Tax Watch

A mandate-relief bill that passed the Senate Wednesday and is now before the Assembly would extend the repayment terms of short-terms loans local governments received in 2007 and 2008, when the economic downturn began. Governments would have seven years instead of five to pay off the loans, which would save… Read More →

A coalition of advocacy groups for businesses, contractors, farmers and municipal governments sent a letter this week to Gov. Andrew Cuomo and the Mandate Relief Commission, asking for changes to the state’s Scaffold Law. The statute, which dates to 1895, holds employers “absolutely liable” for any elevation-related injury on a… Read More →