A
prominent Assembly Democrat from New York City has hinted
that his house may consider raising business taxes next year
after all.
"Legislators
would be more likely to consider new corporate taxes rather
than again dip into the pockets of 'average working families,'
the New York Daily News reported Nov
The
success of Massachusetts schoolchildren overcoming initial
failures on demanding standardized tests proves the value
of tough academic standards and tests based on them, according
to The Council's education-policy specialist
The
New York State Public Service Commission (PSC) should await
detailed research on the costs, feasibility, and reliability
of a proposed energy mandate before making a recommendation
on the controversial proposal, The Business Council says
The
chairman of The Business Council of New York State is urging
business people across the state to participate in a survey
designed to identify the business community's priorities and
concerns.
"The
more business leaders share their perspectives through this
survey, the more persuasive The Business Council can be in
urging lawmakers to make the policy changes that New York
needs to be more competitive," said Heidi Nauleau, chairman
of the Jamestown-based Aarque Companies and chairman of The
Business Council
The
Business Council is collaborating with the New York State
Workers' Compensation Board (WCB) to conduct a conference
on all aspects of New York's workers' compensation system
Monday, Nov. 24, in Albany.
The
goal of the conference is to improve communications among
employers who must pay for workers' compensation for all workers,
insurers that provide that coverage, and the WCB, which administers
all aspects of workers' comp in New York State, said Kerry
Kirwan, The Council's specialist in workers' compensation
ALBANY—High
academic standards and standardized tests based on them are essential
to New York's efforts to prepare schoolchildren for jobs and higher learning,
and New York should emphatically reject pressure to weaken its commitment
to standards or testing, The Business Council is arguing before state
lawmakers
Medicaid
policy in New York focuses too much on how high spending can
go and not enough on quality and cost containment, The Business
Council has told the state Senate's Medicaid task force.
"Our
Medicaid discussion should focus on making patient care more
effective and more affordable," Business Council President
Daniel B
New York State should not need tax increases this year, the
leaders of the state Senate and Assembly said separately this
week.
"Having done a temporary increase last year, I don't think
we should be going back to the well this year," Assembly Speaker
Sheldon Silver told an Albany radio station Oct
ALBANY - Heidi A. Nauleau, chairman of the Aarque Companies based
in Jamestown, Chautauqua County, has been elected chairman of The Business
Council of New York State for the next 12 months. Paul S. Speranza Jr.,
secretary and general counsel for Wegmans Food Markets, Inc
Squandered surpluses, late budgets, and structural deficits
have caused New York’s current fiscal crisis, according
to state Comptroller Alan Hevesi’s new report on the
financial condition of the state.
The annual report assesses the state’s ability to fulfill
future financial and service obligations while maintaining
a balanced budget