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Counties in the News, March 26, 2018
- By: NYSAC
- On: 03/26/2018 12:13:45
- In: Counties in the News
Monday's news from counties across the state.
NYSAC
State Budget Negotiations in the Final Stretch
Today marks the last week of negotiations at the Capitol for the 2018-19 State Budget. We anticipate that the State Budget will be passed by the Legislature by the end of the week.
On Friday, NYSAC sent a series of letters to budget conference committee members. This letters focused on the primary issues impacting counties by conference committee, available here.
Feel free to adapt these letters or use them for information in your conversations with state lawmakers.
NATION
What the Public Needs to Know About the Municipal Infrastructure Deficit
STATEWIDE
Analysis Finds Drug-Related Deaths Growing Worse In New York
Legalizing sports betting in New York sits with US Supreme Court
Push for widened internet sales-tax collections tripped up
Sen. Schumer Pledges Support For Cideries In State
Budget takes shape, with sexual harassment and tax code changes
NEW YORK CITY
City Never Sleeps, Yet Number of Trains at Off-Peak Hours Decline
Politicians support funding cheap MetroCards for low-income New Yorkers
The Crisis in New York City Public Housing
LONG ISLAND
Nearly 1,000 workers for Suffolk County made $200,000 in 2017
Nassau sues 5 unions over 2017 agreement on longevity pay
Questions raised over Nassau County assessment fix
HUDSON VALLEY
Rockland County Is Raising Its Legal Smoking Age
Ulster to hold annual Young Adult Job Fair
Ulster County agency sells plantings ideal for erosion control
Ulster County rejects freight request for local railroad line
Westchester officials call on state to increase aid program
New casino spurs 7.5% rise in Sullivan jobs
CAPITAL
Saratoga County collects food items for troops
Flu is declining, but season not over
Vietnam veteran honored by Saratoga County
Nearly 30 percent of bridges in Capital Region need repairs
Rensselaer releases vision for Hudson waterfront
NORTH COUNTRY
St. Lawrence County pushing for internet sales tax
St. Lawrence County Planning Office recommends zoning options for former GM site
MOHAWK VALLEY
County: Low Voter Turnout Not Unusual In Village Elections
SOUTHERN TIER
Indicators mixed ahead of county jobs report
Hundreds Of Jobs Coming To The Southern Tier This Summer
CENTRAL NEW YORK
Oswego County Offers Help for Replacing Septic Systems in Environmentally Sensitive Areas
Schumer pushing for more medical training slots
Longtime Oswego sheriff to step down
High call volumes, cultural issues equal high stress for emergency responders
Owasco Lake watershed's management plan could be complete by July 2019
First quarter sales tax revenues up in Auburn, Cayuga County
Tompkins population growth a rarity in Upstate NY
FINGER LAKES
Ontario County Board of Supervisors sound call for sales tax fairness
How much does it cost to live in Monroe County?
Job fairs being held by Monroe County on Wednesday
WESTERN NEW YORK
Erie County wants $5 million more for roads
County's largest networking event on tap at New York Beer Project
County offers free workshops on improving health at numerous sites