Editor's note: Tables showing proposed tax and spending increases in individual school districts in New York State.
ALBANYSchool districts across New York State plan to increase per-pupil spending by more than twice the rate of inflation in the coming year, a new "School Tax Watch" study by The Public Policy Institute finds
New York State increased spending on Medicaid and other programs
more than most states in fiscal 2003, according to a new report
examining how states responded to tough fiscal challenges brought
on by the 2001 economic slowdown and the 9/11 terrorist attacks
The Business Council has joined a statewide coalition of health-care
interests in a new effort to implement health-care strategies that
will improve outcomes for patients.
The effort, part of a new initiative from the Institute for Healthcare
Improvement (IHI) called the 100,000 Lives Campaign, is being led
and coordinated by the Healthcare Association of New York (HANYS)
A new analysis of New York State polling
data suggests that New Yorkers in general and Upstaters in particular
do not consider state lawmakers’ on-time budget in 2005 meaningful
progress in improving the state, but are waiting instead for substantive
policy changes that will improve the economy
The last thing New York and its taxpayers need is a budget process that
will make excessive spending and taxes even more likely. But the legislature's
proposed constitutional amendment would do just that.
We have heard of no fiscal expert anywhere who recommends this change
The Business Council and more than two dozen other business groups
today renewed their call
for relief from state mandates that inflate the cost of health insurance.
Using “Cover the Uninsured Week” as a backdrop, The
Council and various chambers and business groups lobbied lawmakers
in Albany today to make the point that more health insurance mandates
will increase insurance premiums and lead to more uninsured New
Yorkers, especially among small
businesses and their workers
Echoing many other studies, the Buffalo News has contrasted
spending and academic performance in western New York schools and
concluded that more per-pupil spending does not guarantee better
academic results.
One article in the series compared two school districts, Lancaster
in Erie County and Barker in Niagara County
Responding to criticism from The Business Council and others,
the state Thruway Authority has revised a proposal that would
increase tolls on the state's thruway system, according to
a release from the New York State Thruway Authority
New York lawmakers’ failure to re-enact Article X power plant siting
law could result in a potential energy shortage in the near future, according
to the state’s Independent Systems Operator (NYISO) in its annual
report on state power trends.
“In order to have sufficient in-state generation, New York State
needs to site significant generation additions, commencing immediately,
to meet its capacity requirements between the years 2008 and 2011,”
the report said
ALBANY—The Business Council today sharply criticized the Pataki
administration’s decision to reject a proposal to build a new cement
plant on the Hudson River in Columbia County.
“Your decision to deny the permit of St. Lawrence Cement denies
workers jobs, communities tax
revenues, and residents of the Hudson Valley a cleaner environment,”
Business Council President Daniel B