Ep. 70. In Local Hands

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The New York Government Reorganization and Citizen Empowerment Act (the Empowerment Act) made it easier for New York State residents to initiate the dissolution or consolidation of village governments. On the latest episode of Policy Outsider, Rockefeller Institute Fellow and Daemen University Professor Lisa Parshall discusses her new book, In Local Hands, which examines the social, political, and narrative context surrounding municipal reorganization in the state, especially since the Empowerment Act went into effect in 2010. The conversation touches on questions explored in the book: why do village residents support or oppose dissolutions? How do residents initiate reorganizations? And how do dissolutions affect taxes and government services?

Guest:

Lisa Parshall, fellow, Rockefeller Institute of Government & professor, Daemen University

Learn More:

In Local Hands (SUNY Press)

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Is It Time For New York State to Revise Its Village Incorporation Laws?

Dissolving Village Government in New York State

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