New York Population Growth Continues to Lag
New York State population has grown at a rate of 1.7% to 19,297,729 since the last census in 2000, according to population estimates release by the US Bureau of the Census this week. These estimates of population represent an increase of 320,908 New Yorkers from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2007.
For a similar period, the nation grew at a rate of 7.2% to 301,621,157 and increase of over 20 million people since the last census. New York ranked 17th in the nation in total population increase and 43rd in percentage of population increase when compared with other states. Florida, the 4th largest state in the union, grew at a rate of 14.2% for the same period, just over 1 million people behind New York.
Cummulative Population by County from 2000 to 2007
Cummulative Components of population change from 2000 to 2007
Annual population change from 2006 to 2007
Cummulative population change by state from 2007 to 2006
Prevailing Wage in New York State
A recent study conducted by the Center for Governmental Research, (CGR) commissioned by the New York State Economic Development Council, concluded that “there will be a very significant impact of the ability of New York Regions to compete for projects if prevailing wages were extended to IDA projects in New York State.“ The CGR study took a comprehensive look at the comparative costs for market wage and prevailing wage projects in 7 New York Statistical metropolitan areas and compared them both within New York and with competitor regions around the country.
- Prevailing Wage in New York State
The Impact on Project Cost and Competitiveness by thge Center for Governmental Research in January 2008.
Pre-K Task Force sends report to state leaders
The Temporary Task Force on Pre-School Special Education, established in the 2007-08 State Budget, has issued its report and improvement recommendations to state leaders.
Click here to download a PDF copy of the report.
NYSAC GASB 45 Webinar
In 2008, several counties will begin implement GASB 45, which requires government entitles to report liabilities for Other Post Employment Benefits (OPEB) such as health care and life insurance.
As counties prepare to implement this new Government Accounting Standards Board rule, the obvious question is: What's Next?
In response, NYSAC coordinated a webinar that featured a panel of experts to discuss current issues and outline management strategies for county government.
