New York’s Chief Judge Jonathan Lippman this week announced plans that would significantly change the current judiciary system. The following list highlight some of the Chief Judge’s proposals. Raising the Age of Criminal Responsibility Judge Lippman called for legislation that … Continue reading →

President Obama this week released his budget proposal for the next Federal Fiscal Year that begins on October 1, 2012. Cuts of the magnitude proposed by President Obama will trickle down to counties and NYC – it is inevitable. While … Continue reading →

Today, Congress adopted a 10-month extension of the payroll tax cut that was scheduled to expire at the end of the month. The $100 billion cost of this temporary tax cut will not be offset with other federal spending cuts … Continue reading →

Niagara University and First Responders Disability Awareness Training (FR-DAT) are collaborating to offer a program designed to train and educate individuals to work with their town or village representatives and respond to the needs of people with disabilities and ensure … Continue reading →

On March 28 at 4:00pm, Thomas R. Suozzi will speak on Mandate Relief and the Property Tax Cap: Opportunities and Challenges. This program is presented in collaboration with the Albany Government Law Review’s Symposium “Public Budgets: Building Better Budgets.” Suozzi, … Continue reading →

Governor Andrew M. Cuomo this week released statutorily allowed 21-day amendments to his Executive Budget released on January 17th. The majority of amendments offered by the Governor would generally be considered technical in nature. Some of the highlights of those … Continue reading →

The New York State Legislature continues its public hearing schedule on the 2012-13 proposed Executive Budget. Three joint budget hearings were held the week of February 6, 2012 to address key portions of the Governor’s proposed budget: Taxes, Environmental Conservation … Continue reading →

The State Office of Child and Family Services (OCFS) this week published the Final Per Diem Chargeback rates for Calendar Year 2008. The chargeback rates, which are used to reconcile the differences between the interim and final rates charged to … Continue reading →

Governor Cuomo announced this week that the Mandate Relief Council will hold public hearings throughout the next two months. While the specific locations and times have yet to be announced the dates and regions can be found below. Today, Feb. … Continue reading →

Last week, NYSAC launched a citizen action website designed to help New Yorkers tell their State Lawmakers to enact mandate relief. The site, www.mandaterelief.com, includes a 3-step form that enables county officials and their residents to email their State Senators and … Continue reading →