Conference to focus on N.Y. tax reform

..co-sponsored by the Center for Governmental Research, the Empire Center for New York State Policy and teh Fiscal Policy Institute....Click here to read the article.

Analyst: Spitzer's tax-cut proposal could cost public

...Property taxes are a hot-button issue around the state because they are growing so fast...Click here to read the article.

New York's High Property Taxes Debated

...sponsored by the Rochester-based Center for Governmental Research, featured analysts from a broad range of the political spectrum who agreed with Spitzer that the state has a major property tax problem...Click here to read the article

Property taxes linked to job growth

Salaries, pensions, health care expenses related to local government, school employment fuel high rate...symposium sponsored by the Center for Governmental Research..Click here to read the article

From bully pulpit to reform push

... help is said to have come from the Center for Governmental Research in Rochester, which this year published a series of papers, "New York Matters," designed to ...Click here to read the article

Struggling in New York: How can the State Help the Economy Recover?

New York Matters, a project to draw attention this fall to the issues most important to New Yorkers, is sponsoring four public forums this month across the ...Click here to read the article

Opportunities to prepare for upcoming elections

....The forum focuses on issues brought to the attention of the Center for Governmental Research by Western New ...Click here to read the article

WNY residents fed up with state government

... "The volume in Western New York just seems to be turned up," said Erika Rosenberg, research associate with the New York Matters Project sponsored by the Center ...Click here to read the article

Elect leaders who will champion growth

....Corporations that once anchored Rochester's economy are going or gone. From now on, it will be small businesses that create jobs or it will be the government. ...A poll by the Center for Governmental Research found 70 percent of Rochester-area residents think the economy has gotten worse over the last five years. Click here to read the article

People's unsatisfactory lives are a warning for politicians

It's hard to recall a survey, over the last few years, that said New Yorkers are happy with state government. But the recent poll has more to it than just a general complaint. It deserves a second look as statewide campaigns...
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Voter's top concern: Taxes

... "There's no polite way to say it: The Rochester region's economy has taken a beating the last several years," said Erika Rosenberg, a CGR research associate ...
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What do Rochester-Area voters want?

And that's something the candidates for governor need to know, according to members of the Center for Governmental Research in Rochester. ...
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Underdogs growling in Spitzer's shadow

... Jennifer Leonard, president of the Rochester Area Community Foundation, which is helping to fund a voter engagement program this year called New York Matters. ...
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Survey:We Have More Negative View of State

(Rochester, NY) A new poll from the Center for Governmental Research shows the Finger Lakes region has a more negative view of New York than other parts of ...
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Poll: Area residents say taxes are No. 1 issue

... country, residents are clearly focused on the need for state government to lower taxes, a poll released today by the Center for Governmental Research suggests. ...
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Taxes First Concern to NYS Voters

The Center for Governmental Research wanted to know what issues are most important to New Yorkers as we head toward the November elections...
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New Yorkers Create an Uncommon Governor's Race

Today's voters are making education and the economy top issues, according to the New York Matters poll in May. That's ...
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Fact or Fiction: Spitzer Tax Cut Ad

The Center for Governmental research says there is no provision to keep local districts from raising property taxes. ...
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POLL SHOWS ANGER AT ALBANY

Three-fourths of voters disapprove, but anger must translate into votes ...
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THROW THE BUMS OUT? Pick the state capitol: Albany, Harrisburg or ...

Towanda Daily Review - Towanda, PA, USA ... The Rochester-based Center for Governmental Research and the Marist College Institute for Public Opinion surveyed a huge sample of 2,492 voters and found 72 ...
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FOXNews.com - New York Democratic Party Backs Spitzer for Governor ...

Last week, a poll by the nonpartisan New York Matters found nearly three-quarters of New Yorkers agreed state government is doing only a fair or poor job on ...
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EMPIRE PAGE GUEST EDITORIAL

This poll is the beginning of CGR's New York Matters project, which is our effort to bring attention to the critical issues facing New York during this ...
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DEMOCRATS PREPARE TO DESIGNATE SPITZER FOR GOVERNOR

Last week, a poll by the nonpartisan New York Matters found nearly three-quarters of New Yorkers agreed state government is doing only a fair or poor job on 18.
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POLL: NEW YORKERS MORE FOCUSED ON EDUCATION THAN TAXES - MAY 26...

The poll was commissioned by New York Matters, a group founded by the Center for Governmental Research, and conducted by the Marist Institute for Public ...
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WNBC.COM - POLITICS - SURVEY: NEW YORKERS 'GRUMPY' AS GOVERNOR'S...

New York Matters, a nonprofit, nonpartisan group, released a report Thursday aimed at focusing the governor's race on issues most important to voters. ...
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TAXES TOP PRIORITY FOR NEW YORKERS

... they were in 2001. The poll was commissioned by New York Matters, a public policy analysis group based in Rochester. The group said ...
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NYers RATE STATE GOVERNMENT PERFORMANCE FAIR TO POOR

... is doing a fair or poor job of dealing with the issues they consider most important, according to a poll commissioned by New York Matters and conducted by the ...
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MARIST POLL FINS NEW YORKERS WIDELY DISSATISFIED

... fair and poor. That's according to a new Marist Poll commissioned by the Center for Governmental Research. People surveyed were ...
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CANDIDATES NECK AND NECK IN STATE GOP PRIMARY RACES

With less than a week to go before the state Republican Convention, a new poll released Thursday shows the front-runner in the race for both governor and senator is still not clear.
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POLL SHOWS TAXES ARE ON THE MINDS OF NEW YORKERS

Gubernatorial candidates this year in New York would do well to talk about tax relief. A poll out Thursday from the Marist College Institute for Public Opinion showed that taxes were No. 1 on the minds of the New York residents surveyed.
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SURVEY: NEW YORKERS 'GRUMPY' AS GOVERNOR'S ELECTION NEAR

If state government was a kid in school, it would be looking at a long hard summer after a dismal report card.
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SURVEY: VOTERS WANT CHANGE IN ALBANY

Nearly three-quarters of New Yorkers think their state government is doing only a fair or poor job dealing with issues they care about, like taxes and education, according to a new poll designed to spur discussion about issues that candidates for governor should address.
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GROUPS JOIN FORCES TO PRESS CANDIDATES ON ISSUES

The Center for Government Research, headquartered in Rochester, and Marist College Institute for Public Opinion, located in the Hudson Valley, surveyed voters across New York to find out which issues matter to them most.
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ROBIN HOOD'S APPEAL

Maybe Robin Hood wasn’t so bad after all.
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STATE CAMPAIGN FINANCE RULES NEED TIGHTENING, STUDY SAYS

In running for office, politicians routinely spend thousands of dollars on campaign mailings, yard signs and phone banks. But in New York State they can also spend campaign money on their cellphones, cars and meals.
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NY MATTERS IN THE NEWS

New York Matters leadership began meeting with editorial boards across the state in April. Here's what the Rochester Democrat & Chronicle reported.
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