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January - March 2009 News Stories
“Paterson Tries to Defend Budget Deal”
[PDF]Nicholas Confessore, The New York Times, March 31, 2009.
“BOCES merger plan has little support”
[PDF]John Strachan, New York Teacher, Latham, NY, March 30, 2009.
“Health plans' debilitating cost: For small-business owners, paying for insurance for their employees can be a crushing burden”
[PDF]Deborah Moore, The Times Union, Albany, NY, March 29, 2009.
“Iowa's budget struggles not as severe as elsewhere”
[PDF]James Q. Lynch, The Gazette, Cedar Rapids, IA, March 29, 2009.
“New York's Deficit Swells by $3.2B to $16.2B”
[PDF]Ted Phillips, The Bond Buyer, March 25, 2009.
“Rendell sees stimulus money as state's 'lifeline'”
[PDF]Charles Thompson, The Patriot-News, Harrisburg, PA, March 21, 2009.
“Illinois Governor Proposes Broad Array of Tax Increases”
[PDF]Douglas Belkin and Amy Merrick, The Wall Street Journal, March 20, 2009.
“Promise and peril of the stimulus”
[PDF]Pamela M. Prah, Stateline.org, Washington, DC, March 20, 2009.
“Economix: The State of State Budgets”
[PDF]Catherine Rampell, The New York Times Economix Blog, March 16, 2009.
“Growth seen in support for NY charter schools”
[PDF]Kristen Hanmer, The Legislative Gazette, Albany, NY, March 16, 2009.
“Governors reject stimulus money for unemployment”
[PDF]Matt Kelley and John Fritze, USA Today, March 16, 2009.
“The Buzz: Struggling states”
[PDF]Kansas City Star, Kansas City, KS, March 15, 2009.
“Stimulus dollars bolster budget: Cuts to health care, higher ed mitigated”
[PDF]Michelle Millhollan, The Advocate, Baton Rouge, LA, March 15, 2009.
“States Take a Tax Beating”
[PDF]Brendan Scott, New York Post, March 13, 2009.
“States see biggest drop in revenue”
[PDF]Lee Davidson, Deseret News, Salt Lake City, UT, March 13, 2009.
“Inside Politics: Charter schools tension”
[PDF]Times Union, Albany, NY, March 13, 2009.
“Small U.S. businesses hit by 'retail meltdown': survey”
[PDF]Lisa Lambert, Reuters News Service, March 12, 2009.
“State tax revenues down 3.6% nationwide”
[PDF]The Business Review, Albany, NY, March 12, 2009.
“Report: State tax revenue takes a dive”
[PDF]Pamela M. Prah, Stateline.org, Washington, DC, March 12, 2009.
“States’ finances rotten, but not in Iowa or N.D.”
[PDF]Bob Von Sternberg, The Star Tribune, Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN, March 12, 2009.
“Senate puts off drug reform issue: Democratic plan to shift action to the budget avoids GOP “soft on crime” charges”
[PDF]Rick Karlin, The Times Union, Albany, NY, March 7, 2009.
“States’ budget woes will outlast the recession”
[PDF]Michael Hill, Associated Press, March 1, 2009.
“Utica spending goes up ... and up ... and up”
[PDF]Jennifer Fusco and Bryon Ackerman, The Observer-Dispatch, Utica, NY, February 28, 2009.
“Editorial: Stimulus or not, fix the budget”
[PDF]The Times Union, Albany, NY, February 27, 2009.
“Editorial: The Cowardly Bully”
[PDF]New York Post, February 23, 2009.
“Tracking the recession: Lowering expectations”
[PDF]Stephen C. Fehr, Stateline.org, Washington, DC, February 23, 2009.
“Some states may shun stimulus funds: At least six governors have said they may refuse money, but will they face a backlash?”
[PDF]Patrik Johnsson, The Christian Science Monitor, February 22, 2009.
“NY Medicaid Mess”
[PDF]Carl Campanile, New York Post, February 21, 2009.
“Study: N.Y. Spends the Most for Average Quality Health Care”
[PDF]NY1 News, New York, NY, February 21, 2009.
“Paterson seeks to revise income tax rates”
[PDF]Michael Quint, The Buffalo News, Buffalo, NY, February 21, 2009.
“How the Stimulus Money Will Flow: Obama’s plan relies heavily on states to dole out the dollars. That could slow and complicate some of the spending”
[PDF]Moira Herbst, BusinessWeek, February 20, 2009.
“NY leads nation in long-term care spending: New York’s Medicaid program spends more on long-term health care than other states, but does not achieve better than average results, according to a report”
[PDF]The Associated Press, Crain’s New York Business, February 20, 2009
“Report Says States to Face Fiscal Woes After Federal Stimulus Money Runs Out”
[PDF]Gerald B. Silverman, Daily Tax Report, February 20, 2009.
“$8 billion shortfall forecast for Washington state budget”
[PDF]Andrew Garber, The Seattle Times, February 20, 2009.
“States Face Tough Decisions”
[PDF]Michael Cooper, The New York Times, February 19, 2009.
“It’s Up To Albany”
[PDF]David Shaffer and David J. Wright, New York Post, February 18, 2009.
“Facing Budget Deficits, States Eye Stimulus Funds”
[PDF]News Agencies with reporting by Anna Shoup, The Online NewsHour, February 17, 2009.
