Governor Pataki is proposing budget-reform legislation that
would require the Legislature to adopt a balanced budget each
year, while spelling out the impact of one year's spending
increases on future years.
"This is the type of budget reform New York State needs,"
Business Council President Daniel B
County property taxes would have to increase by an average
of almost one-third by 2010 if Medicaid costs continue to
rise at the current rate, according to a new brief from state
Comptroller Alan Hevesi.
“Medicaid costs are pushing already high local property
taxes even higher
Governor George Pataki has released new details of Operation SPUR,
his proposal to reinvigorate selected Upstate communities, that
are identified as struggling economically and lagging in population
growth.
“This critical new initiative will target Upstate communities
where we need additional economic growth and job creation,
and will bring new jobs and the promise of a growing economy
to all New Yorkers,” Governor Pataki said
ALBANY—Re-authorization of the state’s multi-billion dollar
health-care program should only be done if lawmakers can ensure more accountability
and less waste, Business Council President Daniel B. Walsh said in testimony
before the Senate Health and Insurance Committees today
Testimony of
Daniel B. Walsh
President
The Business Council of New York State
Senate Health and Insurance Committees
Re-authorization of the Health Care Reform Act (HCRA)
January 11, 2005
Majority Leader Bruno, Chairman Hannon, Chairman Seward and members of the Senate Health and Insurance Committees, thank you for inviting The Business Council to offer comments on re-authorization of the Health Care Reform Act (HCRA)
New York State Labor Department
Forum on Offshoring
January 7, 2005
Thank you for inviting The Business Council to offer comments on offshoring and related policy issues.
We're always glad when our state government takes a pause from daily business to examine the availability of good jobs for working New Yorkers
New York State can win the competition for jobs in information
technology and other high-paid industries by making the state
a better place to invest and by helping New York’s workforce
attain the world-class skills that are increasingly important
worldwide, The Business Council told a state Labor Department
forum
Saying tax cuts have helped New York’s economy in the
past and can help again, Governor
George Pataki Wednesday proposed a series of tax cuts, including
the accelerated phase-out of
tax hikes imposed by the state Legislature in 2003
The Republican Assembly minority has unveiled a series of
policy proposals that it says would improve state government
and foster job creation to reinvigorate the state’s
economy.
The proposal, which the Assembly minority dubbed “Excelsior
2005,” includes many policy proposals that are expected
to be part of the Vote for Jobs Index in 2005
ALBANY—A new Business Council survey of New York State business
leaders shows that employers want Albany to enact sweeping reforms to
improve New York States business climate—and not just process reforms
that merely change the way state lawmakers do their business.
Respondents to the new Business Council survey overwhelmingly identified
costs of health insurance, budget and tax issues, and workers’ compensation
reform as the top public-policy issues that must be addressed to improve
New York State’s business climate, according to The Business Council’s
latest survey of its members