Spitzer highlights state accomplishments

ALBANY - Gov. Eliot Spitzer on Saturday released a detailed comparison of more than 50 campaign promises that were addressed in his first tumultuous year, days before he is scheduled to deliver his second State of the State address.

Despite gridlock in the Legislature since late in the 2007 regular session that ended in June, Spitzer reports major progress is education, health, economic development, environmental protection, tax relief and government reform.

“Many of the accomplishments described here, and indeed some of the most significant ones, resulted from collaboration between the Legislature and the executive,” Spitzer said as part of the 240-page “Report to the People of New York State” released Saturday. “We look forward to strengthening that collaboration in the coming year.”