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TANF Reauthorization

November 30, 2001. Comments from FPI submitted to the Administration for Children and Families, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Also see: Welfare reform and social indicators: county-specific data (fall 2001) and NYC data (December 7, 2001). These fact sheets show (1) trends in poverty and other social and economic indicators since the advent of welfare reform and (2) changes in the use of temporary assistance, medicaid and food stamps during this period. FPI presentation: TANF Reauthorization (November 2001). These materials were used at [...]

Fiscal Policy Institute2024-12-18T12:30:53-05:00November 30th, 2001|Reports, Briefs and Presentations, Social Policy, Testimony|

Testimony of Frank Mauro to the President’s Commission to Strengthen Social Security

September 2001. Testimony.

Fiscal Policy Institute2024-12-18T12:30:53-05:00September 15th, 2001|Social Policy, Testimony|

Testimony of FPI Senior Economist Moshe Adler to the President’s Commission to Strengthen Social Security

September 2001. Testimony.

Fiscal Policy Institute2024-12-18T12:30:53-05:00September 15th, 2001|Social Policy, Testimony|

Proposed TANF Regulations

July 6, 2001. Comments prepared by FPI's Frank Mauro for the state's Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance, on a proposed amendment to Title 18 of New York Codes, Rules and Regulations, with respect to exceptions to 5-year time limits.

Fiscal Policy Institute2024-12-18T12:30:54-05:00July 6th, 2001|Social Policy, Testimony|

New York Stock Exchange Subsidy Deal

January 8, 2001. Testimony delivered at the Public Hearing of the Empire State Development Corporation on the New York Stock Exchange Project Held Pursuant to the Eminent Domain Procedure Law, Alexander Hamilton United States Customs House. James A. Parrott, Deputy Director and Chief Economist, Fiscal Policy Institute, testified: My name is James Parrott and I am the Deputy Director and Chief Economist of the Fiscal Policy Institute (FPI). FPI was established in 1991 and is a nonpartisan, non-profit research and education organization that focuses on [...]

Fiscal Policy Institute2025-04-04T14:28:00-04:00January 8th, 2001|Economic Outlook, Economic Trends & Policy, Testimony|

Testimony before the Rockland County Legislature’s Public Hearing on Proposed Living Wage Law

September 5, 2000. FPI's Zofia Nowakowski testified: Good evening. My name is Zofia Nowakowski and I am a research analyst from the Fiscal Policy Institute. We are a nonpartisan, non-profit organization that undertakes research and education on tax, budget, and economic issues affecting low and middle-income New Yorkers. We have two offices, one in Albany under the direction of our Executive Director Frank Mauro, who was previously secretary of the Ways and Means Committee of the New York State Assembly. Our other office is in [...]

Fiscal Policy Institute2025-04-04T14:28:01-04:00September 5th, 2000|Economic Trends & Policy, Labor Market & Workforce, Testimony|

Government Subsidies, Living Wages and the Building Service Industry

July 25, 2000. Testimony by James A. Parrott before the City Council of the City of New York Labor Committee Hearing. My name is James Parrott. Thank you for this opportunity to testify on the question of wages and working conditions in companies that receive economic development subsidies from the City. I am the Deputy Director and Chief Economist of the Fiscal Policy Institute (FPI). FPI is a non-partisan, non-profit public policy research organization that deals with New York City and New York State economic [...]

Fiscal Policy Institute2025-04-04T14:28:02-04:00July 25th, 2000|Economic Outlook, Economic Trends & Policy, Labor Market & Workforce, Testimony|

Housing Affordability in Westchester County

April 4, 2000. Affidavit filed by Trudi Renwick, FPI Senior Economist.

Fiscal Policy Institute2024-12-18T12:30:58-05:00April 4th, 2000|Economic Outlook, Economic Trends & Policy, Testimony|