ALBANY— New York's per-pupil spending in 2006-2007 was the highest in the nation, 65 percent above the national average, according to data released this week by the U.S. Census Bureau.
The data shows New York had the highest per-pupil total in the nation at $15,981 in 2006-2007 -- 65 percent above the national average of $9,666
Kenneth Adams
President & CEO
The Business Council of New York State, Inc.
Thank you. It is a pleasure to be here this morning to speak to you in beautiful Saratoga County. I want to thank Peter for inviting me and for the support he and this Chamber have shown to the Business Council in our efforts
ALBANY— “The new unemployment numbers in New York are staggering. They show that state government must do everything it can to help the private sector recover and create jobs. The state's economy cannot stand another round of tax increases or mandates on private sector employers,” said Kenneth Adams, president & CEO of The Business Council of New York State, Inc
ALBANY— “It is vitally important that the state Senate find a way to come together and extend the Power for Jobs and Energy Cost Savings Benefit Programs before they expire on July 1,” said Kenneth Adams, president and CEO of The Business Council of New York State. “Nearly 600 companies employing more than 300,000 New Yorkers rely on these programs to make their New York operations affordable
ALBANY— “Streamlining local government in New York is necessary to bring down costs and make New York competitive again,” said Kenneth Adams, president & CEO of The Business Council of New York State. “The consolidation bill signed into law by Gov. David Paterson provides an important tool for New York citizens to make local government more efficient
ALBANY— “With New York's unemployment rate increasing to a 16 year high, now is not the time for the State Legislature to place new and costly mandates on private sector employers,” said Kenneth Adams, president & CEO of The Business Council of New York State.
“Our state's economy is in desperate need of private sector job growth
$2.5 Billion of Important Projects on Hold Due to the State's Failure to Re-Authorize IDA Financing for Non-Profit Organizations
ALBANY, N.Y. – The state economy is losing more than $2.5 billion in economic stimulus and essential social services are being compromised as a result of the state's failure to re-authorize IDA-financing for non-profit organizations, according to a coalition of business, municipal and nonprofit community groups
ALBANY— New York should not return to a prior approval system which could politicize and artificially suppress heath insurance premium rates, The Business Council of New York State said, today, in testimony to the Assembly Insurance Committee. The Business Council did call for changes to give employers more notice of rate changes and to give the Insurance Superintendent clearer enforcement powers
ALBANY— "Gov. David Paterson is right to call for a less costly tier of pension benefits for new public employees. Failing to reform the pension system to lower future costs would put an anchor on the state's economy,” said Kenneth Adams, president & CEO of The Business Council of New York State
ALBANY— Richard Michael “Goose” Gossage will be the featured speaker at The Business Council of New York State's Second Annual Business Council Member Golf Classic.
National Baseball Hall of Fame inductee, Gossage is a former relief pitcher who played 22 seasons in Major League Baseball from 1972 to 1994 for nine different teams, spending his best years with the New York Yankees and San Diego Padres