New
York State's population is at an all-time high, but its growth
from 2000 to 2001 lagged behind 41 other states, new data
from the U.S. Census Bureau show.
As
of July 2001, New York was home to an estimated 19,011,378
residents-the first time the state's population topped 19
million
ALBANY New York State taxpayers sent the federal government some $47 billion more in taxes than the state received in federal spending in fiscal year 2000, according to a new analysis by The Public Policy Institute.
The deficit in the state's "balance of payments" with Washington is the largest ever, and up from $37
Despite
uncertainties about projected revenue shortfalls and the effects
of the ongoing economic downturn, New York State must continue
to invest in high-tech research and development last year,
Senate Majority Leader Joseph Bruno said
The
Business Council next March will reprise seminars designed
to help businesses understand property-tax assessments and
how they can be challenged to reduce those taxes.
The
one-day seminars will take place March 5, 6, and 7 in Buffalo,
Waterloo & Saratoga Springs, respectively
ALBANYProjected shortfalls in state tax revenues produced by New
York's recession are already producing calls for higher taxes to boost
state revenues. But that strategy will backfire, and New York's experience
in its last major recession proves it, according to a new report from
The Public Policy Institute
Costs
of health care and health insurance are increasing in double
digits again this year, and that trend is likely to continue,
if not worsen, in the short term, one of the leaders of New
York's health insurance industry has told Business Council
leaders
ALBANYTwo
New York City schools have received the Pathfinder Award from The Business
Council of New York State in honor of improvement in their students' scores
on standardized state tests.
The Pathfinder
Award winners are P.S. I.S. 51 (the Elias Howe School) and P.S. 59 (the Beekman
Hill International School), both of Community School District # 2 in Manhattan
The
Rochester region led the nation in producing patents in the
1990s, according to analysis by the on-line newsletter Demographics
Daily.
A
six-county region that includes Rochester produced 1,233.9
patents per 100,000 residents from 1990-99, well ahead of
Boise, Idaho (1,002
The Rochester
region led the nation in producing patents in the 1990s, according to
analysis by the on-line newsletter Demographics Daily.
A six-county
region that includes Rochester produced 1,233.9 patents per 100,000 residents
from 1990-99, well ahead of Boise, Idaho (1,002
As
Business Council members do "end-of-the-year" reviews of employee
benefits and insurance, they should ask The Business Council
Insurance Fund how The Fund can cut these costs.
"Most
employers review these programs at year-end, so now's the
time for Council members to ask if we can cut their insurance
and benefits costs," said Bob Crandall, director of member
services for The Council