The legislature passed the 2022-23 budget totaling approximately $220 billion, an increase of $8 billion more than last year that was $12 B over the previous year, financed by $6 B from the feds and $6 B in increased taxes on New Yorkers, despite increased revenues [...]
A synopsis of Gov. Kathy Hochul’s state of the state message is available at: https://www.governor.ny.gov/news/governor-hochul- delivers-2022-state-state It contains modest goals expected from any governor and especially a successor to Andrew Cuomo whose forced departure provided an invitation for good-government initiatives, the usual tired narrative, except for [...]
SENATE BILL 6843 "the all electric building act of 2021" would require all commercial and some mixed/residential buildings to be all electric and bans the issuance of permits by any govt. entity for building plans not in compliance. This bill has no assembly companion yet and forms [...]
August 19, 2021 2021 NYALL. COM ALBANY LEGISLATIVE LIAISON REPORT FROM THE HILL RESIGNATION Governor Cuomo has resigned his office as of August 24th to be replaced by Lt. Governor Kathy Hochul, a lawyer and former congresswoman from upstate, regarded as a moderate, who has [...]
Governor Andrew Cuomo is the subject of a report by the NYS Attorney who investigated his conduct after complaints of alleged sexual harassment of 11 women were made public. The AG’s report is widely characterized as “scathing” but the press and the growing mob asking for [...]
View a PDF of a Summary by New York State Department of Labor on NY HERO ACT Model Airborne Infectious Disease Exposure Prevention Plan. Click to View/Download.
View a PDF of a Summary by New York State Department of Labor on The HERO Act The Airborne Infectious Disease Exposure Prevention Standard. Click to View/Download.
View a PDF of a Presentation by Frank Kerbein SPHR Director, Center for Human Resources, The Business Council of New York State on The HERO Act The Airborne Infectious Disease Exposure Prevention Standard. Click to View/Download.
In October of 1973, OPEC imposed an embargo on oil from its member companies, placing the economies of the world at risk. Domestic oil producers began operating under new rules that required, among other restrictions, "sharing" of low priced crude with companies without such market advantages [...]
Budget Adopted April 7, 2021 WORDS OF WISDOM OR DESPAIR DELIVERED ON APRIL 4, 2021 ”So as of right now we have the resources necessary so that there would be no cuts in the Governor's Budget so you wouldn't require any significant level of tax [...]