State and Local Governments Need to Work Together

State and Local Governments Need to Work Together

To represent the people of New York means understanding that government doesn’t only happen at the Capitol – it also happens on every street corner, in every city hall, village office, and at every local board meeting. Local officials operate at the most granular level of society, where every cracked sidewalk, blinking streetlight, and delayed emergency call is personal. They are on the front lines, doing the behind-the-scenes work that keeps th…