ALBANY— “The State Senate's vote Tuesday night to establish a property tax cap is welcome news to all New Yorkers,” said Kenneth Adams, president and CEO of The Business Council of New York State. “In backing Governor Paterson's property tax cap proposal, the Senate has sided with an overwhelming number of New Yorkers who are crying out for property tax relief
ALBANY—“Last night Senate democrats gave approval to the final budget bill, adopting more than $1 billion in new taxes and fees on top of $1 billion in new revenue measures already approved this year,” said Kenneth Adams, president and CEO of The Business Council of New York State, Inc. “Their vote is a far cry from their promise of no new taxes in their earlier budget resolution
ALBANY— New York is a leader in high taxes and spending but lags the nation in most economic growth categories. That is the finding of “Unique New York”, a new service of the Public Policy Institute of New York State (PPI), the research affiliate of The Business Council of New York State, Inc
ALBANY—The Business Council of New York State, Inc. is pleased to announce the creation of a new award to honor local chambers of commerce. The Award was created as part of the Business Council's 30th Anniversary celebration and will honor an outstanding chamber organization and leadership team that make doing business in New York State a better experience for their members
ALBANY—The New York State AFL-CIO and The Business Council of New York State, Inc. are jointly supporting proposed contract extensions for more than one hundred New York Power Authority (NYPA) expansion and replacement power customers.
“New York must do everything it can to create and sustain jobs, and these contracts will help to do just that
ALBANY— “Attorney General Andrew Cuomo's report on pension padding by public employees shows the critical need for pension reform in New York state,” said Kenneth Adams, president and CEO of The Business Council of New York State, Inc. “Public employee pension costs are one of the things that make New York a very expensive place to live and work
ALBANY— “New York taxpayers will be forking over more than $2 billion in new taxes, fees, assessments and other revenue raisers if the Senate returns and approves its revenue bill and other pending legislation,” said Kenneth Adams, president and CEO of The Business Council of New York State, Inc
ALBANY— “Expanding the prevailing wage law to private businesses for the first time sets a dangerous precedent that will prevent job creation and raise prices in New York,” said Kenneth Adams, president and CEO of The Business Council of New York State, Inc.
The bill (A.10257-D/S.8379-A) would alter existing labor law provisions that were created to establish wage requirements for building service employees to apply to broad new categories of employees, including service workers for utility companies, and numerous other categories not contemplated by the drafters of the original legislation
ALBANY— “Despite facing budget deficits far into the future, the majorities in both houses of the legislature seem to think that they can continue doing business as usual. That is what caused the current fiscal crisis and it will continue the budget chaos New Yorkers are facing,” said Kenneth Adams, president and CEO of The Business Council of New York State, Inc
ALBANY— “Taking away tax credits that companies have already earned is an immediate tax increase that will make it harder for New York businesses to invest, grow and create jobs to pull us out of this recession,” said Kenneth Adams, president and CEO of The Business Council of New York State