It was the first time the group had endorsed a candidate for Governor in its 231-year history.
Still, the approach has been endorsed by the Bush administration in several recent strategy documents.
But a new conservative Government endorsed the move in 1993, and this year students spent seven months there.
The union did not endorse either candidate in the primary.
Many policies recommended by the Council were endorsed in the report.
The site has links to about 20 plans, though the institute does not endorse any in particular.
The organization endorsed no candidate in the presidential election of 1932.
Then, the new charter must be endorsed in a national referendum.
"The Post endorsed him in 1978, 1982 and 1986," he said.
The bill he endorsed in 1993 would have cost an additional $20 billion to put welfare mothers to work.