NEWS - SEPTEMBER 2004

Business Council publishes first 'Vote for Jobs Index,' a report card to help citizens and employers evaluate state lawmakers (September 30, 2004)
Seventeen Assembly Democrats urge changes to Assembly procedures (September 29, 2004)
Local-government spending outpaces inflation, comptroller reports (September 29, 2004)
New York's schools are less cost-effective than those in most states, report finds (September 28, 2004)
Council OKs legislative report cards (September 24, 2004)
Report: New York's charter schools have established successful records (September 22, 2004)
S&P analyst predicts 'temporary' tax hikes will stay (September 22, 2004)
State spending may jump $5 billion in 2005 (September 16, 2004)
Council's labor and human resource committee to meet Oct. 7 (September 15, 2004)
Upstate economy falling behind at high, low ends of income scale, report finds (September 14, 2004)
Council's research affiliate launches 'blog' on Upstate economy and related policy issues (September 14, 2004)
Government Affairs Council to meet Sept. 24 during Council's Annual Meeting (September 14, 2004)
Business Council's 'School Honor Roll' honors 242 schools that have improved the most since 1999 (September 7, 2004)
Council to reprise seminar on what businesses should know about homeland security (September 3, 2004)