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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)
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