NEWS - FEBRUARY 2005

Comptroller: Executive budget proposal balanced but needs legislative action to stay that way (February 28, 2005)
Unions, spending interests propose raising taxes by up to $10 billion (February 21, 2005)
New York State's county officials, farmers, and business leaders launch series of rallies to urge Albany to give Medicaid relief to counties, taxpayers (February 17, 2005)
Showing New York's schools the path to improvement: 14 schools earn 2005 Pathfinder Awards (February 15, 2005)
CFE judge orders spending another $7.4 billion a year on NYC schools; stage set for more court action, (February 15, 2005)
Federal Reserve study: New York's high spending, taxes aren't based on need, (February 9, 2005)
Council to reprise its seminar on managing real-property tax assessments (February 8, 2005)
Council tells legislators what issues will affect their 2005 grades on Council's legislative report card, the 'Vote for Jobs Index' (February 2, 2005)
Comptroller Hevesi proposes new limits on state debt (February 1, 2005)
Walsh: New York's success enacting welfare reform proves that Medicaid reform is politically possible (February 1, 2005)