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Truths & Myths: What’s Real and Not in the IDA Reform Debate

Topic:
- Getting Our Money's Worth
November 24, 2008

Big business lobbyists and the corporate special interests that are fighting against IDA reform repeat the same talking points about how wage standards will kill jobs, that IDAs don’t contribute to sprawl, or that small changes will be enough to fix our broken economic development system.…

Getting our Money’s Worth: The Case for IDA Reform in New York State

Topic:
- Getting Our Money's Worth
June 24, 2007

In 2007, New York Jobs with Justice released Getting Our Money’s Worth, our first report that comprehensively analyzed the performance of Industrial Development Agencies, our main engines for economic development throughout New York State.