ALBANY—
“A bill to require union wages on private sector projects that receive any government aid, no matter how limited or indirect, will bring construction to a halt, kill jobs and deter new investment in New York. Proposed wage mandates will drive up costs for private sector projects, affordable housing and other stimulus efforts
ALBANY— “Attorney General Andrew Cuomo's bill to make local government consolidation easier is an important reform that can help lower the cost of government in the state,” said Kenneth Adams, president & CEO of The Business Council of New York State.
“The New NY Government Reorganization and Citizen Empowerment Act will provide local government officials and ordinary citizens tools to make local government work more efficiently,” added Adams
Contacts:
Unshackle Upstate, 585.256.4606
NFIB, 518.434.1262
The Business Council of New York State, Inc., 518.465.7511
ALBANY, N.Y.—A coalition of business groups led by The Business Council of New York State, National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) and Unshackle Upstate today called on state lawmakers to enact an agenda for an affordable New York
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JOINT NEWS CONFERENCE
What: News Conference to announce a broad based business coalition to support a focused reform agenda for an affordable New York.
Who: The Business Council of New York State, Unshackle Upstate, National Federation of Independent Business and other business organizations
ALBANY— “New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli's critique of this year's state budget confirms what The Business Council has been saying since it was enacted. The budget fails New York taxpayers by spending too much and taxing too much,” said Kenneth Adams, president and CEO, The Business Council of New York State
ALBANY—Two distinguished individuals have been elected to the Business Council of New York State, Inc.'s Board of Directors.
Clarkson University President Anthony G. Collins, PhD. and National Grid USA President Thomas B. King were elected at the Board of Directors meeting on May 4, 2009 in New York City
ALBANY— Is your business ready for the nation's new health care rules?
The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act includes many complex provisions, which will ultimately affect every citizen, employer and business. There are new mandates, tax changes and penalties. Your benefit plans may need to be reviewed and changed as parts of the Act are implemented
ALBANY — School districts are holding the line in their proposed budgets this
year, proposing average per-pupil spending and tax increases of only 3
percent, a new “School Tax Watch” study by the Public Policy Institute
finds.
Statewide, proposed school budgets in the "School Tax Watch" sample
would increase per-pupil spending to an average $19,461 – an increase
of 3 percent
New Yorkers can now compare and evaluate per-capita spending and tax rates for counties, towns, cities and villages using a new online database developed by The Business Council's Public Policy Institute and the Manhattan Institute's Empire Center for New York State Policy.
The Benchmarking New York tool includes per-capita spending and tax totals for 16 categories as well as effective property tax rates and debt levels
Kenneth Adams, president & CEO The Business Council of New York State said,
“As the Senate completes action on the worst state budget in history, all New Yorkers should note that they will now be paying higher taxes for necessities including energy, health insurance and other insurance products as well as increased costs for everyday items like bottled water and wine