Business Council in the News STAFF CONTACT : Patrick Bailey Director of Communications 518-465-7511 ext.238 December 2023 NY 1 - Gov. Kathy Hochul offers compromise on non-competes Crain's - Battle over non-compete agreements agitates New York’s business world WUTQ - Equal Time Debate: Is ‘Clean Slate Law’ to Seal Certain Criminal Records Good for Businesses? November 2023 Liberty Nation - The Fiscal Suicide of New York High-earning taxpayers flee the Big Apple. Midf Hudson News - Letter to the Editor: Higher taxable wages would raise UI debt Empire Report - Ambulance Bill Will Cost New Yorkers Millions Capitol Pressroom - COVID-19 sick leave is remnant of pandemic Fortune - Businesses lobby hard to stop proposed New York law that would make it easier for workers to leave jobs WRGB-Governor Hochul signs Clean Slate Act into law LoHud - They gather up cans and bottles on NY streets for recycling. And they could use a raise WXXI - Supporters of NY bill to ban noncompete agreements say Hochul's staff is avoiding a meeting October 2023 TU - Business Council has 'growing concerns' with clean energy policies Capital Tonight - New York Business Council defends its climate transition campaign Spectrum News - WNY Law Center hosting legal clinic for small business startups TU - Business Council CEO reflects on Capital Region stop in bus tour Capitol Pressroom - Changing eligibility to be a salaried employee WRGB- Expanded Sunday hours among liquor laws on Governor's desk, will more be passed next session? TU - Pandemic fades, but COVID sick days still an issue Hudson News - State’s unpaid unemployment debt could cost employers Hudson Valley Post - Major Change Coming for Liquor Stores Across New York State? NY Post - NY’s grip as US finance capital imperiled by high taxes, poor business climate: study NY Post -NY’s grip as US finance capital imperiled by high taxes, poor business climate: study September 2023 WTEN-Pay transparency law goes into effect City & State - The 2023 Upstate Power 100 Politico - Business scrutiny for New York’s climate law NY Post - NY businesses launch $1M push to roll back climate-change laws that left city ‘at a crossroads’ WKBW - ‘We need people’: Clean Slate act could help address labor shortage in New York August 2023 Capitol Newsroom- Employers hope to retain non-compete agreements WROC - Chi Wah Organica is a top five finalist in New York State award TU - Migrants boost economy, say businesses, researchers Crain's - NY Legislature Passes Bill Making it Easier to Sue Corporations; Business Leaders Outraged NY Times - New York Employers Are Eager to Hire Migrants. They Can’t. July 2023 Spectrum News - Business Council backs call for asylum seeker work approval Spectrum News - Facing unemployment insurance debt, N.Y. employers hit with surcharge 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 Spectrum News - New York union leaders loved Albany this year, but business not so much WTEN - End of NY session: liquor store hours extended, no wine in grocery stores 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)