Legislative News 2006-2007

August 2008

• 8/20/2008
  Funding cuts will have 'crippling effect' on SUNY, CUNY programs
• 8/19/2008
  NYSUT praises Assembly for offering 'real relief' to New York families
• 8/18/2008
  Studies show tax caps undermine special education
• 8/18/2008
  NYSUT offers Sen. Bruno a symbol of his strength as a leader
• 8/15/2008
  AUDIO: Iannuzzi: Tax cap is just political 'pandering'
• 8/14/2008
  Legislative Update: End-of-Session 2008
• 8/13/2008
  NYSUT suspends endorsements of senators over tax cap vote
• 8/13/2008
  New study reveals devastating effects of Massachusetts tax cap
• 8/11/2008
  Graduation rates are up in New York. Will a tax cap impede gains?
• 8/8/2008
  NYSUT: Senate tax cap bill doesn't provide real relief
• 8/8/2008
  State senators blast tax cap proposal
• 8/7/2008
  AUDIO: President Iannuzzi participates in tax cap panel discussion

July 2008

• 7/23/2008
  NYSUT gets the word out on 'circuit breaker' approach to property tax relief
• 7/23/2008
  Tax cap proposal is the 'wrong approach,' harmful to education
• 7/21/2008
  Congress overrides Bush Medicare veto
• 7/14/2008
  Support for circuit breaker reveals call for meaningful tax relief

June 2008

• 6/27/2008
  What is a property tax circuit breaker?
• 6/25/2008
  AUDIO: President Iannuzzi: Peeling back the rhetoric on tax caps
• 6/24/2008
  In Newsday op-ed, Iannuzzi calls tax cap the 'wrong answer'
• 6/24/2008
  NYSUT lauds Joe Bruno as an 'American success story'
• 6/23/2008
  New Yorkers prefer circuit breaker over tax cap
• 6/23/2008
  Tax cap would jeopardize student gains
• 6/20/2008
  End of mandatory overtime a welcome relief to nurses
• 6/19/2008
  NYSUT salutes end to mandatory overtime for nurses
• 6/19/2008
  Most school budgets pass on second try
• 6/12/2008
  Health care workers rally at the Capitol to end mandatory overtime for nurses
• 6/12/2008
  Senate Minority Leader's tax cap remarks out of step with conference
• 6/10/2008
  Broad-based coalition opposes arbitrary tax cap
• 6/9/2008
  AUDIO: Tax cap: 'Don't let Albany take away local control'
• 6/9/2008
  Media Advisory: Coalition set to discuss tax cap Tuesday
• 6/8/2008
  Editorial: Tax cap would have unforeseen consequences
• 6/5/2008
  Tell Albany: 'Support a Circuit Breaker for Tax Relief'
• 6/4/2008
  Summary: Report of the Commission on Property Tax Relief
• 6/3/2008
  Public input on Contracts for Excellence funding
• 6/3/2008
  'Yes' votes prevail as 92 percent of budgets pass
• 6/3/2008
  Bill would pull certification of convicted teachers
• 6/3/2008
  Looking back at 40 years with the Taylor Law
• 6/2/2008
  NYSUT responds to tax cap report

May 2008

• 5/21/2008
  Voters approve 92 percent of school budgets
• 5/19/2008
  Senate approves class-inspired Rosa Parks bill
• 5/19/2008
  Raid on SUNY, tax caps top lobby agenda
• 5/14/2008
  VIDEO: Vote 'Yes' May 20
• 5/12/2008
  NYSUT activists reject tax caps and press lawmakers to stop raids on SUNY
• 5/12/2008
  How would a tax cap impact your school district's funding?
• 5/8/2008
  TAKE ACTION! Urge the governor to support funding for SUNY
• 5/6/2008
  Analysis: 2008 Property Tax Report Cards
• 5/6/2008
  Tax cap would be 'the wrong direction'

