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The report highlights how the state compares to the rest of the nation on a variety of metrics and looks at county population and demographics changes over time including 2020 census data.

The New York State Association of Counties (NYSAC) commends the Committee’s
commitment to the Medicaid program’s effectiveness, efficiency and sustainability.

The new shared services partnership to procure electric vehicles (EV) is in effort to tackle climate change.

As our counties approach the close of 2021 and plan for 2022, here are some of the issues that are at the top of our lists. 

NYSAC, in partnership with the Conference of Local Mental Hygiene Directors (CLMHD), has developed a series of statutory reforms to improve restoration services and reduce the county cost of restoring defendants to competency. 

This webinar explains how pooled testing can be used as a screening testing strategy in schools and share how counties could take advantage of the ELC Reopening Schools awards available through New York State. 

As owners, users, and regulators of water resources and protectors of public health, counties will play a critical role in addressing concerns with PFAS exposure in their communities. This webinar brings county leaders up to speed on what New York State is doing to regulate these “forever chemicals” and what resources and technologies are available to remove them from our environment and drinking water.

Moving cannabis out of the unregulated black market will have public health, public safety, criminal justice, and economic implications for which counties will want to prepare. This webinar provides county leaders with an overview of adult-use cannabis in New York State and begin to discuss how it will impact local governments. 

Gerald Benjamin discusses the factors of county government size and the current state of county legislatures.

In this webinar, we hear from national experts about strategies and messaging that county leaders and local health officials can use to reassure the public of the safety and efficacy of the COVID-19 vaccine and encourage everyone eligible to get vaccinated.