Counties in the News, March 16, 2017

• By: NYSAC
• On: 03/16/2017 11:05:07
• In: Counties in the News

NYSAC
Assembly Supports Modernizing Online Sales Tax, Senate Rejects
One of the counties' priority issues has been accepted by the NYS Assembly's one house budget resolution, but rejected by the Senate.
 
The Governor's Budget proposes updating New York Sales tax to ensure currently owed sales tax is collected on Internet based transactions. The proposal calls for large online platforms to collect sales tax on behalf of their vendors. The Governor estimates that on a full annual basis about $275 million in state and local sales tax is not being collected.
 
NYSAC will continue to advocate for this proposal to be included in the final version of the budget.
 
STATEWIDE
Physician assistants now able to certify for medical marijuana
 
LONG ISLAND
Greenporters renew call for North Ferry fee
 
HUDSON VALLEY
Rockland works to transition to new bus service contract
 
Cuomo deploys National Guard for cleanup after blizzard
 
CAPITAL
Rensselaer County Legislature prepares to fill vacancy
 
NORTH COUNTRY
Essex County digging out from storm
 
MOHAWK VALLEY
Cuomo promises to assist with storm cleanup
 
Swanger lays out plans for student housing
 
Contract authorized for impact statement

SOUTHERN TIER
Governor Cuomo on Southern Tier: 'It's worse than anywhere else in the state'
 
CENTRAL NEW YORK
NY lawmakers ignore Cuomo's municipal consolidation plan as budget talks heat up
 
FINGER LAKES
County executive helps Meals on Wheels
 
47th Annual Rural Urban Dinner
 
WESTERN NEW YORK
Control board approves ECMC borrowing for new emergency department
 
Legislators support transfer of jail medical services
 
Wyoming County Community Hospital and ECMC team up on administrative services
 
Public meeting scheduled to present recommendations from Erie County broadband internet study