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Counties in the News, March 30, 2018
- By: NYSAC
- On: 03/30/2018 11:49:58
- In: Counties in the News
STATE BUDGET UPDATE
State Lawmakers started passing budget bills last night and early this morning. Negotiations continue on outstanding items. Legislative leaders, through media reports, say they are still working to enact and on time budget.
NYSAC is monitoring bills as they become available, and we will provide updates to members as progress unfolds in the State Capitol.
NATION
Counties need to assess damage from opioids
Cities Vs. States: A Looming Battle For Control Of High-Stakes Opioid Litigation
Trump Proposal Would Penalize Legal Immigrants for Getting Tax Refunds
To Pay or Not to Pay Hackers? Ransomware Poses a Dilemma for Governments
City or Suburbs? What Do Millennials Really Want?
A New Tool to Fight Disaster Insurance Fraud: Satellites
STATEWIDE
Final budget deal close as lawmakers vote on first spending bills
After 1,600 data breaches last year, new rules proposed for New York businesses
Self-driving cars, diaper stations in as state budget talks continue
NY legislature passes measure making it illegal for cops to have sex with prisoners
Gov. Cuomo asks IJC to keep letting water out of Lake Ontario
SALT Workaround Remains Alive In Budget Talks
Appeal to end ‘LLC loophole' is rejected
NEW YORK CITY
New York City is launching public cybersecurity tools to keep residents from getting hacked
NYPD bosses to get body cameras next week
Updated: 6 questions about the Gateway Program, answered
LONG ISLAND
Study finds typical Lier earns less than half what it takes to buy a home
Price Management gets IDA tax breaks to expand in Nassau; will add 23 jobs
Nassau IDA holds first meeting since Curran became Nassau executive
Albany weighs plan to limit Nassau assessment volatility
New York provides $6M for Coliseum renovation
County Legislature OKs 10-year tax plan
HUDSON VALLEY
Lawmakers Urged to Include Internet Fairness Act Conformity in State Budget
Day: April Is Donate Life Month In Rockland County
Rockland lays retired veterans commissioner Donnellan to rest
Ulster County Head Start expands in Saugerties
Latimer supports Indian Point tax stabilization fund proposal
Dutchess County schedules hazardous waste disposal day April 7
Dutchess County mass transit workers vote to strike
Orange County to host free homeowners workshop
CAPITAL
New York counties partner to build biosolid waste facility
Sheriff wants deputies to train pistol permit applicants
Economic index for Saratoga County shows it continues to do well
Schenectady crime stats down in 2017
Land Bank and Habitat revive zombie property
Saratoga County to learn economic health Thursday
Residents deserve first shot at Albany County jobs
NORTH COUNTRY
$1 million available for farmland preservation in St. Lawrence County, rest of NY
MOHAWK VALLEY
Capitol Pressroom: County Executive Anthony Picente and Sen. John DeFrancisco
IDA forms council to focus on agriculture, tourism
County sees slight population increase in 2017 estimate
SOUTHERN TIER
Steuben County RSVP announces volunteer opportunities
Jobless rates up in Steuben, region
Your Turn: Women have no privacy in Broome County jail
Broome County thanks National Service Volunteers
Chemung County to open Park Station camping reservations Monday
Tioga County Veterans' Service Agency hosts Welcome Home Vietnam Veterans Day ceremony
CENTRAL NEW YORK
County assessment increases spark frustration among landlords
Jobless Rate In Cortland County Rises, But Still Below Double-Digits
Fictitious Hepatitis A Outbreak Handled By County Health Department
FINGER LAKES
Monroe County preparing for spring flooding along Lake Ontario
Liv. Co. Sheriff debuts virtual neighborhood watch
County health official to doctors: Include Narcan with opioid Rx
Wayne County officer gets Life Saving Award
Wayne County enhances 911 services, emergency notifications
WESTERN NEW YORK
Poloncarz looking to raise pay for social service workers
Former County Legislator, Community Leader Lula Taylor Passes Away
Cattaraugus County lawmakers declare heroin/opioid epidemic a nuisance
Study: Despite ridesharing DWI arrests up in 2018
New stadium speculation starting again for Buffalo Bills
Disclosure and transparency the focus of Erie County's new ethics law
Free Admission for Erie County Residents at Albright Knox from March 29 to April 5