Business Council in the News STAFF CONTACT : Patrick Bailey Director of Communications 518-465-7511 ext.238 June 2023 NY daily News - Modernize New York’s Prohibition-era liquor law: The state Alcoholic Beverage Control Law must be reformed Newsday-'Clean Slate' bill would seal criminal records after sentences are served NY 1- What businesses want as New York's legislative session ends Waste 360 - New York Packaging Reduction Bill Faces Ticking Clock Fox5 NYC - NY's 'Clean Slate Act' deal reached, bill may pass this week May 2023 Buffalo News - 'Off-ramps' could temporarily stop minimum wage increases Newsday (Editorial) - Clean Slate legislation is key to our clean energy future US Chamber - LIBERTY Campaign Coalition Letter to Congress Fingerlakes 1 - Small business owners, advocates say budget didn’t help them Cats Roundtable - Ken Pokalsky – Environmental mandate will drive more businesses from the State. Crain's -Op-ed: State lawmakers aren't acting to stop the migration to Florida Gothamist -NY grocery stores want to sell wine. Liquor stores are standing their ground. City & State - The 2023 Albany Power 100 April 2023 Albany Business Review - Business groups, chambers oppose 'good cause' eviction law in New York state Daily News - Albany must use the state budget to make New York more affordable for its people Cats Roundtable - SVP NY Business Council Paul Zuber – The AG’s price gouging will drive business from New York. New York Business Brief - Commentary: Pass Coverage4All in the State Budget US Chamber - Coalition Comments on FTC Proposed Rule to Ban Noncompetes Times Union - Greenhouse gas 'Cap and Invest' on West Coast has lessons for New York Times Union - 'Clean Slate' bill part of budget talks, but faces an uncertain future Gotham Gazette - Clean Slate is Good for New York’s Businesses NY Post - Here’s what NYC minimum wage would rise to under budget deal March 2023 NY Daily News - NY Daily News - Minimum wage or maximum burden? Capital Tonight - Business Council of New York weighs in on a couple of environmental bills Times Union - State Senate budget includes wage hike that differs from Hochul's plan WROC - Organization warns of consequences on increasing state minimum wage Auburn Citizen - Confidence of upstate New York CEOs plummets amid inflation AM NY - Op-Ed | We need to fix energy problems without harming New Yorkers in the process Newsday - State, business at odds over paying $8B federal pandemic loan debt Press Republican - Employers fear new hike in minimum wage mandate Auburn Citizen - NY's Clean Slate bill touted as path to jobs for offenders February 2023 Fingerlakes 1 - Minimum wage debate picking up steam in Albany The City - Could New York See a $21.25 Minimum Wage? WTEN - Advocates propose expanding NY bottle bill Spectrum - Business Council backs measures to bolster minority, women-owned firms in New York Capitol Pressroom - Business community respond to Hochul's budget Talk 100.7 - The Business Council of NYS reacts to Proposals to Raise Minimum Wage NY Daily News - Minimum wage or maximum burden? Spectrum - Business groups propose solutions to unemployment debt Fingerlakes 1 - Business groups have ideas to address state’s unemployment issue January 2023 Spectrum News - Horse racing industry coalition launches campaign to back Belmont Park upgrades Gothamist - As costs rise, Gov. Hochul proposes linking minimum wage to inflation Spectrum - NY lawmakers, farmers clash on tying minimum wage to inflation Daily Gazette - Down to Business: Proposed law would make ex-offenders’ re-entry into workforce easier WENY - Some of Gov. Hochul's state of the state proposals to address affordability Fingerlakes 1- Advocates renew push for Clean Slate Act to be passed in New York Spectrum - New version of Clean Slate Act gives police, SED access to sealed records Olean Times Herald - Business this legislative session will watch, weigh in on minimum wage plans WBNG - Infrastructure talk during the 2023 ‘Community Building Series’ Spectrum - Minimum wage debate heats up as state budget talks begin Bloomberg Law - NY Gov. Kathy Hochul’s Minimum Wage Plan Meets Resistance (1)