NEWS - MAY 2006

• Tax commissioner: New York should get rid of the corporate tax (May 26, 2006)
  
  
• The Council and 61 other business groups urge legislature to address 'Action for Jobs '06' agenda (May 23, 2006)
  
  
• Survey finds New Yorkers dissatisfied with state government (May 25, 2006)
  
  
• Council: 'Wal-Mart' bills are not a solution to current health-care problem (May 23, 2006)
  
  
• Massachusetts taxpayer advocate briefs Council on Bay State's health-insurance policy innovation (May 15, 2006)
  
  
• Comptroller: In-state investment program results in $920 million investment in New York companies (May 5, 2006)
  
  
• Department of Environmental Conservation accepting applications for excellence award (May 5, 2006)
  
  
• Massachusetts individual health mandate main topic of Council's May 10 Health Committee meeting (May 4, 2006)
  
  
• School Districts again plan to raise spending at twice the inflation rate, Study finds (May 2, 2006)
  
  
• Council chairman identifies four primary concerns of New York employers (May 2, 2006)
  
  
• Report finds New York's local property tax burden is far above the national average (April 26, 2006)
  
  
• Business leaders say workers' comp damages state's economy (April 25, 2006)
  
  
• Study finds New York's high school graduation rate is far below the national average (April 19, 2006)
  
  
• Study: Controversial health-mandate proposal would cost tens of thousands of jobs, add a huge new business-tax burden, give little benefit to uninsured (April 13, 2006)
  
  
• Hevesi: New York's sales taxes are among the nation's highest (April 13, 2006)
  
  
• Council launches grass-roots campaign in opposition to health insurance mandates (April 7, 2006)
  
  
• New Yorkers' school spending is far above average, Census Bureau finds (April 4, 2006)

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