Raymond T. Schuler, founding
president of The Business Council, was remembered as a "militant visionary"
at a memorial service Jan. 8 at St. Mary's Church in Albany.
Schuler died Nov. 24 in Fort
Myers, Florida, after an eight-year battle with cancer. He was 71 years
old
ALBANYReforming
New York State's corporate tax to eliminate taxation of companies' jobs and
property in the state could lead to an additional 133,000 jobs while increasing
state revenues, a new study by two leading economists concludes.
The study was
conducted for The Public Policy Institute, the research affiliate of The Business
Council of New York State, by Professor Austan Goolsbee of the University
of Chicago's Graduate School of Business and Professor Edward L
The Senate
majority has proposed an energy plan that it says would cut taxes by nearly
half a billion dollars, lowering energy costs and reducing homeowners' and
businesses' heat bills by encouraging conservation.
But Senate
Majority Leader Joseph Bruno, at the press conference at which the proposal
was announced, forcefully rejected the idea of new legislative actions to
reregulate New York's energy markets
Saying
New York State will once again "turn crisis into comeback,"
Governor Pataki called today for going forward with scheduled
tax cuts, restraining state spending, and creating new economic
development efforts to stimulate business and job growth statewide
In our view,
the 2001 State of the State message is a resounding success. The Governor
has been both clear and forceful in reminding all New Yorkers that there is
more that New York can, should, and will do to foster prosperity. And he has
advanced solid ideas for sustaining the economic momentum he and his colleagues
in the Legislature have done so much to create
The family of Raymond T.
Schuler has announced that a public memorial service for Mr. Schuler will
be held at 3 p.m. next Monday, January 8, at historic St. Mary's Church
on Capitol Hill in Albany, New York.
Bishop Howard Hubbard will
be the principal celebrant at the Memorial Mass
Governor
George E. Pataki opened the 2001 legislative session today with a call
for new tax relief for manufacturers and other businesses, new incentives
for investments in upstate communities, and new initiatives to bolster
the state's high technology capabilities.
In his
annual State of the State message, the Governor said that because of
the tax cuts and other reforms of the last six years, "for the
first time in 20 years, New York's rate of job growth has outpaced the
national average for two years in a row
New York State School District Tax and Spending Proposals, 2001-02 School Year Over 2000-01 Year
Data: New York State Education Department
Analysis by The Public Policy Institute of New York State (www.ppinys.org)
School District
Change in Taxes Per Student
Change in Spending Per Student
Change in Enrollment
Taxes Per Student, 2001-02
Spending Per Student, 2001-02
Total Spending, 2001-02
Total Tax Levy, 2001-02
Projected Enrollment, 2001-02
Taxes Per Student, 2000-01
Total Tax Levy, 2000-01
Spending Per Student, 2000-01
Total Spending, 2000-01
2000-01 Enrollment
Albany County
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Years of aggressive
tax reductions and a new effort to contain the state's debt
are receiving credit for two positive new announcements about
New York's fiscal health made recently by Governor Pataki.
The Governor
announced on Dec
Governor Pataki
is exactly right: Upstate New York's economy is getting better, but it's not
as strong as it can be if we continue to improve our state's business climate.
The Governor's
new proposals to cut taxes on manufacturing employers will pay off. Eliminating
the alternative minimum tax and enacting a single sales factor for manufacturers
will reward companies, rather than punishing them with higher taxes, when
they invest in New York