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New York’s Unfortunate Business Climate

This week the Tax Foundation released its “State Business Tax Climate Index Rankings”.  This index is meant as an indicator of which states, due to their tax systems, are most hospitable to businesses...

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Governor Releases Regulations on State-Funded Providers

Last Wednesday, Gov. Cuomo’s administration formally issued regulations to limit how much state-funded entities pay their top officials, and how much they spend on administrative expenses.  The new...

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Another Assessment

Here we go again.  New York has borrowed over $4 billion to pay unemployment insurance over this recession and now the federal government is calling in some of its interest. New York’s bill? $102...

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Coming Up

The Legislature is in session on Monday and Tuesday this week, February 11 and 12. On Tuesday, Unshackle Upstate is partnering with the National Council for Public-Private Partnerships, the Design...

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The Wage Theft Prevention Act: Just More Costly Administration

More than 60 employers visited Rochester Business Alliance headquarters earlier this month for a candid conversation with New York State Assembly Majority Leader Joe Morelle. While discussion was open...

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Senate Majority Coalition to Hold Industry-Specific Regulatory Reform Hearings

The Senate Majority Coalition is holding a series of industry-specific hearings on regulatory reform in September and October to “identify and eliminate the costly government regulations that hamper...

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Company Sues State Over Never-Ending Natural Gas Development Review Process

Bankrupt Norse Energy has sued New York State for not approving natural gas development through “hydraulic fracturing” – commonly referred to as hydrofracking.   Last week, Albany attorney Tom West...

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North Country Chamber Releases Annual Business Survey

Last Wednesday, the North Country Chamber of Commerce released the results of its annual ‘issue survey,” which looks at the views of more than 4,000 businesses in Clinton, Essex, Franklin, Hamilton and...

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