NEWS - June 2003

• Public Policy Institute: After CFE ruling, school spending debate hinges on judge (June 30, 2003)
  
  
• State's highest court, in limited ruling, orders new school funding plan for New York City (June 27, 2003)
  
  
• Analysis: New York has far more doctors per capita than the nation (June 26, 2003)
  
  
• Comptroller warns of 'huge' budget gaps (June 25, 2003)
  
  
• Legislative session ends; highlight is defeat of tax hikes in 'New Jersey Plan' (June 23, 2003)
  
  
• Report: Twenty-seven school districts, including all of the 'Big 5,' are called 'failing' by SED (June 23, 2003)
  
  
• Council blasts reports of $100 million in new spending for health workers' union (June 19, 2003)
  
  
• Ken Adams, head of Brooklyn Chamber, is new chair of Chamber Alliance (June 19, 2003)
  
  
• Statement from Business Council President Daniel B. Walsh on reports of another handout planned for Dennis Rivera (June 19, 2003)
  
  
• Business Council to state tax collectors: 'Have mercy' on businesses grappling with new sales tax (June 18, 2003)
  
  
• Council mounts strong resistance to 'mental health parity' mandate (June 18, 2003)
  
  
• Studies reaffirm the economic importance of manufacturing (June 17, 2003)
  
  
• Governor orders disclosure of lobbying in state procurement efforts (June 17, 2003)
  
  
• Council marketing improved dental-insurance program (June 12, 2003)
  
  
• Study: 'Mental-health' mandate would increase health-insurance costs; Council strongly opposes the bill (June 4, 2003)
  
  
• Council monitors discussions of Superfund/ brownfield bills; prospects for a resolution are uncertain at best (June 4, 2003)
  
  
• Council strongly supports critical new workers-comp reform bill (June 4, 2003)
  
  
• Council supports bill to protect employers' investments in workplace smoking areas (June 4, 2003)
  
  
• Study shows where New York's population growth is lagging the nation (June 2, 2003)
  

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