Dartmouth economics professor wins state award Nov 19, 2009
Andrew Samwick, who also is director of Dartmouth's Nelson A. Rockefeller Center for Public Policy, has been selected as the New Hampshire Professor of the Year by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching and the Council for Advancement and Support of Education. Samwick says he is most proud of the center's Policy Research Shop, a program in which students do research for New Hampshire and Vermont lawmakers. (Concord Monitor)
Lottery gold mine not looking like an endless source of state revenueStudy: Its revenue cant keep up with the spending it encourages Nov 5, 2009
That s untrue, however, according to a report in September from the Nelson A. Rockefeller Institute of Government about state-sponsored gambling. Oregon revenue dropping. (Klamath Falls Herald & News, OR)
Allstate Sells Munis as CEO Wilson Says Governments `Not in Great Shape' Nov 5, 2009
State tax collections declined by in the three months through June from the year-earlier period, the largest quarterly decline since at least 1963, the Nelson A. Rockefeller Institute of Government said in a report last month. Municipalities havent adjusted their spending so they are running deficits, Wilson said. (Bloomberg -- US)
Iowa Lottery still a winner, CEO tells board Sep 30, 2009
Iowa's lottery chief cited a report on gambling-generated state revenues issued by the Nelson A. Rockefeller Institute of Government that ranked Iowa's lottery as having the third-best growth rate behind North Carolina and North Dakota. But he noted "some other lotteries are looking at some pretty scary times.". (Sioux City Journal, IO)
States that placed bets on gambling hit a losing streak Sep 10, 2009
"The data shows that states take a real chance in depending on gambling, because this revenue is not likely to keep pace with growing budgetary needs," said Lucy Dadayan, an analyst at Nelson A. Rockefeller Institute of Government at the State University at Albany, which will release a gambling report next week. "In the absence of new types of gambling, it can become a zero-sum game as states compete for the same pot.". (News & Observer)
A visit from Dutch royalty Sep 9, 2009
During that visit, Gov. Nelson A. Rockefeller reportedly was so embarrassed by the condition of the city's downtown that he vowed to replace its aging homes and storefronts with what became Empire State Plaza. The changes impressed the prince and princess. (Albany Times Union)
Dutch knighthood for author Shorto Sep 8, 2009
She also came to the city in 1959 when she was a 21-year-old princess, a visit that spurred Gov. Nelson A. Rockefeller to build the Empire State Plaza. Ronnie Tober, who grew up in Colonie starting at age 3 and became a popular crooner after returning to his native Holland, was also made a knight in the Order of Orange-Nassau by Queen Beatrix in 2004. (Albany Times Union)
Dutch make royal return Sep 4, 2009
Fifty years ago, a driving tour with the queen and Mayor Erastus Corning 2nd through shabby parts of the inner city left Gov. Nelson A. Rockefeller embarrassed and determined to gut 98 acres of dilapidated homes and buildings and to replace them with a modernistic marble state government complex that bears Rockefeller's name. This time, the queen's eldest son, Willem-Alexander, Crown Prince of Orange, heir apparent to the throne, and his wife, Princess Maxima, will fly in by helicopter and spend... (Albany Times Union)
Hawaii one of 12 states with negative credit outlook Aug 22, 2009
7 percent during the first quarter of this year, the sharpest decline in at least 50 years, Albany, New York-based Nelson A. Rockefeller Institute of Government reported in July. lect> Add your comment (max {maxchars} characters) You must be logged in to leave a comment. (Honolulu Advertiser)
Government jobs have grown since recessions start, study finds Aug 21, 2009
9 million jobs since the beginning of the recession, state and local governments have expanded their payrolls and added 110,000 jobs, according to a report to be issued Thursday by the Nelson A. Rockefeller Institute of Government ... 9 million jobs since the beginning of the recession, state and local governments have expanded their payrolls and added 110,000 jobs, according to a report to be issued Thursday by the Nelson A. Rockefeller Institute of Government. (Honolulu Star-Bulletin)
Unravel the Mystery of A Reckoning in Berlin Jul 28, 2009
After serving as assistant counsel to Governor Nelson A. Rockefeller of New York, he became a partner in the New York law firm of Davis Polk & Wardwell and, until his retirement, served in the firm's Paris Office for nearly thirty years. He has taught at Columbia Law School and is the author of two previous novels. (Primezone Releases)
More Budget cuts in store for Georgia? Jul 25, 2009
The drop in state tax collections during the first three months of 2009 was the sharpest on record, a survey by the Nelson A. Rockefeller Institute of Government found. In Georgia, tax collections fell about 18. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Metro)
States' Income Tax Revenue Plunges in Early 2009 Jun 20, 2009
The Nelson A. Rockefeller Institute of Government said 34 of 37 income tax-collecting states that submitted data for its latest monthly report experienced declines, with Arizona seeing the steepest drop. State income tax collections in the first four months of the year fell about $28. (ABC News -- Wire)
States' Budget Woes May Get Worse... Jun 3, 2009