April 2008

• 4/30/2008
  NYSUT urges governor to reverse freeze on SUNY spending
• 4/28/2008
  NYSUT honors fallen, calls for action on Workers Memorial Day
• 4/24/2008
  Union fights proposal to further cut SUNY funds
• 4/23/2008
  Lubin urges rejection of tax cap
• 4/23/2008
  Tax Cap: Testimony to the Commission on Property Tax Relief
• 4/23/2008
  Proposed tax cap 'bad policy' for state's school children
• 4/17/2008
  Vice President Neira: 'Bad grades for linking tenure to test scores'
• 4/17/2008
  NYSUT prevails in maintaining tenure integrity
• 4/15/2008
  School aid: Your district's funding for 2008-09
• 4/11/2008
  Governor says thanks for all you do
• 4/10/2008
  Local & Retiree Presidents: A leader shares insights, inspiration
• 4/9/2008
  NYSUT prevails in tenure change
• 4/9/2008
  Final education budget recognizes public school needs
• 4/7/2008
  Paternalistic purse provokes pay equity movement
• 4/5/2008
  President's Perspective: Promises kept: Lawmakers respond
• 4/5/2008
  Some progress seen as budget goes into overtime
• 4/5/2008
  Tenure rhetoric thrown into budget talks
• 4/2/2008
  NYSUT: Uphold high standards of tenure process
• 4/1/2008
  NYSUT issues response to proposed special education regulations

March 2008

• 3/31/2008
  Lawmakers near state budget agreement
• 3/31/2008
  State budget details emerge as clock runs out
• 3/26/2008
  Coalition calls on Legislature to act on public support for 'millionaire's tax'
• 3/26/2008
  Assembly proposal would provide revenue for education, health care
• 3/20/2008
  NYSUT members caught on camera
• 3/20/2008
  Legislator thrives on BOCES training
• 3/20/2008
  SRP presses Washington for school improvements
• 3/20/2008
  Unionists tell lawmakers: Keep the promise
• 3/20/2008
  President's Perspective: A simple twist of faith in Albany
• 3/20/2008
  Coalition: NY's buying power could cut drug costs for all
• 3/20/2008
  New governor is longtime advocate of public ed
• 3/17/2008
  NYSUT activists urge Legislature to keep the promise
• 3/17/2008
  Paterson sworn-in as state's new governor
• 3/14/2008
  Gracious student becomes governor
• 3/14/2008
  Paterson prepares to take the helm
• 3/7/2008
  Budget battle brings BOCES activists to Albany
• 3/7/2008
  Pre-K cost shift another unfunded mandate
• 3/7/2008
  Advocates make case for higher ed investment

February 2008

• 2/28/2008
  Widespread district use of law firms suggest need for review
• 2/22/2008
  Weingarten: Our kids deserve better than cuts and caps
• 2/22/2008
  President's Perspective: Let's not cap our ability to end gap
• 2/22/2008
  Defining progress at Special Act schools
• 2/20/2008
  Unions lobbying for retiree health care benefit
• 2/13/2008
  Iannuzzi: Charter school management is trying to have it both ways
• 2/10/2008
  NYSUT, BOCES join forces to restore budget cuts
• 2/10/2008
  Property tax caps would limit educational investment
• 2/10/2008
  Union leaders: Hold the higher (ed) ground
• 2/10/2008
  SRPs to focus on legislative gains
• 2/10/2008
  Union: Keep your promise to schools - restore education funding
• 2/9/2008
  NYSUT: Put some muscle into enforcing phys ed requirements
• 2/9/2008
  President's Perspective: More than the budget on legislative table
• 2/8/2008
  NYSUT lobbies for level Medicare playing field
• 2/4/2008
  NYSUT calls on state lawmakers to keep promise to schools
• 2/4/2008
  Testimony on Elementary and Secondary Education 2008
• 2/1/2008
  2008-09 Executive Budget - Higher Education

