Category: Editorial

Senator Tedisco’s Top Priorities for State of the State: Judicial Discretion on Bail to Close Revolving Door & Protect Public; Stop Population Loss by Holding the Line on Taxes Statement by Senator Jim Tedisco...

In recognition of National Recycling Day, the New York State Association of Counties is highlighting the benefits of recycling and encouraging reducing waste. County governments are at the forefront of this endeavor, providing a...

The New York State Association of Counties (NYSAC) presented testimony to a joint hearing hosted today by the State Assembly committees on Veterans’ Affairs, Local Governments, Cities, and Women Veterans. In New York State,...

Buffalo Assemblyman Pat Burke to intro Senator Jim Tedisco’s “holistic” legislation to help prevent another license plate debacle and keep $70 million potential fee hike out of state budget negotiations  Senator Jim Tedisco...

Senator Tedisco announces new holistic “Plate Inspection and Fee Elimination Law” to keep the plate cash grab out as a negotiating chip in 2020 state budget  Senator Jim Tedisco (R,C,I,REF-Glenville), who has led the fight...

On Wednesday, September 18, the Public Campaign Financing Commission held a public hearing in Albany to discuss the possibility of implementing a controversial and potentially unconstitutional practice of public financing for...

Tedisco: Victory for Taxpayers as Governor Relents on New License Plate Tax Statement from Senator Jim Tedisco (R,C,I,REF-Glenville) “It’s a victory for taxpayers! The most powerful voices have spoken: the people of New York...

Cuomo Administration rejects Sen. Tedisco’s FOIL request seeking a “breakdown of monetary costs associated with manufacturing” of new license plates that will cost millions of motorists up to $45 per plate Senator Jim Tedisco...

The New York State Association of Counties opposes cuts in federal DSH payments to our hospitals. New York State hospitals receive more than $1.8 billion annually in DSH payments and proposed cuts by Congress will have a...