NEWS - AUGUST 2003

• Insurance Department announces workers' comp rate increase (August 29, 2003)
  
  
• Survey confirms continuing challenge of health-care costs; New York's employers, workers both shoulder heavier burden (August 28, 2003)
  
  
• Newspapers' study show New York cities have nation's highest property taxes (7/26/03)
  
• Council urges New York, Connecticut to drop opposition to two proposed natural gas pipelines that could increase power generation (August 26, 2003)
  
  
• Controversial FCC ruling delayed (August 22, 2003)
  
  
• Council praises Sen. Schumer, Gov. Pataki for 'calls for common sense' on using Cross-Sound cable (August 21, 2003)
  
  
• Workers' compensation costs in New York remain above most states', study shows (August 21, 2003)
  
  
• Institute analysis: Census data show New York with competitive advantage in percentage of New Yorkers with advanced degrees (August 20, 3003)
  
  
• How Sematech will affect the North Country is subject of conference August 22 (August 20, 2003)
  
  
• Advisory: Resources available for stories about electricity issues in New York (August 15, 2003)
  
  
• Council urges state not to delay implementation of federal environmental reform (August 13, 2003)
  
  
• Council's 'Engage New York' program will help business leaders advocate continuing school reform (August 12, 2003)
  
  
• New York led the nation in outmigration during the late 1990s, Census says (August 7, 2003)
  
  
• New handbook encourages business leaders to work to improve schools, especially by serving on school boards (August 4, 2003)
  
  
• Council launches e-advocacy to support renewed federal funding for career, technical education (August 4, 2003)

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