To
continue recovering from the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, New
York must "give highest priority to those steps that promise
the greatest payoff in economic growth," Business Council
President Daniel B. Walsh said in a letter to Governor George
Pataki
The
state Insurance Department has unveiled a new Web site designed
to help consumers choose a health maintenance organization
(HMO) or other health insurer.
The
"Consumer Guide to HMOS".
The
site was introduced at a time when many consumers are making
choices about their future health insurance provider, and,
in some cases, changing providers, Greg Serio, superintendent
of the department, said
New
York State has introduced a new Web site designed to be a
"one-stop shop" for small businesses that need or want to
interact with state government in order to start or expand
in New York.
Empire
State Development designed the new site with input from key
state agencies
Most
states, including New York, are predicting much slower revenue
growth and a generally bleak fiscal outlook, and more than
half of states have enacted budget cuts or limitations on
spending, a new survey of states by the National Conference
of State Legislatures (NCSL)
The
state Office of Science, Technology, and Academic Research
(NYSTAR) has announced awards of nearly $8 million to 10 different
not-for-profit organizations.
The
grants will establish these organizations as Regional Technology
Development Centers (RTDCs) for up to five years
A
prominent national taxpayers' group is showcasing analysis
from The Public Policy Institute
to show how differing state and local tax burdens affect the
competitiveness of individual states.
Robert
B
For
the third consecutive year, California Governor Gray Davis
this month vetoed a bill that would have increased workers'
compensation benefits.
The
bill (SB 71) failed to include cost-saving systemic reforms
and wouldhave put $4
Health-care
costs increased 7.2 percent in 2000, the largest increase
in a decade, and increases in hospital spending accounted
for the largest share of that jump, a new study by the Center
for Studying Health System Change has concluded
A
prominent national taxpayers' group is showcasing analysis
from The Public Policy Institute to show how differing state
and local tax burdens affect the competitiveness of individual
states.
Robert
B
Governor
Pataki and legislative leaders have approved $500 million
in new initiatives, including new investments in high-tech
R&D and nine new economic development zones.
To
create new state revenues, lawmakers also expanded legal gambling
by authorizing creation of six casinos, three each in the
Catskills and the Buffalo-Niagara Falls region