NEWS - JANUARY 2005

Chamber Alliance announces leadership award recipient (January 24, 2005)
Governor's budget would invest in Upstate jobs, cap Medicaid growth; Plan would accelerate phase-out of income-tax hike, but also increase other taxes, fees (January 18, 2005)
Governor: Budget reform should make budgets balanced, responsible (January 18, 2005)
Council: Report on threat of Medicaid-driven county tax hikes intensifies need for Medicaid reform in Albany (January 14, 2005)
Governor announces details of his 'Operation SPUR' program to revitalize select Upstate communities (January 14, 2005)
Council testifies that HCRA reauthorization should include more accountability, less spending (January 11, 2005)
Council: New York must make costs competitive, raise workers' skills to attract high-paying jobs (January 10, 2005)
2005 State of the State address, Governor recommends tax cuts, reduced Medicaid spending (January 5, 2005)
Assembly minority unveils 'Excelsior 2005,' a plan that includes many of business's economic-policy priorities (January 4, 2005)