From the Morning Memo:
A pro-business group’s legislative ratings for individual state
lawmakers took a hit this year after a legislative session of difficult
votes for businesses in New York, ranging from a minimum wage increase
to 12 weeks of paid family leave.
The ratings from the National Federation of Independent Business
especially hit the Republican-led Senate, where the GOP conference out
of solidarity approved a budget bill containing the minimum wage
increase after a contentious internal debate.
“The scores, particularly within the State Senate, trend
significantly lower when compared to past sessions,” said NFIB state
director Mike Durant.
A passing grade for the NFIB is 70 percent and the highest scoring
lawmaker in the Senate was Brooklyn’s Simcha Felder, a Democrat who sits
with the GOP conference in the chamber. Felder scored an 83.
In the Assembly, the Republican conference generally scored best,
with multiple members receiving a 100 percent score. Assemblyman Robin
Schimminger, a western New York lawmaker, was the highest scoring
Democrat in the chamber based on NFIB review.
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Source: The State of Politics (via The Empire Report)
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