Congressional candidates spar on land trust

EAST SYRACUSE - Tension was mounting in the Time Warner Cable studio Wednesday afternoon as the congressional candidates for the 24th District debated key issues.

Incumbent Michael Arcuri addressed the importance of negotiation with regard to the Oneida Indian Nation as well as the Cayuga Nation.

Arcuri, D-Utica, has been an opponent of the Oneida land-into-trust from the start, he said.