September 14, 2011

CGR Brief   

Gov. Cuomo steers "unprecedented" engagement of state leadership with regional councils
CGR President and Chief Economist Kent  Gardner calls New York State's newly-launched Regional Economic Development Councils "the vehicle by which Governor Cuomo is translating campaign poetry into energetic prose."
Via CGR's Policy Wonk

Govistics unlocks FBI, Payroll Data
FBI Unified Crime Reports data and payroll dollar figures are now included in the database, making CGR's e-gov innovation "the most comprehensive public finance database on the web."
Via Govistics Blog

Princeton to vote on consolidation in November
CGR’s work in Princeton, NJ is serving as the foundation for an intense dialogue on whether two governments – the Township and Borough – should merge in this community of 30,000.
Via Times of Trenton

CGR In the News: Cayuga County to shut down nursing home
Rising costs and an ever-growing deficit have led Cayuga County leaders to seriously consider closing down a publicly-funded nursing home, heeding advice from a 2007 CGR report on the financial concerns facing New York’s public nursing facilities.
Via AuburnPub.com  

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