June 7, 2007. At a press conference focused on reforms of the Empire Zone program, FPI executive director Frank Mauro spoke about the differential tax treatment that is fostered by the program as currently structured. Group press release >>
June 7, 2007. This op ed by Trudi Renwick appeared in several editions of Spotlight News, a capital area weekly.
June 3, 2007. An op ed by James Parrott. New York Times.
May 24, 2007. New from the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities: a brief analysis of the conference agreement.
May 16, 2007. Religious and civic leaders pledge to try the "Food Stamp Diet" - and eat on $3.50 a day - as FPI releases a new report. Bishop Howard J. Hubbard of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Albany, Rev. Paul D. Rees-Rohrbacher of St. John's Lutheran Church in Albany, Ed Bloch of the Interfaith Alliance of New York State, Lynda Schuyler of Food Pantries for the Capital District and Linda Bopp of the Nutrition Consortium of New York State joined FPI senior economist Trudi [...]
May 15, 2007. An article by James Parrott, FPI's deputy director and chief economist. This column inaugurates the Gotham Gazette's new feature on the Economy. Article >>
May 13, 2007. An op ed by Trudi Renwick. Saratoga Springs Saratogian.
May 8, 2007. A letter to the editor by Frank Mauro. Schenectady Daily Gazette.
May 10, 2007. As Congress prepares to reauthorize the Farm Bill that includes the Food Stamp program, America's first line of defense against hunger and food insecurity, walk in the shoes of the less fortunate. Try the "Food Stamp Diet" and pledge to live on the food stamp budget ($1.16 per person per meal) for a day. Pledge and background information >>
May 6, 2007. An op ed by Trudi Renwick. Glens Falls Post Star.
May 6, 2007. An op ed by Adrianne Shropshire and James Parrott. Albany Times Union.
May 3, 2007. A new study from the Economic Policy Institute, Enriching Children, Enriching the Nation, was co-released in New York by FPI and Winning Beginning New York. The question asked is whether pre-K pays for itself - and the answer is remarkable. Pre-K pays for itself not once, not twice, but 12 times over! New York press release >>
April 30, 2007. An op ed by James Parrott and Bill Thompson. New York Daily News.
April 16, 2007. An article by James Parrott, FPI's deputy director and chief economist, in the Gotham Gazette. Article >>
April 15, 2007. This examination of the affordable housing construction industry reveals evidence of a huge underground economy in which thousands of workers are paid off the books or misclassified as independent contractors. The results include widespread employer evasion of payroll taxes and social insurance premiums, and the undercutting of wage and benefit standards. Press release Report A series of stories in the Daily News describing the human side of FPI's report, starting with Danger and ripoffs are on the rise A follow up story on Mayor Bloomberg's reaction: We'll [...]