The Business Council of New York State

The Business Council of New York State, Inc.

Recipient of the 2024 COSMA Leadership Award and the 2024 NASC State Chamber of the Year!

2025 National Civics Bee New York

The 2024-25 National Civics Bee encourages students to engage in civics and contribute to their communities. The competition, modeled on traditional spelling and geography bees, gives students the chance to win recognition and earn cash prizes by sharing ideas for improving their communities and showing their enthusiasm for civics.

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NEWS CENTER

21

Mar

2025

Statement in Response to Reports of Business Tax Hikes to Fund the MTA

“More taxes on private-sector businesses cannot be the solution to addressing the MTA’s ongoing budget issues. The businesses that have chosen to stay have to balance their own budgets while facing routine rate, fee, and tax hikes from a state government that regularly increases spending year after year

17

Mar

2025

The Business Council and 18 Pro-Business Groups Oppose the HEAT Act

The Business Council and 18 pro-business groups recently sent a letter in opposition to the sponsors of The “Home Energy Affordable Transition” (HEAT) Act bill. While our group continues to support efforts to respond to climate change and reduce greenhouse gas emissions, including increased energy efficiency and expanded renewable generation, among other approaches, we are increasingly focused on assuring that New York’s transition to a lower GHG emission economy is workable, affordable, and avoids imposing signiﬁcant adverse impacts on the state’s economy, individual businesses, and residents

09

Mar

2025

High Costs of New York State’s Proposed EPR Bill Magnified After California Rejects Similar Regulations Due to Expensive Impact on Business & Consumers

High Costs of New York State’s Proposed EPR Bill Magnified After California Rejects Similar Legislation Due to Expensive Impact on Business & Consumers New York’s Proposed EPR Legislation S.1464/A.1749 is a $1.3 Billion Direct Impact on Business & Households ALBANY – On the heels of a significant announcement in California that Governor Gavin Newsom has paused the regulatory implementation and requested a do over of proposed Expanded Producer Responsibility (EPR) rules based on its unaffordable impact on businesses and consumers, a recently updated study on legislation in New York State that would be even more consequential shows potential annual direct cost increases for consumer households between $166 and $197 if approved in 2025

06

Mar

2025

The Business Council and Pro-Business Advocacy Groups Across New York State Urge Congress to Oppose Funding Cuts for National Institutes of Health Grants

The Business Council and Pro-Business Advocacy Groups Across New York State Urge Congress to Oppose Funding Cuts for National Institutes of Health Grants Funding Caps Could Lead to Loss of Research Opportunities & Economic Growth ALBANY – The Business Council of New York State, Inc

05

Mar

2025

The Business Council's Response to the 18th Annual Upstate Business Leader Survey

“While there is a slight increase in optimism among CEOs since last year, the overarching theme continues to be one of concern for the fragility of our economy and the uncertain business climate. The survey results confirm the sentiment that New York is increasingly unaffordable and our elected leaders are doing little to address this or create a better business climate