January 2008

• 1/31/2008
  Testimony on K-12 Physical Education 2008
• 1/31/2008
  Putting muscle into enforcing K-12 physical education requirements
• 1/30/2008
  Testimony on Higher Education 2008
• 1/30/2008
  Making SUNY and CUNY the cornerstone of state's economic plan
• 1/28/2008
  President's Perspective: Budget proposal just that: a proposal
• 1/25/2008
  NYSUT goes to court in charter audit lawsuit
• 1/25/2008
  Analysis: Governor's budget calls for higher ed cuts, tax cap commission
• 1/25/2008
  Washington targets Medicaid reimbursements
• 1/25/2008
  School aid: Your district's proposed funding for 2008-09
• 1/25/2008
  2008-09 Executive Budget for Pre-K–12 Education
• 1/24/2008
  POV: Phys ed mandates need muscle behind them
• 1/23/2008
  3.36% Contingency Budget Cap for 2008-09
• 1/22/2008
  NYSUT on executive budget: 'We need to move steadily forward' with education investment
• 1/18/2008
  Physical education hearings scheduled for Jan. 31
• 1/18/2008
  AUDIO: WAMC radio reports on charter school audits
• 1/17/2008
  NYSUT goes to court in charter audit lawsuit
• 1/11/2008
  Contracts for Excellence: Millions of new dollars targeted for neediest students
• 1/11/2008
  Educational Conference Board seeks maintenance of solid funding
• 1/11/2008
  Appeal planned in Monroe County revenue case
• 1/11/2008
  President's Perspective: Governor kicks off legislative give-and-take
• 1/11/2008
  Leaders call for higher education investment
• 1/11/2008
  State of the State address calls for more full-time faculty at SUNY, CUNY
• 1/11/2008
  NYSUT campaign warns against 'road to vouchers'

December 2007

• 12/17/2007
  Higher ed commission recommends more state support
• 12/13/2007
  Lubin outlines NYSUT budget priorities
• 12/11/2007
  It's a matter of principle: Why private tuition subsidies are bad for New York
• 12/4/2007
  In interview, Spitzer says education budget a priority
• 12/3/2007
  In celebration of excellence
• 12/3/2007
  How changes in reporting child abuse affect you
• 12/3/2007
  Tenure changes for new teachers are on the way
• 12/1/2007
  President's Perspective: Meeting with Gov. Spitzer at the project table

November 2007

• 11/30/2007
  NCLB renewal is on hold
• 11/30/2007
  Public ed advocate chairs important committee
• 11/28/2007
  NYSUT mourns legislative pioneer Skuse
• 11/28/2007
  TRS: Pension improvements need action in Albany
• 11/21/2007
  AUDIO: NYSUT Exec. VP Alan Lubin discusses BALCONY health care initiatives on Air America Radio
• 11/19/2007
  NYSUT calls Contracts for Excellence a significant step
• 11/16/2007
  OSHA ruling requires employers to pay for protective gear
• 11/13/2007
  Utah voters reject statewide voucher program
• 11/9/2007
  Union campaign seeks school funding fairness in Monroe County
• 11/8/2007
  NCLB: East Islip union leader offers good advice to Congress
• 11/5/2007
  NYSUT Exec. VP Lubin blogs from U.S.-Mexico border

October 2007

• 10/26/2007
  Suit targets fund diversion in Monroe County
• 10/24/2007
  Achievement gap conference tackles public education's No. 1 issue
• 10/24/2007
  Navigate red tape with the Medicare informational flow chart
• 10/15/2007
  Monroe County locals stand up for students
• 10/15/2007
  Keep up the pressure: It's time to fix NCLB
• 10/12/2007
  Putting the action in political action
• 10/12/2007
  Testimony on educational needs of English language learners (ELLs)
• 10/12/2007
  President's Perspective: Time to fix NCLB, or to start over
• 10/3/2007
  NYSUT praises AFT's endorsement of Senator Clinton for president
• 10/3/2007
  In Yonkers, governor promotes pre-K
• 10/1/2007
  Legislative Update: 2007 End-of-Session

