A top IBM executive has challenged the New York State education
system to double the number of science, math and engineering graduates
by 2015, to help drive the innovations that will enable the state
and the nation to compete in the global economy.
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Local governments and school districts in New York increased spending at more than twice the inflation rate from 1998 through 2003, a new report from the Office of the State Comptroller shows.
Property taxes also jumped by more than twice the inflation rate, and further tax increases are likely, according to the comptroller's 2005 Annual Report on Local Governments
Governor Pataki today proposed comprehensive workers' compensation
reform that lowers costs for businesses while increasing benefits
for injured workers.
“We welcome this new initiative by Governor Pataki to craft
a comprehensive workers' compensation package which recognizes the
many inequities in the current comp system," said Daniel B
A proposed constitutional amendment to radically overhaul the state’s
budget-making process would unwisely diminish the powers that any
governor would need to fundamentally rethink policies that set New
York’s course, state Attorney General Eliot Spitzer said Wednesday
ALBANY—Six New York business associations have joined Stop
the Amendment, the coalition of think tanks, fiscal-policy experts,
good-government groups, former state budget officials, and business groups
united in opposition to a proposed constitutional amendment that would
radically change New York’s budget-making process
Thank you, George, for that very kind introduction … and
good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen. I am truly honored for the
invitation to join you today.
IBM is a New York-headquartered enterprise, and our future is directly
connected to the future of education in New York State
Most New Yorkers covered by private health-insurance plans do not
understand how their premiums are spent, according to a new poll
by Zogby International.
The survey, which polled more than 1,000 privately insured adults
in New York showed that "a significant gap exists between perception
and reality when it comes to understanding how much of each insurance
premium dollar is dedicated to patient care, expenses, and profit,"
a press release from Zogby said
Litigation-industry excesses contribute to growing health-care
costs in America, according to a recently released study by the
Manhattan Institute.
The study, "Trial Lawyers Inc. Health Care; The Lawsuit Industry's
Effect on American Health, 2005," found that medical liability
costs have grown much faster than health-care inflation
A proposed constitutional amendment
on the Nov. 8 ballot “would destroy our capacity to move forward”
to solve New York’s deep economic and fiscal problems, state
Attorney General Eliot Spitzer said.
“The amendment before us is a trick and a treat,” the
attorney general said in a Halloween-Day address before the Citizens
Budget Commission in New York City
ALBANY—Five New York business associations have joined Stop
the Amendment, the coalition of think tanks, fiscal-policy experts,
good-government groups, former state budget officials, and business groups
chaired by former Governor Hugh Carey. The coalition is united in its
opposition to a proposed constitutional amendment that would radically
change New York’s budget-making process