Last updated on July 23rd, 2024New York State appears to be stepping up to get a grasp on the EMS crisis and plotting a potential course for what’s next. Across the nation, EMS is in crisis. Response times are longer. More workers are leaving the field than entering it, with

While Federal and New York state cybersecurity efforts have made huge strides over the past several years, a report issued by the New York State Comptroller last October indicated cyberattacks are continuing at alarming rates, with attacks on critical infrastructure in New York almost doubling in the first half of

Last updated on May 3rd, 2024In the absence of Federal legislation governing AI, states are taking it upon themselves to try to get ahead of, or at least keep up with, its development and use. New York is among the forerunners, with legislation already adopted for state agencies and more

In the blink of an eye, key State and Local Fiscal Recovery Fund (SLFRF) deadlines are approaching. SLFRF recipients have until December 2024 to obligate SLFRF allocations and until December 2026 (September 30, 2026 for Surface Transportation and Title 1 projects) to spend them. In the meantime, the annual reporting deadline

Since 2021, we’ve been hearing about Safeguarding Tomorrow Revolving Loan Fund (RLF), a program designed to help communities address vulnerabilities to natural hazards and disasters attributed to climate change. Eligible communities in New York may benefit from the program starting later this year. From February to April of 2023, states,

Last updated on January 25th, 2024Last September, the Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB) issued a proposal to require certain types of capital assets be disclosed separately for purposes of note disclosures and certain assets to be classified as “held for sale.” Stakeholders have been reviewing the proposal and comments were

Last updated on December 22nd, 2023It has been almost a year and a half since GASB 101 on compensated absences was issued to  standardize how compensated absences are recognized, measured and disclosed. It takes effect for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2023, although earlier application was encouraged. As a

When the 2024-2025 budget season gets underway, be sure to account for increases in New York State and Local Retirement System (NYSLRS) employer contribution rates. The NYSLRS is made up of the Employees’ Retirement System (ERS) and the Police and Fire Retirement System (PFRS). The two systems pay retirement and