New York State can pull itself out of "dire" economic
straights by building an environment more friendly and supportive
to small businesses, according to a new report by Assemblyman
Joseph D. Morelle (D-Rochester).
Assemblyman Morelle said the goal of his report was to lay out
steps necessary to create an entrepreneurial environment in New
York
U.S. Senators Charles Schumer and Hillary Clinton were the featured
speakers at the Chamber Alliance of New York State’s (CANYS)
sixth annual New York Day in Washington, May 11-12 in the nation’s
capital. More than 100 small business people and chamber members
CANYS participated in the two-day event
Echoing strong arguments advanced by The Business Council and others,
a federal appeals court has declared that New York State's controversial,
union-friendly "labor neutrality" law is pre-empted by
the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) and a long line of case
law based on it
The Business Council is firmly opposing a bill that would undermine
high education standards and introduce subjectivity to school assessments,
a memo of opposition filed by the Business Council said.
The bill, S.3192/Saland A.6286/Brodsky, would create “portfolio
performance-based assessments
New York State’s workers’ compensation program needs
immediate reform to curb high costs and help employers, Business
Council President and CEO Daniel B. Walsh told Governor Pataki in
a May 13 letter.
“The state's business community needs real reforms to workers'
comp and they need them fast,” Walsh wrote
Editor's note: Tables showing proposed tax and spending increases in individual school districts in New York State.
ALBANYSchool districts across New York State plan to increase per-pupil spending by more than twice the rate of inflation in the coming year, a new "School Tax Watch" study by The Public Policy Institute finds
New York State increased spending on Medicaid and other programs
more than most states in fiscal 2003, according to a new report
examining how states responded to tough fiscal challenges brought
on by the 2001 economic slowdown and the 9/11 terrorist attacks
The Business Council has joined a statewide coalition of health-care
interests in a new effort to implement health-care strategies that
will improve outcomes for patients.
The effort, part of a new initiative from the Institute for Healthcare
Improvement (IHI) called the 100,000 Lives Campaign, is being led
and coordinated by the Healthcare Association of New York (HANYS)
A new analysis of New York State polling
data suggests that New Yorkers in general and Upstaters in particular
do not consider state lawmakers’ on-time budget in 2005 meaningful
progress in improving the state, but are waiting instead for substantive
policy changes that will improve the economy
The last thing New York and its taxpayers need is a budget process that
will make excessive spending and taxes even more likely. But the legislature's
proposed constitutional amendment would do just that.
We have heard of no fiscal expert anywhere who recommends this change