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In the News 2007 Archive

2007
12-21 7-county study of local social issues may influence public policy
CGR will play a key role in a 7 county community project designed to draw attention to critical needs and put strategic focus on solutions. The project is a joint venture of the Rochester NY Area Community Foundation and the United Way ...
 
12-11 City's new lead law shows positive results
An estimated one-third of Rochester NY's rental properties have been made lead safe. But a better-than-expected response to the city's new lead law is worthy of both ...
 
12-07 Report defines needs & barriers to accessing child care subsidies
Fewer parents in Monroe County, NY are accessing the child care they need to work and support their families. The Center for Governmental Research, in Rochester, NY, recently released a ...
 
11-26 Fewer families get child-care subsidies in Monroe County NY
When Nickol Lowry applied for a government subsidy to pay for her son's child care several months ago, she learned that her own pursuit of a college education while ...
 
09-27 Study to examine costs of government in Northeast Ohio
The research will be handled by the Center for Governmental Research Inc. of Rochester ...
 
09-27 Research group targets NE Ohio government costs
... to improve how local government services are provided in Northeast Ohio,'' CGR research director Charles Zettek Jr. said ...
 
09-27 Study to examine services in Northeast Ohio
The Center for Governmental Research, Inc. of Rochester, NY, will compare the Akron, Canton, Cleveland and Youngstown areas to less fragmented parts of the ...
 
09-27 Speakers upbeat on upstate NY region’s economy
But Kent Gardner, president and chief executive of the Center for Governmental Research, said Rochester will need to keep an eye on the national economy ...
 
09-12 Golisano gives $10 million to RIT for sustainability institute
The Center for Governmental Research Inc. estimates in a study for RIT that the Sustainability Institute could eventually lead to 6,000 jobs and $650 million ...
 
08-24 Chemung County NY criminal justice study receives national award
The Governmental Research Association recently awarded the Center for Governmental Research the 2007 Most Distinguished Research Award for its report, "Strengthening Criminal Justice Practices in Chemung County."
 
08-13 A city’s two-tier tax rate draws fire
The answer across the state has always been, "not now," said Kent Gardner, the director of the Center for Governmental Research Inc. in Rochester ...
 
08-10 University's impact hits 1.4 billion in payroll
The University of Rochester is the heart of the region's economy, generating more than $1 billion in payroll and tens of thousands of jobs, a new report shows. The report details for the first time the UR's economic impact ...
 
07-30 Nassau picks consolidation planners for Long Island
... in partnership with The Center for Governmental Research and Hofstra University's Center for Suburban Studies ...
 
07-24 Windmill pitch
Kent Gardner, the president and chief economist for the Center for Governmental Research, reviewed Noble's plans for the two wind ...
 
06-06 University of Rochester packs a punch for area economy
CGR estimates Cancer Center expansion will create 1,000 jobs.
 
05-07 Report may help case for mergers of governments
The new study, done by the Center for Governmental Research in Rochester, found that taxpayers on Long lsland spend 30 percent more for local-government services than those who live in Fairfax and Loudoun counties in Virginia, which are similar in wealth, housing costs and demographics.
 
03-22 Long Island officials weigh two sides of consolidation
“When you talk to people on Long Island, people say they like to have a lot of little governments all over the place because they get a better form of service,” said Charles Zettek Jr., a director at the Center for Governmental Research in Rochester, which helped compile the report. “But what was striking is people in Virginia get good service, too. There’s a disconnect between reality and perception.”
 
03-22 A tale of 2 suburbs
A study examining services and attitudes toward government on Ll and in 2 Northern Virginia counties reveals Llers’ discontent.
 

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