County leaders from across the state and representatives from the anti-hunger community, today called on Congress to delay implementation of a major federal cost shift to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), warning it will strain local budgets and threaten food access for millions of New Yorkers.

Counties are on the front lines of environmental protection—from maintaining water infrastructure to helping residents reduce energy costs and modernizing local fleets. This Earth Day, we are calling on state leaders to deliver a final budget that gives counties the tools they need to meet these responsibilities.

As a confluence of federal cost shifts, general inflation, rising pension obligations, and growing healthcare costs are creating a fiscal emergency for county governments, the New York State Association of Counties (NYSAC) is calling for support in the SFY 2027 State Budget.

The New York State Association of Counties (NYSAC) supports modernizing the State Environmental Quality Review Act (SEQRA) to address the delays and costs that affect municipalities across New York State seeking to build housing, infrastructure, and community facilities their residents need.

The New York State Association of Counties, the New York Association of Towns, and the New York Conference of Mayors jointly support Governor Kathy Hochul's comprehensive automobile insurance reform proposals in the State Fiscal Year 2026-27 Executive Budget.

Our position is unequivocal: if the State of New York chooses to amend Tier 6, the State must fully fund all costs associated with those changes.

In testimony before the Joint Legislative Budget Hearing on Local and General Government,NYSAC urged the State to act decisively to protect local governments and property taxpayers from unprecedented federal policy changes

As a result of new federal and existing state laws pertaining to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), counties across the state will be on the hook for an estimated $170 million in new costs. 

Presidents of the statewide associations representing counties and county executives weigh in on Governor Hochul's SFY 2027 Executive Budget proposal.

Counties Call on Feds to Restore Funding and Work with States to Address Legitimate Fraud Concerns