September 2007

• 9/30/2007
  Times Union: Forum seeks solutions to challenges facing Hispanic students in region
• 9/28/2007
  President's Perspective: Transparency is a concern in district's plans for extra money
• 9/28/2007
  NYSUT activists urge Congress to fix NCLB
• 9/26/2007
  Brazile, Haycock to headline NYSUT's 'achievement gap' conference
• 9/25/2007
  Newsday: East Islip president calls for teacher input on NCLB
• 9/17/2007
  Spitzer highlights universal pre-K in Yonkers
• 9/14/2007
  NYSUT, national affiliates protest unwise NCLB changes
• 9/14/2007
  NYSUT's 'Ending the Gap' conference kicks off Oct. 25
• 9/14/2007
  New Yorkers press on for affordable health care
• 9/5/2007
  Constitution Day is Sept. 17 - here's how you can celebrate
• 9/5/2007
  Legislative session produces many victories
• 9/5/2007
  Lubin presents BALCONY's 7 principles for affordable health care
• 9/5/2007
  NYSUT, AFT offer ideas on fixing 'No Child' act
• 9/5/2007
  SRP Recognition Day achieves permanent status
• 9/4/2007
  As school opens, NYSUT focuses on ensuring state aid is used wisely

August 2007

• 8/29/2007
  2007-08 School Budget Voting Summary
• 8/22/2007
  New State Aid Formula Provides Predictability for Local Union Leaders
• 8/16/2007
  NYSUT applauds governor for signing 'burden of proof' legislation
• 8/1/2007
  NYSUT lauds signing of SRP Recognition Day bill

July 2007

• 7/5/2007
  NYSUT retirees to receive COLA increase

June 2007

• 6/27/2007
  NYSUT praises Legislature for passing permanent SRP Recognition Day
• 6/21/2007
  Save the date for NYSUT's 'Ending the Gap' symposium
• 6/20/2007
  20 more school budgets approved, building on record year
• 6/20/2007
  Districts succeed at budget revotes
• 6/19/2007
  Battle over School Vouchers Continues in States Across the Nation
• 6/15/2007
  NYSUT praises expansion of school-based health centers
• 6/13/2007
  North Country students quiz Sen. Clinton
• 6/12/2007
  Assembly passes mandatory nurse overtime bill
• 6/6/2007
  Spitzer pressing for increased leave benefits
• 6/6/2007
  NYSUT applauds Gov. Spitzer's signing of anti-human-trafficking law
• 6/6/2007
  VIDEO: Save Upstate Medical University Hospital
• 6/5/2007
  Testimony on Paid Family Leave Legislation
• 6/4/2007
  LGBT rally for equal rights
• 6/4/2007
  Higher education commission sharpens its 'cutting edge'
• 6/1/2007
  Voice of Roosevelt local shakes in Albany
• 6/1/2007
  Fight for adequate funding rages in Syracuse, Yonkers
• 6/1/2007
  Anti-human trafficking bill awaits Spitzer's signature
• 6/1/2007
  Get the lead out of school water: Bill would require annual testing
• 6/1/2007
  Mandatory overtime bill gains momentum
• 6/1/2007
  Report urges investment in urban schools

May 2007

• 5/31/2007
  State Ed announces record number of 'High Performing/Gap Closing' schools and districts
• 5/31/2007
  Program for dying shows need for SUNY hospitals
• 5/21/2007
  Coalition brainstorms on health care reform
• 5/20/2007
  School budgets: 'Yes' votes reach all-time high
• 5/18/2007
  Rally provides lesson in government and politics
• 5/18/2007
  NYSUT activists make a final push at the Capitol
• 5/18/2007
  Governor places emphasis on labor history
• 5/18/2007
  Day care providers win right to organize
• 5/18/2007
  Union praises governor's nutrition initiative
• 5/16/2007
  Voters approve a record 95.5 percent of school budgets
• 5/9/2007
  President Iannuzzi: Congress should protect nurses' bargaining rights
• 5/8/2007
  School psychologists launch 'Caring for Kids' campaign
• 5/8/2007
  Lubin: Washington, can you spare a dime?
• 5/8/2007
  NYSUT backs Spitzer's plan to combat childhood obesity
• 5/8/2007
  Clinton moves schools to top of national agenda
• 5/7/2007
  BALCONY affordable health care forum features health care providers, national experts and advocates
• 5/7/2007
  NYSUT launches advertising campaign urging 'Yes' votes on budgets
• 5/7/2007
  NYSUT activists lobby to keep SUNY hospitals public
• 5/4/2007
  Unionists work to get out the pro-education vote
• 5/4/2007
  VIDEO: Gov. Eliot Spitzer lauds education funding, accountability
• 5/4/2007
  Delegates show solidarity on behalf of SUNY hospitals, New Orleans educators

