http://www.nfib.com/ en Copyright © 2013, NFIB Managing.Editor@Domain.com Thu, 23 May 2013 10:03:48 GMT http://backend.userland.com/rss RSSAshxGen 1.0.0.0 2 Director Mike Durant said today that New York has earned its latest lousy business ranking from CEO Magazine. http://www.nfib.com/press-media/press-media-item?cmsid=62815 Tue, 07 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT Director Mike Durant said that the latest dip in small business optimism shows a disconnect between Wall Street and Main Street. http://www.nfib.com/press-media/press-media-item?cmsid=62529 Tue, 09 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT Director Mike Durant today said that a new study by George Mason University ranking New York as the least free state in the country confirms what small businesses have already known about Albany's appetite for higher taxes, more regulations and runaway lawsuits. http://www.nfib.com/press-media/press-media-item?cmsid=62425 Thu, 28 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT Director Mike Durant said today the budget deal struck in Albany today indicates that the effort to improve the state's economy has stalled. http://www.nfib.com/press-media/press-media-item?cmsid=62399 Mon, 25 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT Please consider contributing to the NFIB-NY Young Entrepreneur Foundation scholarship to help aspiring high school seniors continue to grow their business. http://www.nfib.com/press-media/press-media-item?cmsid=62301 Thu, 14 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT NFIB Director Mike Durant and Unshackle Upstate Director Brian Sampson today urged lawmakers and Governor Cuomo to drop a plan to raise the minimum wage in view of recent reports showing weak jobs growth in New York. http://www.nfib.com/press-media/press-media-item?cmsid=62278 Tue, 12 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT Director Mike Durant today said that a trial balloon over Albany that would give the state total control over the health care industry is an extremely bad idea. http://www.nfib.com/press-media/press-media-item?cmsid=62260 Thu, 07 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nfib.com/press-media/press-media-item?cmsid=62220 Tue, 05 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT Director Mike Durant today said Speaker Silver's push for a higher minimum wage and more delays in gas permits jeopardizes the Upstate economy. http://www.nfib.com/press-media/press-media-item?cmsid=62151 Wed, 27 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMT What New York needs to get done for business this year http://www.nfib.com/press-media/press-media-item?cmsid=62124 Thu, 21 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMT Director Mike Durant today responded to a court challenge brought by the teachers union to overturn the state property tax cap, which he said is a breakthrough for taxpayers and should be upheld. http://www.nfib.com/press-media/press-media-item?cmsid=62106 Wed, 20 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMT Director Mike Durant today came down hard on Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver's proposal to copy President Obama's minimum wage hike, a plan that would be even more damaging to small businesses than the one currently under discussion in Albany. http://www.nfib.com/press-media/press-media-item?cmsid=62035 Thu, 14 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMT Join other small business owners from across New York State for Small Business Day in Albany on Wednesday, April 17. http://www.nfib.com/press-media/press-media-item?cmsid=62031 Wed, 13 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMT Director Mike Durant today reacted to the Women's Chamber of Commerce, which earlier endorsed a higher minimum wage, reminding the group that not every business can afford to absorb costly government mandates and that the measure would cost jobs. http://www.nfib.com/press-media/press-media-item?cmsid=61982 Thu, 07 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMT Director Mike Durant today said the Governor's budget is a mixed bag for small businesses. It makes some important reforms that could save money, but the savings could be offset by a higher minimum wage. http://www.nfib.com/press-media/press-media-item?cmsid=61821 Tue, 22 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nfib.com/press-media/press-media-item?cmsid=61727 Thu, 10 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT Director Mike Durant penned an opinion piece circulated statewide in which he points out that a higher minimum wage would undermine Governor Cuomo's focus on improving the Upstate economy. http://www.nfib.com/press-media/press-media-item?cmsid=61730 Thu, 10 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT Director Mike Durant reacted today to Governor Cuomo's State of the State speech. http://www.nfib.com/press-media/press-media-item?cmsid=61717 Wed, 09 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT Director Mike Durant reacted today to the deal in Congress struck on New Year's to avert the fiscal cliff http://www.nfib.com/press-media/press-media-item?cmsid=61668 Wed, 02 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT NFIB Director Mike Durant today congratulated Senator-elect George Amedore who was declared the winner of his election after a razor-thin margin and weeks of political and legal challenges. http://www.nfib.com/press-media/press-media-item?cmsid=61611 Mon, 17 Dec 2012 00:00:00 GMT