The Business Council
is seeking a formal role as an advocate for siting new power plants
in two separate cases pending before the state Siting Board.
"As an advocate for industrial
and commercial interests, and as a proponent for sound energy policy
that reflects the needs of New York's growing economy, we believe our
voice should be added to the record" in these cases, Daniel B
Robert Bellafiore, president
of the Charter Schools Institute of the State University of New York
(SUNY) and a former public affairs staffer with The Business Council,
will discuss the status of New York's public charter schools at the
Sept. 19 meeting of The Council's Government Affairs Council (GAC)
New York has made progress
cutting workers' compensation costs through reforms - and more reforms
can reduce costs further, Business Council President Daniel B. Walsh
told the state Workers' Compensation Board (WCB) July 17.
Walsh was invited to
address the full board to share the perspectives of the business community
on the state of workers' comp in New York
ALBANY The U.S. Census Bureau released data today showing that
the extra burden of state-level taxes in New York was 14.5 percent
in fiscal 2000, an improvement from the previous year but slightly
higher than the 1998 "tax gap."
As of 1999-2000, New Yorkers paid an average of $2,199 per capita
in state taxes
The U.S.
Census Bureau released data today showing that the extra burden of state-level
taxes in New York was 14.5 percent in fiscal 2000, an improvement from
the previous year but slightly higher than the 1998 "tax gap."
As of 1999-2000,
New Yorkers paid an average of $2,199 per capita in state taxes
ALBANY Businesses
fear that uncertainty about the supply and cost of energy in New York
may undermine their growth and the state's economy, a new survey by The
Public Policy Institute of New York State shows.
Respondents
said siting more power plants - and doing so more quickly - is the best
way to ease concerns about energy costs and supplies and avoid a California-like
energy shortfall
The state Insurance Department
is expecting average overall workers' compensation costs to decline 1.8
percent in the year beginning Oct. 1, based on new average premiums and
assessment rates the department announced July 16.
The department said it had
decided to keep average premium rates level, rejecting a 0
ALBANY Businesses
fear that uncertainty about the supply and cost of energy in New York
may undermine their growth and the state's economy, a new survey by The
Public Policy Institute of New York State shows.
Respondents
said siting more power plants - and doing so more quickly - is the best
way to ease concerns about energy costs and supplies and avoid a California-like
energy shortfall
New York State must move
aggressively to address concerns about its energy future - because "if
we do nothing, tomorrow could be awful," U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer (D-New
York) told a July 2 energy roundtable in New York City.
A number of officials
representing state and federal government, industry, and environmental
organizations participated in the panel, which was organized by US Sen
The Business Council
is urging lawmakers to reject two bills that would weaken the state's educational
system by lowering certain standards for high school students.
The first bill (A.9053/Green)
would exempt students enrolled in a Career Education Program from certain
Regents examinations