April 2007

• 4/27/2007
  Spitzer lauds education funding and accountability
• 4/27/2007
  Sen. Clinton and Gov. Spitzer address convention delegates
• 4/25/2007
  3,000 NYSUT delegates call on Congress to fix No Child Left Behind Act
• 4/23/2007
  Health insurance coverage bill for school district retirees renewed
• 4/20/2007
  Psychologists lobby at Capitol
• 4/20/2007
  Budget boosts teacher training
• 4/20/2007
  President's Perspective: Reforming education, nationally and at home
• 4/20/2007
  55 districts must sign 'Contract for Excellence'
• 4/20/2007
  Preschool special ed gets slight funding boost
• 4/20/2007
  Counting on the 'new' Congress to fix NCLB
• 4/20/2007
  RTI: A new option in evaluating learning disabilities
• 4/20/2007
  Wappingers coalition lobbies for school budget
• 4/19/2007
  NYSUT offers nursing updates
• 4/19/2007
  May 10 forum in Albany to address universal health care
• 4/10/2007
  Contract for Excellence update: SED offers new memo, additional resources
• 4/10/2007
  School aid profile: Your district's funding data for 2007-08
• 4/8/2007
  Higher Ed briefs: Congress tackles Higher Education Act
• 4/8/2007
  Pro-worker legislation introduced
• 4/5/2007
  Budget funds may be used to increase full-time faculty
• 4/5/2007
  More charter schools, with limits and reforms
• 4/5/2007
  UUP presses campaign for Upstate Medical
• 4/5/2007
  State budget: the health care prescription
• 4/5/2007
  Budget reflects commitment and compromise
• 4/4/2007
  President's Perspective: Kudos all around
• 4/3/2007
  BALCONY Universal Health Care Forum set for Albany May 10th
• 4/2/2007
  School aid runs now available at stateaid.nysed.gov

March 2007

• 3/27/2007
  UUP sues to keep SUNY Upstate Medical University in Syracuse part of SUNY
• 3/26/2007
  New York City coalition seeks smaller classes
• 3/26/2007
  Rockland coalition gets national audience on NCLB
• 3/26/2007
  UUP launches e-campaign to save SUNY Upstate Medical
• 3/26/2007
  Discovering the benefits of pre-K
• 3/26/2007
  Teachers 'live and breathe accountability'
• 3/22/2007
  NYSUT to lawmakers: Seize state budget opportunity
• 3/19/2007
  NYSUT activists converge at Capitol
• 3/14/2007
  NYSUT encourages legislators to invest in public higher ed
• 3/12/2007
  Union leaders testify in legislative hearings
• 3/12/2007
  With card check, labor scores organizing win
• 3/12/2007
  Lobbyists press for libraries, full-time lines
• 3/12/2007
  BOCES leaders enjoy a new starting point in state budget
• 3/12/2007
  NYSUT reacts to Assembly, Senate budget proposals
• 3/12/2007
  Compromise reached on workers' comp
• 3/8/2007
  Permanent SRP Day gains legislative steam
• 3/7/2007
  President Iannuzzi: Charter schools a weakness in governor's plan
• 3/5/2007
  Q&A: Why NYSUT opposes vouchers
• 3/5/2007
  NYSUT launches statewide media campaign: 'It's a Matter of Principle'

