CBC Breakfast with New York State Education Commissioner Dr. John B. King, Jr. in December 2012.

CBC Breakfast with HHC President and CEO Dr. Ram Raju in October 2012.

As the MTA prepares to raise subway and bus fares once again, a fiscal watchdog group says riders should pay even more than what the agency is expected to propose.

The nonprofit public spending watchdog group is offering New Yorkers a new tool to see how their school district's per-pupil spending measures up.

Three Former Executive Directors of the Port Authority discuss what went wrong and how the Port Authority should move forward to be effective in carrying out its mission.

The City Council released its list of member items on Wednesday, which is a tiny slice of the budget but always sparks controversy.

The 2013 mayor's race is just starting to take shape. While the burgeoning field is busy staking out positions on the NYPD's stop-and-frisk policy and Mayor Bloomberg's push to ban the sale of large sugary drinks, it is possible that a debate over a decidedly more wonky issue - how the city crafts its annual budget - will surface among the candidates.

For the past five years, City Hall has cut from the budget because it says it can't afford those programs. Those cuts are based on complicated revenue forecasts done by City Hall and others.

CBC President Carol Kellermann debate current City budget negotiations with James Parrot, Deputy Executive Director and Chief Economist of the Fiscal Policy Institute on NY1's Inside City Hall.

CityWide series host Ken Fisher continues the 18th season on CUNY-TV, talking with Carol Kellermann, President of the New York City Citizens Budget Commission.

Director of City Studies Maria Doulis opines on Comptroller's Liu's proposal to borrow money today to accelerate capital investment.

CBC President Carol Kellermann joined Inside City Hall to take a closer look at the proposals in Mayor de Blasio’s executive budget.