FYI: Business lobbyists aren’t waiting for the governor to admit a state fiscal crisis is coming before making the case against new taxes. Just two days after the election, the Business Council of New York State unveiled the first in a bi-weekly series of “Budget Watch” briefs intended to advise Albany on ways to navigate what will certainly be a tricky budget season next year. The inaugural report’s title says it all: “New York State’s Fiscal Problem in a Word: Spending.” [11/12/02]
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