Twenty-five large businesses, 11 small businesses, and nine not-for-profit
organizations will receive reduced-rate power under the state's 1999
Power for Jobs program.
The first 1999 allocations under the program, which totaled 28,000 kilowatts,
were announced February 24 by Governor Pataki
Governor Pataki has created a new commission to study special funds
in the state's workers' compensation system.
The Business Council supports the creation of the commission and has
been asked by the Governor to recommend one of the appointees to it,
according to Stacey Hengsterman, The Council's specialist in workers'
compensation issues
Chairman Stafford, Chairman Farrell, and honorable members of the committees:
As you prepare to enact the budget that will take New York State into
the year 2000, the Legislature can point with pride to the state's recent
record.
New York's economy is stronger than it's been in years
ALBANY— New York State's tax code should be fundamentally restructured
to turn a competitive disadvantage into "an advantage in the competition
for jobs," Business Council President Daniel B. Walsh told key lawmakers
today.
Testifying before the Senate Finance
and Assembly Ways and Means Committees, Walsh asked the Legislature
to enact major new business tax cuts this year, and to go further in
coming years
Senate Majority Leader Joseph Bruno today released details on his "Jobs
2000" plan, a proposed investment of $262.5 million designed to create
new high-tech jobs through investments in research, infrastructure, education,
and workforce development.
The so-called "J2K" plan would combine new and existing resources in
four initiatives: the Education and Economic Development Act, the Employee
Readiness Act (ERA), the Pipeline for Jobs Program, and an expansion
of the state Institute of Entrepreneurship
Senator Dale Volker (R-Buffalo) Assemblyman Joe Morelle (D-Rochester),
two of the Legislature's strongest supporters of civil justice reform,
have introduced a comprehensive tort reform bill.
The bill is backed by New Yorkers for Civil Justice Reform, a broad
coalition of organizations representing big and small businesses, municipalities,
physicians, architects and many others
By Ed Reinfurt
If we want to do something vital to improve New York's business
climate, we should emulate our fourth-graders.
That's right: Today, the New Yorkers making the most persuasive
case for a more competitive New York in the 21st century
may be our nine-year-olds
Assemblyman Joseph E. Robach (D-Rochester) has been named Chairman of
the Legislative Commission on Skills Development and Career Education.
The commission was created in 1986 to examine both public and private
skills development and job training programs, and to evaluate vocational
education programs
Paul Speranza, general counsel for Wegmans Food Markets Inc. and a member
of The Business Council's Board of Directors, has been appointed Chairman
of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Taxation Committee.
Last year, Speranza was named to the U.S. Chamber's Board of Directors
representing The Business Council
Reports that the Legislature is dismayed about how Governor
Pataki submitted his budget have raised the possibility that
a budget agreement will not be reached by the constitutional
deadline of April 1.
The Governor submitted a budget this year that would grow
by less than the rate of inflation--a step that immediately
led to promises that the Legislature would add significant
spending to the package