26 Feb 2026

Joint Legislative Public Hearing on 2026 Executive Budget Proposal: Topic Economic Development

Legislative Office Building

Hearing Room B 181 State Street, Hearing Room B, 2nd Floor, Albany, NY, 12247

09:30 AM Archived Video

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American Property Casualty Insurance Association - Testimony

ArtsNYS- Testimony

Association of New York Cannabis Processors - Testimony

Big I - Testimony

Cannabis Farmers Alliance - Testimony

Columbia University Irving Medical Center (CUIMC) - Testimony

Empire State Green Standard Alliance - Testimony

IBM - Testimony

National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies - Testimony

New York Insurance Association, Inc. - Testimony

New York State Alliance for Arts Education - Testimony

New Yorkers for Culture & Arts - Testimony

Professional Insurance Agents of New York (PIANY) - Testimony

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute - Testimony

Strong Economy For All Coalition - Testimony

United Postdoctoral Researchers of Rockefeller -UAW - Testimony

Associated Medical Schools of New York - Written Testimony

Authorities Budget Office - Written Testimony

Food Bank of the Southern Tier - Written Testimony

New York County Lawyers Association - Written Testimony

New York Small Business Development Center (NYSBDC) - Written Testimony

NYS Economic Development Council - Written Testimony

PIXIE SCOUT - Written Testimony

Sullivan County 1 - Written Testimony

Sullivan County 2 - Written Testimony

Sullivan County 3 - Written Testimony

Syracuse-Onondaga Food Systems Alliance - Written Testimony

Tomkins Food Future - Written Testimony

Pace Energy and Climate Center - Written Testimony

New York State Trial Lawyers Association - Written Testimony

Empire State Development - Written Testimony

New York State Department of Financial Services (DFS) - Testimony

New York State Council on the Arts - Testimony

NYS Office of General Services - Testimony

ACE! (Upstate Alliance for the Creative Economy) - Testimony

Amanda Ackermann - Testimony

Associated Builders & Contractors, Empire State Chapter (ABC) - Testimony

Billy Lutz and Waterloo Container - Testimony

Bremy Alburquerque - Testimony

Citizens Budget Commission - Testimony

Coalition Against Insurance Fraud - Testimony

Community Service Society of New York - Testimony

Consumer Reports - Testimony

Council of Family and Child Caring Agencies - Testimony

Debmalya Mitra - Testimony

Dr. Sara Alibrandi - Testimony

Empire Cannabis Manufacturers Alliance (ECMA) - Testimony

Empire Justice Center - Testimony

Health Workforce New York - Testimony

Lawsuit Reform Alliance of New York - Testimony

Metropolitan Package Store Association, NYS Liquor Store Association, and the Retailers Alliance - Testimony

National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) - Testimony

National Supermarket Association - Testimony

New York Cannabis Retail Association - Testimony

New York City Arts in Education Roundtable - Testimony

New York Civil Liberties Union - Testimony

New York Public Transit Association - Testimony

New York State Association of Beverage Centers (NYSABC) - Testimony

New York State of Wine Coalition - Testimony

New York State Women’s Business Center Collaborative - Testimony

Nonprofit Insurance Fund - Testimony

NYS Women’s Business Center Collaborative - Testimony

Reinvent Albany - Testimony

Rohini Guin - Testimony

Samarth Hegde - Testimony

The Museum Association of New York - Testimony

University of Rochester - Testimony

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Joint Legislative Public Hearing on 2026 Executive Budget Proposal: Topic Economic Development

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Joint Legislative Public Hearing on 2026 Executive Budget Proposal: Topic Economic Development

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