NEWS - APRIL 2005

Thruway Authority announces revised proposal for thruway toll increase (April 25, 2005)
Council blasts St. Lawrence Cement decision (April 21, 2005)
Census Bureau: Florida soon to surpass New York's population (April 21, 2005)
Council outlines post-budget legislative priorities that focus on reducing job-creation costs (April 20, 2005)
Council: New York needs Indian Point power (April 18, 2005)
Council's director of research is named to commission on tax reform (April 18, 2005)
Council opposes Thruway toll hikes, arguing that they would disproportionately affect business and undermine competitiveness (April 15, 2005)
Governor signs 'single-sales factor' tax reform, long-time Council priority(April 15, 2005)
Senate Majority unveils plans to 'overhaul' Medicaid fraud detection (April 13, 2005)
New York government employees contribute less to pensions and receive more, new analysis shows (April 12, 2005)
Report: Powerful interests in Albany block meaningful Medicaid reform (April 11, 2005)
Latest Medicaid Watch '05 briefing paper shows other states are considering major reforms to Medicaid and asks: 'Why shouldn't New York?" (April 7, 2005)
Research shows disconnect between New York's educational spending and educational outcomes (April 5, 2005)
No one knows whether New York's extra billions in Medicaid spending are paying off, report says (April 4, 2004)