State tax collections could take five years or more from when the recession began in December 2007 to recover to prerecession levels, says Donald J. Boyd, senior fellow at the Nelson A. Rockefeller Institute of Government at the State University of New York. In addition, revenues appear to have grown more sensitive to the business cycle in the past decade, in part because capital-gains taxes have become a bigger component of tax bases, according to new research by Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago... (The Drudge Report)
P&G to replace petrochemicals with microbes May 22, 2009
Tax revenues in the first quarter were down in 45 of the 47 states surveyed in a new report from the Nelson A. Rockefeller Institute of Government. And this quarter. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Jack Kemp: ideas into action May 4, 2009
For a quarter-century I have kept a letter from Arthur F. Burns, the economist and former Fed chairman, that said: "Kemp is a menace -- I've never had doubts on that score.'' Vice President Walter F. Mondale spoke with Mr. Kemp after Henry A. Kissinger's eulogy for former Vice President Nelson A. Rockefeller. "Wasn't it great,'' Mr. Kemp told Mr. Mondale, "especially the parts about free enterprise.'' Sen. Robert J. Dole, the Kansas Republican, once told me, "If Jack's right, we've missed... (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Presidential historian, biographer next speaker in EIU Edgar series Apr 17, 2009
He is presently working on a biography of New York Governor and Vice President Nelson A. Rockefeller. Between 1987 and 2001, Smith served as director of the Herbert Hoover Presidential Library and Museum in West Branch, Iowa; the Dwight D. Eisenhower Center in Abilene, Kan. (Mattoon Journal-Gazette, IL)
Sales-Tax Revenue Falls at Fastest Pace in Years... Apr 15, 2009
The report by the Nelson A. Rockefeller Institute of Government at the State University of New York underscores how swiftly the consumer slowdown has eaten into municipal budgets. The drop in tax revenue has forced cities and towns of all sizes to cut everything from police to summer pool hours, and has sent legislatures scrambling for federal economic-stimulus funds to help ease budget gaps. (The Drudge Report)
Incarceration States find punishment costs too much Apr 7, 2009
Passed in 1973, the laws were named after Republican Gov. Nelson A. Rockefeller, who insisted strict sentencing was the way to wipe out soaring street crime and heroin use. The penalties were severe: judges were generally required to impose minimum sentences of 15 years to life for those convicted of selling two ounces or possessing four ounces of narcotics - the same punishment for second-degree murder. (Casa Grande Valley Newspapers, AZ)
'Crossfire' Creator Tom Braden Dies At Age 92 Apr 6, 2009
She enjoyed her own varied career, serving as a State Department officer, public relations executive, magazine writer, television interviewer, and aide to John F. Kennedy and Nelson A. Rockefeller. One of his sons also died. (KIRO TV, WA)
Iowa's budget woes pale in comparison Mar 29, 2009
Arizona, California, Florida, Michigan and Rhode Island are suffering most from the national economic crisis, according to the Nelson A. Rockefeller Institute of Government, but several states, including Connecticut, New York and New Jersey, are close behind. For the first time since 2002, the total of all state tax revenues from all personal income, corporate income and sales declined, Rockefeller says. (Sioux City Journal)
Rockefeller drug laws on way out? Mar 27, 2009
The laws, passed in 1973, are commonly known as the Rockefeller drug laws because they were championed by Gov. Nelson A. Rockefeller in what was considered a bold response to the sharp rise in heroin use and property crimes. Paterson spokeswoman Marissa Shorenstein said that reaching the deal was a personal victory for the governor, who has made drug law reform a priority of his administration. (Albany Times Union)
Kashmir's Lake Dal gently weeps Mar 26, 2009
Asia Times Online :: South Asia news, business and economy from India and Pakistan. SRINAGAR - For more than a century, stunning Dal Lake has been the resplendent jewel of Kashmir's tourism trade. (Asia Times Online)
Governors reject stimulus money for unemployment Mar 16, 2009
A study by the Nelson A. Rockefeller Institute of Government suggests states will have to make difficult decisions once stimulus money runs out. States should use the breathing room provided by the stimulus to look for long-term budget solutions, the report says. (USA Today)
Utica spending goes up ... and up ... and up Mar 1, 2009
The way Utica adds to the budget during the year is unusual, but not necessarily wrong, said Robert Ward, deputy director of the Nelson A. Rockefeller Institute of Government, the public policy research arm of the State University of New York. It s important to be very cautious on the spending side, he said. (Utica NY Obserer, NY)
Outlook for upstate: without changes, dire Feb 13, 2009
Some of the same themes were voiced Wednesday at a panel discussion on the economy that was sponsored by the association, the state Department of Labor and the Nelson A. Rockefeller Institute of Government. Panelist Ken Pokalsky, senior director of governmental affairs at The Business Council of New York State Inc., the state's largest business lobby, expressed frustration that negative economic data circulate each year but have little apparent effect on policymakers. (Albany Times Union)
