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State Tax Revenues Fall for the 5th Straight Quarter

State tax collections fell for the fifth straight quarter on a year-over-year basis, but the decline during October-December 2009 was not as sharp as those during the three preceding periods, according to the Institute’s latest report on state finances. A few states are now seeing modest revenue growth.
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Nonresident SUNY Tuition: Costs & Impacts

Increases in nonresident tuition and fees do not always yield gains in total revenues for universities, and may reduce out-of-state enrollments enough to offset new income from such students, education scholars conclude in this Institute study.
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Next Problem: Governing New York; The New York Times'
“Room for Debate” blog:

"Room for Debate" on Feb. 26 asked what kind of changes are needed in New York for a leader to govern effectively. Respondent and Institute Deputy Director Robert B. Ward said New York's governor holds more formal power than almost any other elected leader in the country — but that “countless strands of lobbying influence, political opposition and public apathy” can turn a governor into a powerless Gulliver.
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The downside of hiking out-of-state tuition; Times Union, Albany, N.Y.:

The Times Union reported Feb. 25 on an Institute report about the potential effects of raising tuition and fees for out-of-state students attending a State University of New York school. As the story notes, the report found that increasing costs for non-resident students would hurt the competitiveness of the state schools.
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