Ulster Co. exec: First the tax cap, now Irene
Ulster County Executive Mike Hein, a Democrat, wants the state to pony up the entire 25 percent portion of storm recovery costs not picked up by the feds — arguing that the new 2 percent tax cap means...
View ArticleDuffy: Show me the mandates
BOLTON LANDING — There was a lot of warmth between Lt. Gov. Bob Duffy and members of the Business Council last night during the organization’s annual dinner at the Sagamore, including Duffy’s...
View ArticleFinal report on mandate relief
Jim Odato devoted his column this morning to the final report of the Mandate Relief Redesign Team, which issued its 70-page document, it seems, without all of the team members even knowing it was...
View ArticleMandate relief panel to meet Wednesday
Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s Mandate Relief Council will hold its first public meeting at 10 a.m. Wednesday in the Capitol’s Blue Room. This is not to be confused with the Mandate Relief Redesign Team, the...
View ArticleSchwartz: Mandate Relief is a long-term effort
While a lot of attention today has focused on Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s workforce plans, including a proposed Tier VI pension plan and a new level of flexibility in hiring and deploying civil servants, the...
View ArticleWith Medicaid proposal, counties do softer dance
Last year, everyone I spoke to at the New York Association of Counties’ annual gathering was hoping real, substantive proposals would emerge from Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s Mandate Relief Redesign Team. They...
View ArticlePaladino hunger striker plans anti-mandate walkabout
East Berne Tea Party activist Tom Cavanagh is roaming the Capitol hoping to interest reporters with his latest act of physical endurance to protest his definition of injustice. This time around, it’s...
View ArticleMandate relief council meets
The state’s Mandate Relief Council met on Tuesday and the 11-member panel forwarded three suggestions on to Gov. Andrew Cuomo for closer consideration and possible legislative action that could help...
View ArticleCoalition to demand mandate relief from Albany
A coalition of Westchester County residents, schools, businesses and local governments is launching a campaign tomorrow in favor of getting mandate relief, meaning they want the state to reduce the...
View ArticleMandate relief still very outstanding
We were told yesterday the “framework agreement” will contain some less than specified mandate reliefs, but according to people watching the bill, they don’t seem to be very toothy — or very...
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