NEWS - MARCH 1999

Pataki to small business: There will be no spending binge (March 31, 1999)
Lawmakers adjourn with no budget deal (March 31, 1999)
Faso releases plan for tax cuts, job creation (March 31, 1999)
Senate bill seeks new tax cuts, reserve for existing cuts (March 24, 1999)
Assembly unveils new 'Main Street' jobs plan (March 24, 1999)
Despite the coming firestorm, New York must not back down on its higher standards for graduation (March 22, 1999)
'Electronic advocacy' for tax cuts yields 7,000 faxes to lawmakers, staff (March 18, 1999)
Council: 'Smart growth' bill evokes both concerns, opportunities (March 18, 1999)
Tort reform coalition to lobby May 11 (March 18, 1999)
'Excellence at Work' Conference (March 18, 1999)
Small Business as an economic force (March 18, 1999)
Hospital interests urged to 'stop scaring New Yorkers' (March 17, 1999)
Assembly urges tax cuts worth $75 million (March 17, 1999)
Bruno seeks still more tax cuts, urges spending restraint (March 10, 1999)
Study: Property taxes, health-care costs hurt small businesses (March 10, 1999)
Council's 'e-advocacy' website will help business urge Albany to expand tax reform (March 4, 1999)
New Yorkers' extra tax burden is at lowest level since 1982, census data show (March 4, 1999)
First '99 Power for Jobs awards announced; members urged to apply soon (March 4, 1999)
Governor creates panel to study 'special funds' in workers' compensation (March 4, 1999)
Tax credits for New York businesses (March 4, 1999)
Richard Shinn, a Council founder (March 4, 1999)