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Advocacy Overview

The Buffalo Niagara Partnership’s advocacy efforts are broad and far-reaching on behalf of our members.

  • An experienced government affairs team focuses on economic development policy and business advocacy at all levels of government.
  • Our advocacy efforts inform government leaders about the impact of their actions or inactions on local employers and their employees.
  • We track legislation and mobilize coalitions in support or opposition of specific policies.
  • We work to reduce burdensome regulations and bureaucratic red tape.

I was very impressed with resources the Partnership employed to help influence this important legislation.

Sam Savarino, CEO Savarino Companies-

Advocacy Events

Our advocacy events connect members to elected officials at the federal, state and local level through a host of programs and events. As a member, you have an opportunity to hear directly from decision and policy makers about the issues being debated in Washington, Albany and right here in Western New York.

Check out our events calendar to browse all of our upcoming events and to see when the next Advocacy event is taking place.

The Partnership unveils its Advocacy Agenda detailing the federal, state and local policy priorities most important to its members.

A networking lunch designed to give Partnership members an opportunity to hear directly from state legislators about their state budget priorities and goals for the current session.

Held four times per year, featuring candid briefing and q-and-a sessions with Western New York’s highest profile elected officials, as well as policy themed roundtable and panel discussions focusing on the Partnership’s advocacy priorities.

Brings Western New York to the state capital for food and networking with state legislators, business leaders, and Albany insiders.  The event includes a short presentation of the Partnership’s state budget priorities.

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Thank You To Our Sponsors

Title Sponsor
Presenting Sponsors

Event Sponsors

Print Sponsor

Supporting Sponsors

LaBella Associates, D.P.C.
Niagara University
St. Bonaventure University

For more information, contact Grant Loomis at gloomis@thepartnership.org or 716-541-1736.

Grant-Loomis

From The Blog

9.20.21 Advocacy Alert: Border Closure Extended Through October

Josh Veronica September 20, 2021

This morning, the U.S. federal government announced that it will be extending its closure to Canadian travelers through October 21.   Non-essential Canadian travelers have been banned from entering the U.S. since March 2020. Despite calls from the BNP, numerous members of Congress, and chambers across the nation to open the border, the

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BNP Advocacy Insider – September 2021

Grant Loomis September 7, 2021

Hochul Takes Oath, BNP Offers Recommendations for First 100 Days In the wake of former Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s resignation, Kathy Hochul became the 57th Governor of the State of New York. BNP President and CEO Dottie Gallagher sent Hochul a welcome letter to Governor Hochul and recommended actions Hochul should

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9.7.21 Advocacy Alert: Hochul Triggers HERO Act – Employer Checklist

Josh Veronica September 7, 2021

What Happened?  Yesterday, Governor Kathy Hochul designated COVID-19 as a “highly contagious communicable disease,” citing rising case numbers and concerns about the delta variant. This declaration is significant because it triggers the NY HERO Act.  In June, former Governor Andrew Cuomo signed the NY HERO Act, which mandated infectious disease prevention protocols for all employers in

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