Counties Call on Legislature to Hold Firm in Negotiations and Remove $625M Hit from Final Budget Negotiations A Statement by NYSAC President Michael Zurlo We applaud our partners in the State Senate and Assembly for rejecting...
Read MoreCounty 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...
Read MoreIndependent Organization Transitions to Membership Model Focused on Research, Partnership, Education and Advocacy Albany, NY – In order to bring more democracy to more people, Unite NY, an organization focused on bringing...
Read MoreOne unintended consequence of the proposed $227 billion state budget is that it will increase the cost of home ownership and rents across New York State, according to testimony presented today by the NYS Association of Counties...
Read MoreCongresswoman Elise Stefanik released the following statement on Kathy Hochul’s $227 billion Far Left budget for New York State: “Kathy Hochul has once again given New York the most expensive budget in its history, and she has...
Read MoreProposal to Saddle Counties with up to $1 Billion in New Medicaid Costs As a former county official, Governor Hochul should know that any new costs imposed on New York’s local governments eventually come out of New Yorkers’...
Read MoreNew York State United Teachers President Andy Pallotta issued the following statement today regarding Gov. Kathy Hochul’s budget presentation: “For years, NYSUT members have been fighting for proper school funding and staff...
Read MoreThe Governor Failed to Secure the Support of Many who Want Reform Albany, NY – This week, Governor Kathy Hochul was narrowly elected Governor of the State of New York when, for the first time since 1946, New Yorkers only had two...
Read Moreby Arlene G. Feldmeier Social Security and Medicare. Boring topics, probably, if you’re in your 20s, 30s, 40s. Not so boring if you’re older than that. But I urge everyone to read this because Social Security is under attack and...
Read MoreTo Fix Longstanding Problems, the State Needs to Give Power Back to Voters Through Increased Ballot Access, Initiative and Referendum, and More Inclusive Primaries Albany, NY – The results of New York’s second primary election...
Read Moreby Ray Lenarcic This one hit pretty close to home. My son-in-law’s mother’s good friend’s son was one of the teachers killed at Stoneman Douglas in Parkland, Florida. Scott Biegel. The next time you hear the word hero, keep his...
Read MoreNew York State United Teachers President Andy Pallotta issued the following statement Sunday regarding the governor’s announcement that the statewide mask requirement for schools is ending: “We welcome this step toward normalcy....
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Dairyman project hits speed bump in common council meeting Sean Farrell, Senior Project Manager with LaBella, out... 
Dozens of Employers, Various Industries on Hand for Herkimer College Career Fair Herkimer, NY— Nearly 70 employers from various industri... 
Creative Outpost premiers Nina Simone: The Lost Album Saturday night On Saturday night, The Creative Outpost, Inc., a non-pr...