We spend a lot of time talking about mandate relief. Probably more than we should. But mandates are just so…costly that we are compelled to cover them.
So what is a mandate? A mandate is a law or regulation passed by the legislature that often must be implemented by local agencies with no funding from the [...]
We spend a lot of time talking about mandate relief. Probably more than we should. But mandates are just so…costly that we are compelled to cover them.
So what is a mandate? A mandate is a law or regulation passed by the legislature that often must be implemented by local agencies with no funding from the [...]
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 and thus to economic growth. In case you were wondering, New York came in 49th. That’s 49th out of all 50 states.
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We spend a lot of time talking about mandate relief. Probably more than we should. But mandates are just so…costly that we are compelled to cover them.
So what is a mandate? A mandate is a law or regulation passed by the legislature that often must be implemented by local agencies with no funding from the [...]
Ok, I get it that some rank and file members of the New York State Legislature don’t want to talk about the “controversial” issues for fear of drawing the ire of the long entrenched “we like the status quo” groups that walk the halls of the Capital. But to quote Cris Carter, an ESPN reporter [...]
