Testimony to:
Senate Finance Committee, Catharine Young, Chair
and
Assembly Ways and Means Committee, Helene E. Weinstein, Chair
FY 2019 Executive Budget: Taxation Issues
Presented by
Kenneth J. Pokalsky,
Vice President
February 8, 2018
ALBANY, N.Y.—The Business Council of New York State, Inc
Testimony to:
Senate Finance Committee, Catharine Young, Chair and
Assembly Ways and Means Committee, Helene E. Weinstein, Chair
FY 2019 Executive Budget: Taxation Issues
Presented by
Kenneth J. Pokalsky
Vice President
February 8, 2018
My name is Ken Pokalsky and I am Vice President of The Business Council of New York State, Inc
For Release — January 23, 2018
Business Council calls for on-call scheduling rules to be halted
In letter to state Labor Department, the Council outlines reasons why proposed on-call scheduling rules are overly burdensome, unnecessary, and likely to have a severely negative impact on specific New York State industries
ALBANY, N
The Council’s 2018 Legislative and Regulatory Agenda gives policymakers a path to greater economic growth in the face of a growing state deficit and action from Washington D.C. that is negatively impacting state finances.
ALBANY, N.Y.— The Business Council of New York State, Inc., today released its 2018 Legislative and Regulatory Agenda
Testimony to:
Senate Standing Committee on Commerce, Economic Development, and Small Business, Senator Phil Boyle, Chair
And
Senate Administrative Regulations Review Commission, Senator Chris Jacobs, Chair
NYS Department of Labor Proposed Rule Making-Employee Scheduling (Call-In Pay)
Presented by
Frank Kerbein
Director, Center for Human Resources
January 4, 2018
As the state’s largest statewide employer advocacy organization, we represent more than 2,300 employers – large and small – across the entire state
ALBANY, N.Y.—“For the state’s business community, Governor Cuomo’s State of the State message addressed several critical needs, including continued investment in workforce development and public infrastructure. However, the Governor said too little about making the state more economically competitive, especially for upstate where job growth continues to lag
ALBANY, N.Y.—“The tax reform package expected to pass later today corrects years of inequity by putting America’s corporate tax rate on more equal footing with the rest of the world’s developed countries. It also relieves tax burdens on our nation’s small businesses and lowers tax rates for all income levels
ALBANY, N.Y.—A coalition of the state’s leading business and industry groups today announced their commitment to advocating for reforms to New York’s prevailing wage law. In light of the state’s budget multi-billion dollar deficit and overwhelming infrastructure needs, the coalition is calling on members of the Legislature to reform this outdated and costly mandate
ALBANY, N.Y.—The Business Council of New York State Inc., building off its September Annual Meeting which focused on the “Future of New York State Business”, today convened the leading voices in the state’s tech and innovation community for a broad-based discussion on the next steps for New York State
ALBANY, N.Y.—“Today’s generator deactivation assessment from the NYISO reiterates what we have been saying for some time, New York must build its needed energy infrastructure. While it is good news that the NYISO says our state has enough electricity to meet future needs, we cannot lose sight of the fact that this is only true if natural gas plants currently under construction are able to come online