“Tax Revenue Refunds Widen State Fiscal Gap”
[PDF]Dunstan McNichol, The New York Times, February 15, 2009.
“BOCES merger gets mixed, mostly negative, reviews”
[PDF]Mid-Hudson News, Middletown, NY, February 13, 2009.
“States brace for new safety net money”
[PDF]Christine Vestal, Stateline.org, Washington, DC, February 12, 2009.
“Orange-Ulster, Sullivan BOCES boards oppose merger:
Public hearing to help decide”
[PDF]Victor Whitman, Times Herald-Record, Middletown, NY, February 10, 2009.
“Is video poker in the cards? Casino owner doubts it”
[PDF]Sharon Smith, The Patriot-News, Harrisburg, PA, February 6, 2009.
“Random Rodricks Blog: Saturated with slots”
[PDF]Dan Rodricks, Baltimore Sun, February 4, 2009.
“The Buzz: Keeping the faith (and he'll need it)”
[PDF]Kansas City Star, February 3, 2009.
“More States Considering Tax Breaks to Woo Jobs”
[PDF]Stephanie Simon, Wall Street Journal, February 2, 2009.
“Ohio's governor looks to state fees increases”
[PDF]Matt Reed, Forbes, January 30, 2009.
“Congress won't erase state deficits”
[PDF]Pamela M. Prah, Stateline.org, Washington, DC, January 27, 2009.
“Stories from the recession's frontline”
[PDF]Tami Luhby, CNNMoney.com, January 26, 2009.
“Public Payrolls Grew as Private Jobs Vanished”
[PDF]Joe Mysak, Bloomberg.com, January 23, 2009.
“ONC BOCES stays intact”
[PDF]Mark Boshnack, The Daily Star, Oneonta, NY, January 22, 2009.
“State official backs merger of Sullivan, Orange-Ulster BOCES districts”
[PDF]Victor Whitman,Times Herald-Record, Middletown, NY, January 20, 2009.
“As Economy Stalls, Fewer New Yorkers Moving Out of State”
[PDF]Sam Roberts, New York Times, January 19, 2009.
“NY, majority of states see tax revenue fall”
[PDF]The Business Review, Albany, NY, January 19, 2009.
“Sullivan BOCES study recommends merger with Orange-Ulster BOCES”
[PDF]Mid-Hudson News, Middletown, NY, January 19, 2009.
“Capital gains tax takes dive: Profits from stock sales suffer with meltdown, hurting state revenues”
[PDF]Rick Karlin, Times Union, Albany, NY, January 17, 2009.
“Economists say state-budget cuts could worsen economic recession”
[PDF]Jim Ash, Tallahassee Democrat, Tallahassee, FL, January 17, 2009.
“State Tax Revenues Fall as Recession Bears Down”
[PDF]Conor Dougherty, Wall Street Journal, January 16, 2009.
“Study shows big drop in states' tax collections”
[PDF]Associated Press, BusinessWeek, January 16, 2009.
“Report: School property taxes are up in NY”
[PDF]Tom Wanamaker, Catskill Daily Mail, Catskill, NY, January 16, 2009.
“U.S. states losing bets on casinos, other gambling”
[PDF]Karen Pierog and Jim Christie, Forbes, January 15, 2009.
“State's sales tax revenues take a dive”
[PDF]Michelle Breidenbach, Post-Standard, Syracuse, NY, January 15, 2009.
“Budget Woes Expose Rifts Over Tobacco Money”
[PDF]Damien Cave, New York Times, January 14, 2009.
“How to manage a gold rush for Obama infrastructure dollars”
[PDF]Richard P. Nathan, Stateline.org, Washington, DC, January 12, 2009.
“School taxes jump 25% statewide”
[PDF]Tom Wanamaker, Watertown Daily Times, Watertown, NY, January 12, 2009.
“Tax burden grows”
[PDF]Tom Wanamaker, Daily News, Batavia, NY, January 12, 2009.
“Taxing Times for Upstate”
[PDF]Dave Emke, The Post-Journal, Jamestown, NY, January 11, 2009.
“Many States' Lottery Sales Are Rising In Recession”
[PDF]Juanita Cousins, Associated Press, Nashville, TN, January 11, 2009.
“Empty coffers mean budget is no longer their plaything”
[PDF]Richard Borreca, Honolulu Star-Bulletin, Honolulu, HI, January 11, 2009.
“New study outlines rising school taxes”
[PDF]Kevin Tampone, Central New York Business Journal, Syracuse, NY, January 9, 2009.
“NY's school property taxes rose 25% from '93-'06”
[PDF]The Business Review, Albany, NY, January 8, 2009.
“Budget Shortfalls Put States in Same Gloomy Straits”
[PDF]Peter Applebome, New York Times, January 8, 2009.
“Guv to deliver somber State of the State speech”
[PDF]James T. Madore, Newsday.com, January 7, 2009.
“In red, states seek tax hikes: Budget shortfalls are
pushing many states to raise taxes in a recession”
[PDF]Daniel B. Wood, Christian Science Monitor, January 7, 2009.
“Policy challenge - How to expand safety net”
[PDF]Christine Vestal, Stateline.org, Washington, DC, January 5, 2009.
“The outlook for state health reform”
[PDF]Crain’s Health Pulse, January 5, 2009.
“Special Report: Legislatures — Issues to Watch: Ten topics that will shape debate in state legislatures in 2009”
[PDF]Josh Goodman, Governing Magazine, January, 2009.
