U.S. Chamber and the Business Council of New York State, Inc. Host Education Forum,
Issue Call to Action for Business Community
The “Breaking the Monopoly of Mediocrity” Tour Stops in Albany to Rally
Thought Leaders in Education and Business, Address Local Education Issues
ALBANY, NY—Breaking the Monopoly of Mediocrity, a cross-country tour focused on education reform in local communities, stopped in Albany today
ALBANY—The Honorable Thomas H. Mattox, Commissioner of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, will be the keynote speaker at The Business Council of New York State, Inc.'s Annual Conference on State Taxation at The Desmond Hotel & Conference Center April 24-25.
The two-day conference will focus on the latest business and corporate tax issues and how they impact businesses in New York State
ALBANY—"For the first time in three decades New Yorkers are seeing the passage of three consecutive on-time budgets. Governor Cuomo, the State Senate and the State Assembly have once again worked together to produce a budget that limits spending to less than 2 percent while closing a $1.3 billion gap between projected revenues and spending - which the Business Council strongly supports
ALBANY, N.Y.— "In the big picture, the agreed-upon budget again controls the growth of state government to less than 2 percent, reversing a long trend of unsustainable budget growth – an outcome that we strongly support.
However, the budget will also add to the cost of doing business by extending assessments on electric, natural gas and steam energy (a total of $1
ALBANY—The Business Council of New York State, Inc. has created a webpage which lists the growing number of State Senators and members of the Assembly who have publicly come out in opposition to the proposed five year extension of the Temporary State Energy and Utility Service Conservation Assessment, commonly referred to as the 18-a assessment
The Honorable Andrew M. Cuomo
Governor of New York State
The New York State Capitol
Albany, NY 12224
Dear Governor Cuomo:
For the third straight year, the Executive Budget shows an unprecedented commitment to fiscal discipline. The proposed budget contains numerous provisions intended to address the critical matters of the state
ALBANY — “The job numbers released today by the New York State Department of Labor show signs of progress. Most notably in the 17 months of continuous private-sector job growth and the nearly 30,000 private-sector jobs created in January,” said Heather Briccetti, president and CEO of The Business Council of New York State, Inc
ALBANY— "The Business Council strongly opposes the natural gas moratorium that the Assembly passed today. To those members who supported this moratorium, we say, for the past four years substantial State resources have been dedicated to the scientific review of shale gas extractions, it is time to listen to science and not to emotion and reject unnecessary delay
ALBANY— "We need to improve New York's economy and create good-paying private sector jobs. Raising the minimum wage will not do that.
The bill passed by the Assembly tonight would add an additional direct cost of nearly $4000 for each full-time minimum wage employee, plus indirect costs caused by 'wage compression,' as wages are adjusted for higher earning employees
The Honorable Andrew M. Cuomo
Governor of New York State
The New York State Capitol
Albany, NY 12224
Dear Governor Cuomo:
For the third straight year, the Executive Budget shows an unprecedented commitment to fiscal discipline. The proposed budget contains numerous provisions intended to address the critical matters of the state