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NEWS
- APRIL 2003
- Business
Council urges lawmakers to freeze property taxes (April
30, 2003)
- In
strong statement, Governor again rejects higher taxes, promises
veto of 'fiscally irresponsible' budget plan (April
29, 2003)
- Pay
freeze for public employees could save taxpayers $2 billion
or more, Business Council tells state leaders (April
29, 2003)
- Council
launches new 'e-advocacy' campaign to protest proposals to
raise income tax (April 28, 2003)
- Survey: New Yorkers
of all genders, regions, and political parties strongly support
tort reform (April 28, 2003)
- Statement
from Business Council President Daniel B. Walsh on New Yorkers'
attitudes toward lawsuit abuse (April 28, 2003)
- Study:
Failure to collect all tobacco taxes cost state more than
$500 million in 2001 (April 28, 2003)
- Legislative leaders
agree to spend $1.9 billion more; they are mum on how to pay
for it (April 16, 2003)
- Senate
quietly advances controversial expansion of lawsuits (April
16, 2003)
- Council
testimony urges lawmakers to ease businesses' burden of health-insurance
costs (April 15, 2003)
- Analysis:
Unlike most high-deficit states, New York plans no major spending
cuts (April 15, 2003)
- Tax-and-spend
advocates mount 'e-advocacy' to push higher taxes; So far,
voters are unswayed: Polls consistently show the public opposes
higher taxes (April 10, 2003)
- Council
urges state to approve St. Lawrence Cement plant (April
8, 2003)
- Health-care
groups challenge 'labor neutrality law' (April 4, 2003)
- Conservative
party leader urges lawmakers to reject higher taxes (April
4, 2003)
- Report:
'New Jersey Plan' helped little there, and could double New
York's corporate income tax (April 1, 2003)
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