Recent Wins
The advocacy efforts of the Partnership have been aligned with a number of ‘wins’ for the Buffalo Niagara region, including:
The advocacy efforts of the Partnership have been aligned with a number of ‘wins’ for the Buffalo Niagara region, including:
Passage and ratification of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA)
Blocked Prevailing Wage Expansion to Private Projects
Passed ‘Change the Date’ Legislation to move Buffalo School Board Elections from May to November
Making NYS Property Tax Cap Permanent
Blocking proposed predictive scheduling regulations
Passage of the federal Perkins Career & Technical Education Act
Blocking 3-year deferral of key economic development tax credits
5-year extension of NYS Historic Tax Credit
Blocking new tax on fiber optic utility companies
Restoring Bundy Aid for independent colleges & universities
Restoring funding for the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative
Tripling federal investment in the TIGER grant program
Doubling federal funding for mass transit capital projects
Workers’ Compensation reform
18-a Utility Tax sunset
Blocking Buy American Act to protect cross-border economy
Ridesharing for Upstate
Investing $2.5B in clean water infrastructure
Funding secured for Lewiston-Queenston Bridge Plaza improvements
Transportation infrastructure funding parity across NYS
Mobilization of the Minimum Wage Reality Check coalition
Passage of the Promoting Travel, Commerce and National Security Act
Extension of Property Tax Cap
Extension of Design-Build Program without Project Labor Agreements
Long term extension of the Brownfield Cleanup Program
Passage of Fixing America’s Surface Transportation (FAST) Act
Liquefied Natural Gas Program in New York State
Peace Bridge Pre-Inspection Program
Blocking Efforts to Strip Local Control of Industrial Development Agencies
Eliminating Annual Wage Notification Requirements
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