News

22
Oct
2014
Albany, N.Y.—The Political Action Committee of The Business Council of New York State, Inc. has endorsed George Amedore for New York State Senate in the 46th District. “George Amedore is a builder in his public career, his business and his service to the community. During his three terms in the State Assembly he demonstrated time after time that he stood for building a better business climate by controlling spending, cutting taxes and reducing regulations,” said Heather C
22
Oct
2014
Albany, N.Y.—The Political Action Committee of The Business Council of New York State, Inc. has endorsed Susan Serino for New York State Senate in the 41st District. “As a member of the Dutchess County Legislature, Susan Serino voted against the county's energy tax and led the effort to repeal the tax
22
Oct
2014
Albany, N.Y.—The Political Action Committee of The Business Council of New York State, Inc. has endorsed Thomas Croci for New York State Senate in the 3rd District. “Tom Croci's small business experience and his demonstrated ability to cut spending and reduce taxes as Islip town supervisor make him well-suited to serve in the New York State Senate,” said Heather C
21
Oct
2014
Albany, NY—October 21, 2014—The Political Action Committee of The Business Council of New York State has endorsed challengers in four Senate district races, and candidates for three open Senate seats. The Business Council PAC endorsed four challengers in Senate races; Terrence Murphy (R) in Senate District 40 (Duchess Putnam and Westchester Counties); Susan Serino (R) in Senate District 41 (Duchess and Putnam Counties); George Amedore (R) in Senate District 46 (Albany, Greene, Montgomery, Schenectady and Ulster Counties); and Richard Funke (R) in Senate District 55 (Monroe and Ontario Counties)
20
Oct
2014
ALBANY, NY—October 20, 2014—The New York State Board of Regents took a preliminary vote today to introduce flexibility into high school graduation requirements, creating new options for students who excel in career and technical education, foreign languages and the arts. The “4+1” approach to a high school diploma, would allow students the option of substituting one of the Regents exams required for graduation with a comparably rigorous assessment
16
Oct
2014
ALBANY— In a world where everything is getting more complex, The Business Council of New York State has just made things a lot simpler and more convenient for members who depend on our Website (bcnys.org) for the latest information. Please visit (www.bcnys.org) and explore all of the new features on our totally redesigned Website
13
Oct
2014
Albany, NY—October 13, 2014—The Political Action Committee of The Business Council of New York State has endorsed 29 members of the State Assembly and 29 members of the State Senate. The endorsements are based largely on how these incumbent lawmakers ranked on The Business Council's Legislative Scorecard of priority issues for the 2013 and 2014 legislative sessions
08
Oct
2014
Albany, N.Y.—The Political Action Committee of The Business Council of New York State, Inc. has endorsed John Cahill for New York State Attorney General. “The office of Attorney General, through the Department of Law, has enforcement, regulatory and policy-making functions that can have significant impact on individual businesses and on industry sectors
08
Oct
2014
Albany, N.Y.—The Political Action Committee of The Business Council of New York State, Inc. has endorsed Governor Andrew M. Cuomo's re-election bid. “Looking at the state's next set of challenges, and what we were able to accomplish over the past four years, The Business Council believes that Governor Cuomo is the best choice to lead the effort,” said Heather C
06
Oct
2014
New York, NY—Business, Broadway and politics converge on Thursday, October 16, 2014, when the leading business organization in the state, The Business Council of New York State , teams up with award-winning writer, director, producer and actor Tony Lo Bianco to host an exclusive performance of The Little Flower to benefit the Business Council Political Action Committee