Joint Statement in support of a Better Choice approach to balancing New York State’s 2005-2006 Budget

February 17, 2005. This joint statement was released at a press conference today at the Legislative Office Building in Albany.  The organizations from throughout New York State that have endorsed the statement are listed below following the statement. Also below, a back-up document that provides additional information on the budget balancing options set forth in the statement. There's still a Better Choice! We urge the Governor and the Legislature to work together to ensure that the 2005-2006 state budget meets New Yorkers' needs.  The revenues [...]

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Testimony presented at the New York State Legislature’s Joint Budget Hearing on Economic Development and Taxes

February 16, 2005. Frank J. Mauro, Executive Director, Fiscal Policy Institute, presented testimony to the New York State Legislature's Joint Budget Hearing on Economic Development and Taxes before the Assembly Ways and Means and Senate Finance Committees. I greatly appreciate being invited to appear to you today on the subjects of economic development and taxes. SPUR. As part of his 2005-06 Executive Budget proposal, Governor Pataki has proposed a new program that he refers to variously as SPUR and Operation SPUR, with the SPUR acronym [...]

Testimony presented at the New York State Legislature’s Joint Budget Hearing on Human Services

February 7, 2005. Analysis of: the ways in which the 2005-2006 Executive Budget proposes to utilize the state's federal Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) block grant; the Governor's proposal to reduce the earned income disregard for long term cases and to impose full family sanctions on families out of compliance with work requirements; the Governor's proposal to provide an enhanced earned income tax credit for noncustodial parents; ways in which the Unemployment Insurance system could be reformed; and how state and local reporting on [...]

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