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• Schenectady County Chamber Votes to Oppose Paid Family Leave Act
• DON'T KILL NY JOBS A CHALLENGE FOR LAWMAKERS a New York Post op-ed by Kenneth Adams, president and CEO of The Business Council
• Guest Commentary: Mandate hurts businesses Otsego County is in danger of losing one of the very few economic development tools that the local community has at its disposal. Our local industrial development agencies play a critical role in local and regional economic development and often partner with Empire State Development in promoting investment projects. (June 13, The Daily Star, Oneonta, NY)
• Extension of Premium Differential Rate Cap for Group Coverage for Sole Proprietors, S.7550 (Seward) / A.10656 (Morelle)
• Paid Family Leave (S.5821 / A.9245)
  A new mandate is under debate in Albany – and it’s one that would make doing business and creating jobs in New York more difficult by increasing costs and impacting day-to-day business operations.
  
• An open letter on the FY 2009 Budget to Governor Paterson,Speaker Silver and Majority Leader Bruno, urging lawmakers to enact an economically competitive state budget by reducing spending and avoiding new taxes and fees (March 28, 2008)
  

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