Pushing for Changes That Will Spur Job Creation
With the regional council plans submitted, now is the time to focus on improving the regulatory environment so businesses can create jobs.
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UU Partner Perspective – Why We Need to Ease Regulatory Burdens on Business as Part of Any “Economic Development” Plan
The House Small Business Committee passed a bill in July that would force federal agencies to better comply with a law already on the books requiring them to consider how regulations could impact small businesses. It’s called the 2011 Regulatory Flexibility Improvement Act, and would require a full assessment of the impact that regulations will [...]
UU Partner Perspective: Finger Lakes Regional Economic Development Council
Enthusiasm is running high as the Finger Lakes Regional Economic Development Council works to prepare its strategic plan.
Did Irene Expose Costly Mandates?
It is clear that the effects of Tropical Storm Irene will be felt in our Upstate communities for some time. While all reports indicate that we were prepared for the storm, it is a reminder of how little control we humans have over Mother Nature. So now the clean-up begins.
And as if that won’t be [...]
Unshackle Upstate Update – June 27, 2011
From the Desk of the Executive Director Brian Sampson
What’s Inside
A Message from Brian Sampson
2011 Legislative Session Ends*
Power NY Approved*
Governor Reaches Agreement with State’s Largest Employee Union*
High Profile and Significant Bills That Passed Both Houses This Session*
BNP to Hold Accelerate Upstate Conference*
Medicaid Redesign Team Update*
Board of Regents Makes NYSED Staff Appointments
NYS Council on Food Policy to [...]
The BIG UGLY
So here we sit today waiting for what is now called the “big ugly” (what a bill that has many issues in it as opposed to being a single bill is known as), to get introduced and passed by both houses. From there, the “big ugly” is off to the Governor for his signature.
So what [...]
Budget Bill Bonanza – Part I
In an effort to meet the April 1 deadline, both houses of the Legislature passed a number of budget bills today including:
State Operations (A.4000/S.2800)
TED (A.4010/S.2810)
PPGG (A.4007/S.2807)
Merger of State Entities (A.4012/S.2812)
Revenue (A.4011/S.2811)
Capital Projects Appropriation (A.4004/S.2804)
To learn more about these bills, simply click on the bill numbers [...]
A Message from Our Governor
My Fellow New Yorkers,
You elected me to be your voice in Albany and to make tough decisions. Few issues are as critical to the future of our state as reforming our education system.
Right now, we rank number one in the nation in spending per student, and number 34 in student achievement. Worse still, these poor [...]
EJ is on the Mark Again
As I have been known to do from time to time on this blog, I think it is important to share what other people are saying about issues that are important to us. Today, that special guest is EJ McMahon from the Empire Center for New York State Policy (http://www.empirecenter.org/).
Please take a moment to read [...]
Something Has Got to Give…It Shouldn’t Be Us!
As the 2011 legislative session approaches, I’m sure there are more questions than answers about what will happen. New York will have a new governor, lieutenant governor and attorney general. In addition, there will be more than 35 freshman legislators within the two houses. To compound the confusion, state spending is grossly out of alignment [...]