Press Releases

County leaders from across the state last week elected Albany County Executive Dan McCoy to serve as president of the New York State Association of Counties (NYSAC).

The New York State Association of Counties (NYSAC) is calling on Governor Hochul to veto legislation (S.3505-B/A.4282-B) that will require local elections outside of New York City be held on even years, when the federal and state offices are on the ballot.

New York State's county governments are disappointed that rather than fulfilling the Governor's promise to usher in a new era of responsible state government that makes New York more affordable, the enacted budget engages in old Albany budget gimmicks that literally pass the buck onto local taxpayers.

For the first time in NYSAC history, the Chairs of all 57 county legislative bodies signed a letter to Majority Leader Charles Schumer seeking federal assistance in preserving this vital funding.

This week, more than 50 county leaders from across New York State sent an unprecedented bi-partisan letter to Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer, to help protect New York renters, homeowners, and businesses from looming property tax increases.

The state's plan to shift $625 million in new Medicaid costs onto local taxpayers would place New York's counties and the City of New York on track to contribute a record $12 billion to state coffers next fiscal year.

Counties Call on Legislature to Hold Firm in Negotiations and Remove $625M Hit from Final Budget Negotiations

County leaders today are calling on their state representatives in the Senate and Assembly to adopt one house budgets that reject Governor Kathy Hochul's proposal to shift $625 million in new costs to counties for the State's Medicaid program. 

The county leaders who represent New York's local property taxpayers unanimously adopted a resolution during their annual Legislative Conference calling on Governor Hochul to continue sharing federal eFMAP funding

Counties deliver testimony on the SFY 2024 Executive Budget.