Biz leaders prepared to do battle with unions

Heather Bricetti, Vice President of Government Affairs at The Business Council of New York State, Brian Sampson, the Executive Director of Unshackle Upstate, and Mike Elmendorf, the Director of the New York Chapter of the National Federation of Independent Businesses joined Liz Benjma
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Recommendations for Gov. Cuomo

Full overhaul must lift onus of property taxes As part of a collection of recommendations for New York’s next governor gather by Crain’s, Kenneth Adams, president and CEO of The Business Council tells the publication (subscription based) that the solution to New York’
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Lobby groups pleased with election results

Adam Sichko writes in the Business Review (subscription based) – “Business lobbies with strong upstate influence banded together this year for their most aggressive election campaigning ever. Leaders of the lobbies said they’re pleased with the outcome—even though they
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Go out and vote

The Business Council of New York State, Inc. is encouraging you to go out and vote today. We hope that you will cast your vote for candidates that scored well on our “2010 Voters’ Guide”, which ranks all 212 incumbent legislators on their support of pro-jobs, pro-business positi
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An unorthodox challenger for an upstate senate seat

James Barron writes in the New York Times – “As political fund-raisers go, this one was short on speeches but long on piano-playing. First, one of the guests, former Senator Alfonse M. D’Amato, tried an amateurish but passable rendition of Debussy’s “Claire de Lune
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Paladino, Cuomo differ on how to improve climate for economic growth in New York

Michelle Breidenbach writes in the Post-Standard – “Company president Margery Lange Keskin is reading the fine print put out by the campaigns of Andrew Cuomo and Carl Paladino to decide who is best equipped to ease the burdens on small-business owners. She employs 45 peopl
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Upstate in quandary over what attention its economy will get

Jerry Zremski of the Buffalo News writes – “After a dozen years of hearing candidates promising to fix the upstate economy, New York voters now may well choose for their governor a man who says: “There is no place called upstate New York.” That’s what Dem
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Stakes high for balance of power in State Senate

Tom Precious writes in the Buffalo News – “The talk the other morning in this hamlet on Long Island’s south shore focused on topics that would be heard in most other towns across New York: jobs, taxes — and more taxes. Albany’s series of corruption scanda
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Without reform in Albany, the joke is on us

Philip L. Glick writes in the Buffalo News – “A funny thing happened on the way into a local store this week. I ran into a politician. He handed me a flyer and said, “I’m Robin Schimminger, and I hope I can count on your vote.” I took the leaflet, and then walked on.
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The Business Council endorses Gallivan for State Senate in the 59th District

The Business Council is endorsing former Erie County Sheriff Pat Gallivan (R-I-C) for State Senate in the 59th Senate District. “Pat Gallivan is a candidate committed to the change we need in Albany to lower taxes and reduce the cost of doing business in New York,” said Kenneth Ad
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