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State Budget provides nearly $26 million in urgently needed state funding for local health departments (LHDs).

End the Diversion of Sales Tax to Fund State Responsibilities 

County executives from around the state call on Governor Hochul and members of the State Assembly and Senate to end the practice of diverting local sales taxes out of local communities and into state coffers. 

Chemung County official one of four honored by NYSAC for graduating from the County Government Institute in a ceremony at the NYSAC Legislative Conference in Albany.

Montgomery County official one of four honored by NYSAC for graduating from the County Government Institute in a ceremony at the NYSAC Legislative Conference in Albany.

NYSAC honored two Orange County officials for graduating from the County Government Institute in a ceremony at the NYSAC Legislative Conference in Albany.

NYSAC presented Westchester County Executive George Latimer with its esteemed Public Service Award at its Legislative Conference in Albany.

NYSAC was pleased to welcome Governor Kathy Hochul to address hundreds of county leaders and officials at the annual Legislative Conference in Albany.  

Over the past two years, New Yorkers have had the opportunity to see their local health departments (LHDs) in action as they rose to the challenge of the COVID-19 pandemic. Emergency response is an important responsibility of our local health departments and one of the six core public health services they provide.

NYSAC’s County Conversations Podcast features a conversation on ways to foster diversity in the county workforce and the role of the Chief Equity and Diversity Officer