NY group seeks local government mandate relief
An unusual mix of business, school, farm and taxpayer groups has tried to remind Gov. Andrew Cuomo and legislators to fulfill campaign promises to cut “unfunded mandates” that drive up cost for schools...
View ArticleDuffy touts $140M in relief for Long Island
Lt. Gov. Robert Duffy stopped by the Long Island Association headquarters in Melville today with a big, hypothetical check for the region’s county executives. Instead of a real check, Duffy informed...
View ArticleMartins to sit on NY Mandate Relief Council
To address his promise of relieving costly mandates on local municipalities, Gov. Andrew Cuomo has assembled a Mandate Relief Council, which will hold its first meeting tomorrow. Made up mostly of the...
View Article1st mandate relief council hearing on LI on Friday
Mandate relief is coming to Long Island – at least in public hearing form. Gov. Andrew Cuomo released Wednesday the schedule for his newly created mandate relief council’s public hearings that will be...
View ArticleCilmi: On mandate relief, unwelcome silence
Ultimately, it's the taxpayers that wind up footing the bill.
View ArticleCounty officials across NY to meet in Albany
Almost 1,000 people are expected to show for the New York State Association of Counties annual legislative conference starting Monday.
View ArticleLevy: Mixed bag for mandate relief
Progress has been made on mandate reform, but more still needs to be done.
View ArticleNY Senate to hold local government hearings
Three public hearings, including one on Long Island, have been planned for local elected officials to voice the type of support they need from the state.
View ArticleLevy: Pass bill to curb mandates
Calling for mandate reforms needs to be backed by actual legislation that state lawmakers can approve.
View ArticleNY group seeks local government mandate relief
An unusual mix of business, school, farm and taxpayer groups has tried to remind Gov. Andrew Cuomo and legislators to fulfill campaign promises to cut “unfunded mandates” that drive up cost for schools...
View ArticleDuffy touts $140M in relief for Long Island
Lt. Gov. Robert Duffy stopped by the Long Island Association headquarters in Melville today with a big, hypothetical check for the region’s county executives. Instead of a real check, Duffy informed...
View ArticleMartins to sit on NY Mandate Relief Council
To address his promise of relieving costly mandates on local municipalities, Gov. Andrew Cuomo has assembled a Mandate Relief Council, which will hold its first meeting tomorrow. Made up mostly of the...
View Article1st mandate relief council hearing on LI on Friday
Mandate relief is coming to Long Island – at least in public hearing form. Gov. Andrew Cuomo released Wednesday the schedule for his newly created mandate relief council’s public hearings that will be...
View ArticleCilmi: On mandate relief, unwelcome silence
Ultimately, it's the taxpayers that wind up footing the bill.
View ArticleCounty officials across NY to meet in Albany
Almost 1,000 people are expected to show for the New York State Association of Counties annual legislative conference starting Monday.
View ArticleLevy: Mixed bag for mandate relief
Progress has been made on mandate reform, but more still needs to be done.
View ArticleNY Senate to hold local government hearings
Three public hearings, including one on Long Island, have been planned for local elected officials to voice the type of support they need from the state.
View ArticleLevy: Pass bill to curb mandates
Calling for mandate reforms needs to be backed by actual legislation that state lawmakers can approve.
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