February 2007

• 2/27/2007
  Testimony on PreK-12 Education 2007
• 2/27/2007
  Panelists ask: Who will get CFE funds?
• 2/27/2007
  Union focuses on higher ed, health care
• 2/27/2007
  NYSUT calls on Legislature to affirm bold direction for schools
• 2/22/2007
  2007-08 Executive Budget for Higher Education
• 2/22/2007
  2007-08 Executive Budget for Pre-K-12 Education
• 2/8/2007
  Testimony on Higher Education 2007
• 2/8/2007
  NYSUT calls higher education proposal 'best start in years'
• 2/6/2007
  Black leaders make capitol gains
• 2/5/2007
  Accountability, equity define governor's ed goals
• 2/5/2007
  NYSUT: Spitzer budget a step in right direction

January 2007

• 1/31/2007
  Education budget sets state in right direction
• 1/31/2007
  Gov. Spitzer presents executive budget proposal
• 1/29/2007
  Unions endorse closing the gap in funding for libraries
• 1/29/2007
  NYSUT applauds Spitzer's emphasis on equity and excellence
• 1/18/2007
  NYSUT: Spitzer address a message of hope
• 1/18/2007
  Putting political action front and 'central'
• 1/18/2007
  Union members rally to keep hospitals public
• 1/18/2007
  Union calls for teacher retention efforts
• 1/18/2007
  Union's persistence pays off: Mental health parity bill becomes law
• 1/18/2007
  NYSUT makes its case on charter cap
• 1/11/2007
  BALCONY says New York state could save $100 million on drug purchases
• 1/10/2007
  NYSUT urges legislators to increase operating aid to public higher education
• 1/8/2007
  NYSUT urges state leaders to use CFE money to speed progress on teacher quality
• 1/6/2007
  UUP, NYSUT score a Medicare win in court
• 1/3/2007
  Gov. Spitzer's address, like first day of school, brings message of hope
• 1/2/2007
  NYSUT gears up for key Spitzer address

December 2006

• 12/22/2006
  NYSUT officers, leaders support Sen. Bruno
• 12/14/2006
  Legislators decide against raising charter school cap
• 12/14/2006
  Timothy's Law passes Legislature, signed into law by governor
• 12/13/2006
  UUP, NYSUT members rally to keep SUNY hospitals public
• 12/8/2006
  Broken promise: How the charter school experiment is falling short
• 12/7/2006
  Union to lawmakers: Keep your campaign promises

November 2006

• 11/28/2006
  State plan to privatize SUNY teaching hospitals 'makes no sense'
• 11/20/2006
  NYSUT blasts court decision on CFE
• 11/17/2006
  NYSUT VP Maria Neira named to key Spitzer education committee
• 11/16/2006
  Regents call for $1.5 billion more in school aid
• 11/15/2006
  BALCONY premieres 9-11 workers' compensation PSAs
• 11/8/2006
  NYSUT thanks New York voters
• 11/2/2006
  Pensions and politics top retiree meeting agenda
• 11/2/2006
  A collegiate how-to on get-out-the-vote
• 11/2/2006
  Point of View: Why we must fight ... and vote
• 11/2/2006
  Business and labor join forces in BALCONY coalition
• 11/2/2006
  NYSUT calls for federal relief for new English learners

October 2006

• 10/26/2006
  Testimony on Limited English Proficient/English Language Learner (LEP/ELL) Assessments
• 10/19/2006
  Washington Watch: Katrina effort unveils hostile political priorities
• 10/19/2006
  Group keeps focus on child care worker bill
• 10/19/2006
  CFE showdown in courts, rally in the streets
• 10/5/2006
  Are you registered to vote?
• 10/5/2006
  Governor's vetoes target labor-backed bills
• 10/5/2006
  Mental health coverage gains legislative win
• 10/5/2006
  Washington Watch: The Bush imprint is indelible on labor relations board
• 10/5/2006
  ELA results underscore need to resolve CFE

September 2006

• 9/21/2006
  State rules again that subs are not Kelly temps
• 9/21/2006
  Washington Watch: Bush seeks more D.C. voucher money
• 9/21/2006
  Feds find fault with special ed tests
• 9/7/2006
  AFT convention generates political heat
• 9/7/2006
  Washington Watch - Help for poor tied to tax cuts for the richest