March 2006 - Fiscal Policy Institute

States with minimum wages above the federal level have had faster small business and retail job growth

March 31, 2006. This new report from the Fiscal Policy Institute shows that the diverse set of states with minimum wages above the federal $5.15 level have had faster job growth among small businesses and in the retail trade sector than states where the lower federal minimum prevailed. Press release (also below), report. Press release Small business and retail job growth faster in states with minimum wages above the $5.15 federal level As more and more states act to raise their minimum wage, a new report [...]

Anthony Troia2020-11-13T14:58:54-05:00March 31st, 2006|Economic Trends & Policy, Labor Market & Workforce, Press Releases, Reports, Briefs and Presentations|

Who Pays the Individual AMT

March 22, 2006. State by state estimates from the Citizens for Tax Justice.

Anthony Troia2020-10-27T13:07:10-04:00March 22nd, 2006|Blog, Tax & Budget|

Millionaires Urge Legislature to Keep Estate Tax

March 20, 2006. Forty-six wealthy New Yorkers placed a full-page ad in the March 20, 2006, Legislative Gazette calling for New York State to keep its estate tax. In their open letter to the members of the State Legislature, the millionaires said that keeping the estate tax is essential to New York having a fair tax system.

Anthony Troia2012-03-18T03:53:57-04:00March 20th, 2006|Blog, Tax & Budget, Tax Policy|

Rebuilding Ground Zero: Status of the World Trade Center Site Plan

March 9, 2006. Testimony presented by David Dyssegaard Kallick, FPI Senior Fellow and Coordinator of the Labor Community Advocacy Network to Rebuild New York (LCAN) to the New York City Council's Committee on Lower Manhattan Redevelopment. Testimony >>

Anthony Troia2020-11-13T14:56:19-05:00March 9th, 2006|Economic Outlook, Economic Trends & Policy, Testimony|

A New York Perspective on Public-Private Partnerships

March 8, 2006. A presentation prepared for "Partnerships for New York - Innovative Transportation Financing and Contracting Strategies: Opportunities for New York State," a NYS Department of Transportation symposium. More: press release from DOT.

Anthony Troia2012-04-18T21:05:39-04:00March 8th, 2006|Reports, Briefs and Presentations, State Budget, Tax & Budget|

The Impact of Federal TANF Reauthorization in New York

March 2, 2006. This report is based on testimony presented by FPI Senior Economist Trudi Renwick to the Assembly Standing Committee on Social Services.

Anthony Troia2020-11-13T15:12:44-05:00March 2nd, 2006|Reports, Briefs and Presentations, Social Policy|

Ohio’s Investment Tax Credit and the Commerce Clause

March 2006. In a landmark decision issued on September 2, 2004, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit ruled that the State of Ohio's investment tax credit violated the Commerce Clause of the U.S. Constitution. Rather than immediately appealing this decision to the US Supreme Court, DaimlerChrysler asked the Sixth Circuit to take the unusual step of rehearing the the case en banc. The Sixth Circuit subsequently declined this request and DaimlerChrysler then asked the Supreme Court to hear its appeal of the [...]

Anthony Troia2020-11-13T14:56:19-05:00March 1st, 2006|Blog, Economic Trends & Policy|

Presentation by Trudi Renwick before the New York State Economic and Revenue Forecasting Conference

March 1, 2006. Presentation >>

Anthony Troia2012-03-24T17:54:58-04:00March 1st, 2006|Reports, Briefs and Presentations, State Budget, Tax & Budget, Tax Policy|

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