POLICY PRIMERS
What's STAR Got to Do With
It? New York State spends
billions trying to hold down school taxes—but they grow faster every
year anyway. Could it be time for a new approach? (February 2008)
Universities
move Rochester toward an innovation economy (September 2007)
New York's Property taxes are high, and rising fast.
Why — and what to do about it? (April 2007)
New
York's small businesses: an engine of innovation (June 2007)
Why
Does Health Care Cost So Much —And
What Can New York Do About It? (February
2007)
More Policy Primers
REPORTS
Benchmark
New York State
Government-related costs of living and doing business in New York are more
than $35 billion higher than if they matched such costs across the nation,
a new study finds.
Just
the Facts - Updated
February 2007
The cost of doing business is higher in New York than in most other states
because employers must pay more for employee benefits, energy, taxes
and other costs, an updated online edition of the Institute’s Just The Facts shows.
New
York needs real budget reform
The proposed Constitutional amendment defeated by
New York State voters in November 2005 would have
virtually guaranteed late budgets every year, made
big budget gaps more frequent, and led to even higher
taxes and debt. It's not the budget reform that New
York needs.
How
High Is The Upstate Tax Burden — and Why?
Upstaters pay up to $6 billion more in state and local taxes than they would
in an average state. Blame Medicaid, and payrolls.
