local government

Central New York Sens. Rachel May (D-Syracuse) and John Mannion (D-Syracuse) hosted a hearing on election reforms.

Municipalities in Onondaga County are taking the first step to creating a shared services plan. It’s part of Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s push to face governments…

One of the top issues of the 2014 legislative session will be taxes. While Gov. Andrew Cuomo wants to cut taxes, some -- including New York City Mayor…

The scrimping, saving and belt-tightening is paying off, as residents of Oswego County will only see a small increase of less than one percent in their…

Gov. Andrew Cuomo outlined his proposal for a new local government restructuring board to help financially distressed communities deal with long term…

Gov. Andrew Cuomo says he hopes to soon create a statewide board to help fiscally strapped local governments restructure.Cuomo says he’ll soon create a…

A new state report describes the city of Utica as a city in fiscal decline. The state Comptroller's office has released a fiscal snapshot of the city as…

Municipalities and school districts in New York state will soon get graded on their fiscal health. A fiscal monitoring system run by the state…

New York state has a variety of programs intended to save taxpayer dollars by helping governments share services or eliminate certain government entities…