all the council candidates focused on jobs, the city's finances and police. The two women running to be the next council president debated the importance of city contractors hiring Minority and Women-Owned Business Enterprises or MWBEs. The Democrats’ designated candidate, Councilor Helen Hudson, said she has been strengthening MWBEs. “That’s why I work with the black minority contractors to ensure that we get them working and get them on some of these projects,” Hudson said. "I've been on the council seven years and I think I've done quite a bit on the council in seven years to try to make sure that our community gets what they're supposed to get." Hudson’s challenger, Democrat Sha’Sha Wheat said the city should close the loopholes that allow contractors to be exempt from the requirement to hire a certain number of
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