NEWS - OCTOBER 2004

New PPI analysis shows New York's public employee payroll is second highest in the nation (October 29, 2004)
Council plans ‘Engage New York’ program in Westchester County to involve business leaders in education advocacy (October 28, 2004)
Taxpayers may have to fund additional $400 million in HCRA spending (October 26, 2004)
Council invites legislators to comment on their 'Votes for Job' index score (October 22, 2004)
Council announces creation of Homeland Security Council (October 18, 2004)
Council: State must sustain its commitment to school standards, achievement, and accountability (October 15, 2004)
Another national ranking of states blasts New York's business climate (October 14, 2004)
Study: New York has one of nation's worst business climates for small business (October 13, 2004)
Insurer: Survey on Upstaters' eating, exercise habits may help employers improve workers' health, cut health costs (October 8, 2004)
U.S. Rep. Thomas Reynolds to keynote Council's Oct. 19 business-to-business conference on homeland security (October 6, 2004)
Institute president to discuss Medicaid, other factors in local government costs (October 5, 2004)
Business Council elects new officers, directors (October 5, 2004)
State spending rising at three times inflation, Comptroller Hevesi reports (October 1, 2004)