Testimony to The Senate Standing Committees on Consumer Protection & Internet and Technology
RE: Data Privacy
Presented by:
Johnny Evers, PhD
Senior Director of Government Affairs
November 22, 2019
Chairman Thomas, Chairwoman Savino, Senators. Thank you for the opportunity to address you today
Another View: The Buffalo Nerws
New York’s PBM Legislation Needs to be Brought Back to Basics
By: Heather Briccetti, President/CEO, The Business Council of New York State
For almost a decade as head of the Business Council of New York State, I’ve witnessed many instances in which reasonable state or regulatory proposals are manipulated and modified far beyond the intent of the original idea
Report: New York’s Valuable Manufacturing Sector Continues to See Slow Growth and Sluggish Return to Pre-Recession Levels
ALBANY, NY – A new report by the Public Policy Institute, an educational and research organization affiliated with The Business Council of New York State, outlines the continuing importance of manufacturing to the state, and to the state’s regional economies, even as New York’s manufacturing sector continues to lag behind a strong national recovery in production jobs
Testimony to
Albany County Executive’s Public Hearing on Item Pricing Waivers
Local Law C
Presented by
Name: John T. Evers, PhD
Title: Director of Government Affairs
October 30, 2019
Expanding the waiver system in Albany County
The history of local item pricing legislation in this county stretches back to 1992
Testimony to New York State Senate Standing Committee on Internet and Technology Examination of the Gig Economy
Presented by
Name: Ken Pokalsky
Title: Vice President
Name: Frank Kerbein
Title: Director, Center For Human Resources
October 16, 2019
Thank you for the opportunity to speak with you today
Statement from Ken Pokalsky, Vice President, The Business Council of New York State
Today, the Rockefeller Institute of Government released a study that shows a major decline in the population of New York’s Upstate Rural communities. While we are deeply troubled by this reality, it is important that additional voices are confirming what we have been saying for over a decade
Testimony to New York State Senate & Assembly Joint Committee Hearing The New York Health Act
Presented by Name: Lev Ginsburg, Esq. Title: Senior Director of Government Affairs October 10, 2019
On behalf of The Business Council of New York State, Inc. and our more than 2,300 members – businesses large and small all across the state – I wish to submit these comments into the record as part of this joint committee’s hearing on the New York Health Act
The Business Council of New York State Joins Congressman Brindisi, US Chamber, and New York Farm Bureau Calling for approval of the USMCA
Utica, NY – The Business Council of New York State Inc., on Wednesday, joined Congressman Brindisi, the US Chamber and the New York Farm Bureau to call on the passage of the USMCA trade agreement
The Business Council of New York State Inc. Approves 9 Board Positions at Annual Meeting
Albany, NY – The Business Council of New York State Inc., on Thursday, approved 9 Board members at a recent Board of Directors meeting of the Council. The re-appointments were done during The Business Council of New York State’s Annual Meeting at the sagamore Resort in Bolton Landing
The Business Council announces 2019 Annual Meeting award recipients
Honorees named for Corning Award, Member of the Year and Chamber of the year
ALBANY, N.Y.— The Business Council of New York State, Inc. today announced the winners of this year’s Annual Meeting awards. The Annual Meeting is the Council’s signature event, held each year at The Sagamore Resort in Bolton Landing, NY