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Congress Passes Pandemic Relief Package, Legislation Limiting Local Government's Ability to Enforce Traffic & Parking Fines is Delivered to the Governor, Executive Order 202.83 Amends Certain Property Tax Exemption Renewal Requirements (added 12-22-20)

U.S. Senate Majority Continues to Oppose State and Local Aiid, Allowable Levy Growth Factor for Local Governments with a June 1, Fiscal Year  (added 12-11-20)

Action Alert: Join the Renewed Effort for COVID Relief (11-13-20)

Update: Moratorium on Termination of Residential Utility Service (10-29-20)

Update on 2020 Legislative Session (9-18-20)

New Law Requires Development of Pandemic Operations Plan (9-10-20)

Moratorium on Termination of Residential Utility Service (9-8-20)

Pension Rates for Feb 2022 Increase 11% for ERS and 16% for PFRS | Employee Payroll Tax Deferral (9-3-20)

Local Officials and the 2020 Census (8-26-20)

New York State and Local Governments Continue to Face Fiscal Challenges (8-19-20)

Senate Leaders Release New Stimulus Proposal (7-28-20)

State Legislature Returning to Albany (7-16-20)

Governor Announces the "New York State Police Reform and Reinvention Collaborative" (6-12-20)

State Legislature Returns to Pass Police Reform Package (6-9-20)

Executive Order 202.36-Extending the Interest-Free Period on Property Tax Payments (6-2-20)

State Legislature Approves Numerous COVID-Related Bills (6-1-20)

Call to Action: Send Letter to Congress (5-29-20)

Executive Order 202.32-Extending the Interest-Free Period on Property Tax Payments (5-22-20)

State Delaying Issuance of Budget Cuts and Holding Back Release of Local Aid (5-20-20)

The HEROES Act Would Provide $375 Billion to Local Governments (5-13-20)

NYCOM Posts Additional COVID Guidance and Fights for Federal Funding to Local Governments (updated 5-15-20)

Local Government Aid Left Out of Latest Stimulus Package (updated 5-15-20)

NY Mayors Sign-On Letter to NY Congressional Delegation Seeking Direct Federal Assistance  (updated 5-15-20)

Update on the Ability of Local Governments to Conduct Public Hearings (4-10-20)

Summary of the Completed 2020-21 State Budget (4-3-20)

Preliminary Summary of the Adopted State Budget (4-1-20)

Village Elections Postponed (3-30-20)

City and Village Best Practices, Local Aid in Federal Stimulus Bill, State Budget Update (3-26-20)

State Budget, New Paid Leave Law, and COVID-19 Resources (3-19-20)

NYCOM Legislative Request Letter to State Legislators (3-19-20)

NYCOM Briefing on the 2020-21 Executive Budget (3-11-20)

State and Assembly to Approve One-House Budgets (3-10-20)

NYCOM Fighting for State Budget Priorities (2-27-20)

Sample Resolution Regarding Criminal Justice Reforms (2-25-20)

Budget Update: Discovery Reform, AIM & Infrastructure Funding, Cannabis, Small Cells (2-12-20)

NYCOM POLICY BRIEF: Local Impact of Legalizing Adult-Use Cannabis (Statement)  (updated 2-12-20)

2020-21 Executive Budget Released (1-22-20)

2020 Legislative Session Began Last Week (1-14-20)

NYCOM POLICY BRIEF: New York's 2019 Criminal Justice Reforms (11-14-19)

AIM Payments for the 2019-20 State Fiscal Year (10-17-19)

FCC Regulation of Cable Services Goes Into Effect (9-27-19)

NYCOM POLICY BRIEF: Examining New York's 2019 Voting Reforms (9-4-19)

2019 Legislative Session Bills (9-4-19)

State Legislative Session Ends (6-21-19)

Bills of Interest Update (5-31-19)

Bills of Interest (5-24-19)

Focus for Remainder of Session (5-15-19)

Initiatives Previously Enacted in the 2019-20 Adopted State Budget (5-3-19)

Post-Budget Issues (5-1-19)

Analysis of Adopted State Budget (4-9-19)

2019-20 State Budget Was Adopted (4-1-19)

Final Pieces of Adopted State Budget are Starting to Come Together (3-29-19)

Trending Key Issues (3-27-19)

State Budget Negotiations at the State Capitol (3-20-19)

Comparison Between One-House Budgets and Executive Budget (3-13-19)

State Budget Developments (3-6-19)

2019-20 Executive Budget Released (1-16-19)

Summary of Enacted and Vetoed Legislation (1-2-19)

End of Session Legislative Update (6-28-18)

Legislative Update  (6-20-18)

Legislative Update (6-1-18)

Legislative Update (4-27-18)

Authorization to Establish a Charitable Gifts Reserve Fund and Property Tax Credit Program (4-24-18)

Local Law Establishing Charitable Gifts Reserve Fund Tax Credit (4-24-18)

Summary of Key Initiatives in the 2018-19 Adopted State Budget (4-13-18)

Update on 2018-19 State Budget Proposals (3-16-18)

2018-19 Executive Budget Released (1-18-18)

Legislative Update (6-28-17)

Update on 2017-18 State Budget (3-1-17)

End-of-Session Summary (11-29-17)

Priority Issues as Session Nears Completion (5-25-17)

Summary of the 2016-17 Adopted State Budget (4-18-16)

Summary of Key Aspects of the Adopted 2016-17 State Budget (4-1-16)

Update on 2016-17 State Budget (3-15-16)

Governor's Budget Proposal Increases Infrastructure Funding - Fails to Provide Overdue Increase in Unrestricted Aid (1-16-16)

Governor's Executive Order Regarding Homelessness (1-4-16)

End-of-Session (7-2-15)

End-of-Session Summary (6-26-15)

Update on Tax Cap Legislation (5-28-15)