By Holly Crocco When Dan Birmingham, R-Southeast, rejoined the County Legislature last year after a 13-year hiatus, the lawmaker nearly fell out of his seat when he learned how much was in the county’s fund balance… $163 million. The fund balance is an accumulation of what is left over and unspent from each year’s budget. It has been amassing, essentially, since the incorporation of the county. And while some may say you can’t have too much extra cash on hand, Birmingham begs

By Holly Crocco A statewide ban on 287(g) agreements in the “Local Cops, Local Crime Act” signed into law in May as part of a package of immigration protections has taken effect, announced Gov. Kathy Hochul last week. “Here in New York, we need local police focused on keeping our communities safe – not serving as de-facto ICE agents, not conducting civil immigration enforcement, and not carrying out the Trump administration’s callous immigration agenda,” she said. “Starting t