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Acknowledgments The Fiscal Policy Institute (FPI) wishes to thank the Ford and Charles Stewart Mott Foundations for their support of the state fiscal analysis work that makes this briefing book and the briefings at which it is being presented possible. FPI also wishes to thank the many organizations, including other foundations, labor unions, faith-based organizations, human services providers and advocates, and community and good government groups that support FPI’s work and/or disseminate the results of FPI’s analysis. Additional information on state fiscal and economic issues and copies of the Fiscal Policy Institute’s publications (including a PDF version of this briefing book) are available online at www.fiscalpolicy.org.
TABLE OF CONTENTS 1 Executive Summary 4 Budget at a Glance 6 Unforced Austerity Jeopardizes New York’s Progress (Financial Plan) 12 Minimum Wage 19 New York’s Profound Income Polarization & Regressive Tax Structure 28 Economic Development (Including Settlement Funds) 33 Education 40 Human Services and Health 46 Local Governments 51 A Shared Opportunity Agenda
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LOCAL GOVERNMENTS difficult to see
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A Shared Opportunity Agenda The 201
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A SHARED OPPORTUNITY AGENDA Restore
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A SHARED OPPORTUNITY AGENDA Make th
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