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Local Governments’ Woes Add to Economic Worries; USA Today
The newspaper’s story on the shrinking of the state and local government workforce quotes Senior Fellow Donald Boyd on the economic pressures leading to the slow recovery.
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State Income Tax Revenue May Surge in April but at a Price-Report; Reuters
The news outlet highlighted the findings of the Institute’s most recent State Revenue Report that found the increase in state income tax collections is likely short lived.
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Canisius Shares U.S. Colleges’ Fiscal Challenges; Buffalo News
Jason Lane, deputy director for research, is quoted in an article on U.S. colleges’ unsustainable fiscal path and their struggle to survive.
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“New Jersey income tax collections up, jobless rate down in April”
[PDF]Reuters News Service, May 16, 2013.
“Illinois income tax collections rise 33% in April”
[PDF]Reuters News Service, May 16, 2013.
“Budget surpluses spur tension in some GOP states”
[PDF]David A. Lieb, Associated Press News Service, May 13, 2013.
“The Capital Pressroom: Tax Revenues”
[AUDIO]Susan Arbetter, WCNY-FM, Syracuse, NY, May 13, 2013.
“State Tax Revenues Continue to Experience “Sluggish Growth””
[PDF]MuniNet Guide, May 10, 2013.
“Local governments’ woes add to economic worries”
[PDF]Tim Mullaney, USA Today, May 9, 2013.
“State income tax revenue may surge in April but at a price-report”
[PDF]Hilary Russ, Reuters News Service, May 8, 2013.
“GAO Report Paints Bleak Fiscal Outlook for States, Local Governments”
[PDF]Mike Maciag, Governing Magazine, May 8, 2013.
“Canisius shares U.S. colleges’ fiscal challenges”
[PDF]Jay Rey, The Buffalo News, Buffalo, NY, May 5, 2013.
“States balk at making up for cuts, guard revenues”
[PDF]Lisa Lambert, Reuters News Service, May 2, 2013.
“Healthcare costs to negate state, local budget improvements: outlook”
[PDF]Lisa Lambert, Reuters News Service, April 29, 2013.
“Inside The Capitol: A Recap Of Susan Arbetter’s The Capitol Pressroom”
[PDF]Susan Arbetter, City & State Blog, Albany, NY, April 24, 2013.
“Despite Tax Collection Gains, States Not Out of the Woods”
[PDF]Jennifer DePaul, The Bond Buyer, April 24, 2013.
“Another sign of potential fiscal weakness for NY***”
[PDF]E.J. McMahon, Empire Center NY Torch Blog, Albany, NY, April 24, 2013.
“States’ tax revenue likely grew at beginning of year: report”
[PDF]Lisa Lambert, Reuter's News Service, April 23, 2013.
“Alaska Gambles With Major Oil Tax Cut”
[PDF]Jim Malewitz, Stateline.org, Washington, DC, April 19, 2013.
“Local govts. to be warned about looming fiscal problems”
[PDF]Clara A. Smith, The Legislative Gazette, Albany, NY, April 15, 2013.
“Why some small colleges are in big trouble”
[PDF]Jon Marcus, The Boston Globe, Boston, MA, April 14, 2013.
“Ohio tax income up despite income tax cut”
[PDF]Ken McCall, Dayton Daily News, Dayton, OH, April 14, 2013.
“Sen. David Valesky responds to criticisms of New York’s minimum wage increase”
[PDF]Sen. David J. Valesky, The Post-Standard, Syracuse, NY, April 14, 2013.
“Tax collections on rise across U.S.”
[PDF]Buffalo Business First, Buffalo, NY, April 12, 2013.
“State Revenues Reach Record High After Recession’s Decline”
[PDF]Jake Grovum, Stateline.org, Washington, DC, April 11, 2013.
“Former Lt. Gov. Ravitch warns of NY fiscal cliff”
[PDF]Associated Press News Service, April 11, 2013.
“Census shows U.S. states moved beyond budget crises in 2012”
[PDF]Lisa Lambert, Reuters New Service, April 11, 2013.
“States’ tax collections hit record high”
[PDF]Lee Davidson, The Salt Lake Tribune, Salt Lake City, UT, April 11, 2013.
“Census Bureau Reports State Government Tax Collections Reach High of Nearly $800 Billion in Fiscal Year 2012”
[PDF]U.S. Census Bureau News Release, Washington, DC, April 11, 2013.
“State-government tax collections hit nearly $795B in FY 2012, NY ranks 2nd”
[PDF]Adam Rombel, Mohawk Valley Business Journal, Syracuse, New York, April 11, 2013.
“Letting democracy work”
[PDF]Casey Seiler, Times Union, Albany, NY, April 10, 2013.
“Arab Universities Grapple With U.S. Accreditation’s Focus on Academic Freedom”
[PDF]Sarah Lynch, The Chronicle of Higher Education, April 10, 2013.
DiNapoli: Fiscal stress for local govs “new normal”
[AUDIO]Karen DeWitt, north country public radio, Albany, NY, April 09, 2013.
“‘Fiscal stress’ in upstate NY”
[PDF]Rick Karlin, Times Union, Albany, NY, April 9, 2013.
“DiNapoli sounds alarm on schools, municipalities”
[PDF]Karen DeWitt, North Country Public Radio, Canton, NY, April 9, 2013.
“DiNapoli warns of fiscal crisis facing local governments”
[VIDEO]Beth Wurtmann, wnyt.com, April 8, 2013.
“DiNapoli announces Fiscal Stress Monitoring System”
[VIDEO]Karen Tararache, YNN, April 8, 2013.
“New York to name “dozens” of cash-stressed municipalities”
[PDF]Edward Krudy, Reuters News Service, April 8, 2013.
“Tom DiNapoli: Want To Stop NY Corruption? Let's Try Electing Some Honest People, Maybe”
[PDF]Celeste Katz, Daily News Daily Politics Blog, New York, NY, April 8, 2013.
“DiNapoli warns of fiscal crisis facing local governments”
[PDF]Beth Wurtmann, WNYT News Channel 13, Albany, NY, April 8, 2013.
“NY comptroller to talk about local fiscal stress”
[PDF]Associated Press News Service, April 8, 2013.
“DiNapoli warns about local governments’ fiscal woes”
[PDF]Joseph Spector, Politics on the Hudson Web Site, April 8, 2013.
“David Kuo, onetime leader of Bush’s faith-based initiative, dies at 44”
[PDF]Karen Tumulty, The Washington Post, Washington, DC, April 7, 2013.
“With Washington gridlocked, states take abortion, guns into their own hands”
[PDF]Patrik Jonsson, The Christian Science Monitor, April 6, 2013.
“Happy days are here again? State surpluses could translate into growth”
[PDF]Catholic Online News Consortium, April 2, 2013.
“The Return of State Surpluses Could Point to More Growth to Come”
[PDF]Daniel Gross, The Daily Beast, April 1, 2013.
