Estimating Cost of Using New York’s Temporary Disability Insurance Program to Provide Partial Pay to Covered Workers During Leaves Taken Under the FMLA
December 1998. Technical analysis by Carolyn Boldiston.
Practical Action is Necessary to Ensure that People Doing Necessary Jobs Receive a Living Wage
December 8, 1998. New from the Fiscal Policy Institute: The Fiscal Policy Institute today joined with two national organizations, Jobs with Justice and the National Priorities Project, and state and local organizations throughout the country, in recommending four practical strategies for closing the gap between CEO and worker pay. These groups also highlighted several ways in which federal and state government can assist working families in making ends meet and moving up the economic ladder. To underscore the need for these practical economic strategies, the [...]
The Children's Budget Report
November 1998. A detailed analysis of spending on low-income children's programs in 13 states by Deborah A. Ellwood of FPI and Kimura Flores and Toby Douglas of the the Urban Institute.
Is state death tax too high? No, gov exaggerates its impact
July 13, 1998. By Frank J. Mauro, New York Daily News. One of a pair of point-counterpoint op eds; with 'pro' side by Governor George E. Pataki.
Minimum Wage Hikes Boosted Earnings Without Job Loss: Low-income Families Reap Benefits as Intended
May 18, 1998. New from the Fiscal Policy Institute: Press release "The minimum wage increases that took effect in 1996 and 1997 did exactly what they were supposed to do: More than a half million New York workers got a raise, with most of the benefits going to low-income families," said Frank Mauro, executive director of the Fiscal Policy Institute (FPI), a progressive think tank based in Latham, NY, that is supported by labor unions, foundations, religious organizations and a wide range of human service [...]
A taxing question: Free lunch or fair deal?
March 29, 1998. Counterpoint: "Only businesses would benefit from the changes," by Frank J. Mauro, Times Union. One of a pair of op eds, with the opposite point of view taken by Daniel B. Walsh of the Business Council.