January 25, 2016
Ken Pokalsky
Support
- Continued fiscal constrain on state operations and all funds spending levels.
- Small business tax reform
- Corporate reform/technical amendments
- Non-CPA minority ownership
- Workers’ comp reforms
- Establishment of “limited service clinics”
- Settlement “windfall” funds dedicated to capital projects
- Estate tax domicile reform
- Increased Environmental Protection Fund
Opposed
- Minimum wage
- Paid family leave
- MTA utility relocation costs
- Workers’ comp board assessment “sweep”
- DOH “critical drug” program
- LLC cap/public funding of campaigns
- Project labor agreement requirement for “design build” projects
- PACB approval of projects using tax exempt bonding
Concerns
- Need for additional corporate franchise tax technical amendments
- Workers comp “maximum medical improvement” threshold needs to be addressed
- Lack of state contract procurement procedural reforms
- NYS Smart Commission
- Limited extension of “Excelsior Jobs” program
- Canal Corp transfer