Monthly Archives: March 1999

March 16, 1999 The Honorable John G. Rowland Governor of Connecticut 210 Capitol Avenue Hartford, CT 06106 Dear John: Most states have not been spending all the federal dollars that have been allocated to them under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) block grant. According to our budget analysts, states have about $6 billion in unspent funds left over from fiscal years 1997 and 1998. My colleagues and I on the Committee on Ways and Means are fighting to save this money from those [...]

March 10, 1999. This legislation, introduced in the U. S. House of Representatives by Congressman David Minge, is based on a plan developed by officials of the Federal Reserve Bank of Minnesota. The legislation is intended to reduce the pressure that states and cities currently face to participate in the "Economic War Among the States" by having the federal government tax away the benefits that corporations receive in the form of state and local government subsidies. Main Sponsor: U. S. Representative David Minge (D-Minesota) Co-sponsors: [...]

March 8, 1999. This report from the Fiscal Policy Institute (revised in July 1999) outlines why and how to improve the economic situation of a hard-working but ignored population. Report below; also see press release. Working but Poor in New York Table of Contents Dedication Acknowledgements Executive Summary Working but Poor in New York Many New Yorkers Work but Remain Poor New York's Poverty Rate Has Remained High While the National Rate Has Dropped Steadily Most Poor Families Include a Worker Many Working Families Have [...]

March 8, 1999. Highlights of a report released today are given in this press release: According to a new report issued today by the Fiscal Policy Institute, New York State's economy is not working for low-income working families. The new study, Working but Poor in New York: Improving the Economic Situation of a Hard-Working but Ignored Population, found that more than one million New Yorkers live below the poverty level despite the fact that they are members of households with at least one worker. Even [...]