The Business Council and more than two dozen other business groups
today renewed their call
for relief from state mandates that inflate the cost of health insurance.
Using “Cover the Uninsured Week” as a backdrop, The
Council and various chambers and business groups lobbied lawmakers
in Albany today to make the point that more health insurance mandates
will increase insurance premiums and lead to more uninsured New
Yorkers, especially among small
businesses and their workers
Echoing many other studies, the Buffalo News has contrasted
spending and academic performance in western New York schools and
concluded that more per-pupil spending does not guarantee better
academic results.
One article in the series compared two school districts, Lancaster
in Erie County and Barker in Niagara County
Responding to criticism from The Business Council and others,
the state Thruway Authority has revised a proposal that would
increase tolls on the state's thruway system, according to
a release from the New York State Thruway Authority
New York lawmakers’ failure to re-enact Article X power plant siting
law could result in a potential energy shortage in the near future, according
to the state’s Independent Systems Operator (NYISO) in its annual
report on state power trends.
“In order to have sufficient in-state generation, New York State
needs to site significant generation additions, commencing immediately,
to meet its capacity requirements between the years 2008 and 2011,”
the report said
ALBANY—The Business Council today sharply criticized the Pataki
administration’s decision to reject a proposal to build a new cement
plant on the Hudson River in Columbia County.
“Your decision to deny the permit of St. Lawrence Cement denies
workers jobs, communities tax
revenues, and residents of the Hudson Valley a cleaner environment,”
Business Council President Daniel B
Florida will pass New York to become the nation's third-largest
state six years from now, according to new projections released
today by the U.S. Census Bureau.
As of July 1, 2004, according to the Census Bureau, New York
was home to 19
Policy changes that would reduce the costs of workers’
compensation, health insurance, and liability insurance are
high on The Business Council’s list of legislative priorities
for
the remainder of the 2005 legislative session
ALBANYNew
York State and New York City need the clean, safe, and inexpensive electricity
generated by the Indian Point power plant in Westchester County, and taking
the plant off line or converting it to another form of generation is neither
practical nor affordable, The Business Council of New York State and the
Independent Power Producers of New York State
COUNCIL, IPPNY: NEW YORK NEEDS INDIAN POINT POWER; CLOSING OR
RECONFIGURING THE PLANT WOULD BE TOO COSTLY, IMPRACTICAL
ALBANYNew
York State and New York City need the clean and inexpensive electricity generated
by the Indian Point power plant in Westchester County, and taking the plant
off line or converting it to another form of generation is neither practical
nor affordable, The Business Council of New York State and the Independent
Power Producers of New York State