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Report
State Budget
A Framework for Hard Choices
Choosing Among Options to Address New York’s State and Local Fiscal Stress
May 22, 2020
This policy brief identifies and assesses options available to governments to deal with their fiscal problems.
Letter
State Budget
CBC Recommendations on Tax Relief and Reform Proposals in Executive Budget
March 05, 2014
This letter expresses support for Executive Budget tax reforms, but recommends that action on the property tax relief proposals be deferred until their design is improved and the surplus necessary to sustain them is achieved.
Report
State Budget
It’s Time for New York State to Heed SAGE Advice on Performance Management
June 23, 2020
This report summarizes best practices in state performance management and recommends a framework for New York State.
Blog
State Budget
Questions About the NYS FY2018 Executive Budget
January 12, 2017
How much with the Governor's proposals cost and how will he pay for them?
Blog
State Budget
Balancing the State Budget – Halfway There, But Running Out of Gas?
December 19, 2011
The Governor should avoid more new taxes as the way to close the rest of the budget gap and instead focus on containing spending growth in Medicaid, pensions, education, and economic development.
Report
Health Care
Lessons from La La Land
Can the Turnaround of Los Angeles' Public Hospitals Be Replicated in New York?
January 08, 2018
Does LA's experience hold lessons for NYC Health + Hospitals?
Letter
State Budget
Recommendations for Legislative Action on the FY2022 NYS Executive Budget
Letter to the State Legislature
March 01, 2021
Prudent use of federal aid would allow the State not only to close the near-term gaps, but stave off the most serious cuts and improve the State’s long run fiscal stability.
Blog
State Budget
5 Proposals that Should be Left Out of the FY21 Enacted Budget
March 29, 2020
New York State’s bleak fiscal outlook requires lawmakers pass a “bare bones” fiscal year 2021 budget that is focused on funding critical services and the response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Report
Public Workforce
Governor Cuomo's Labor Contracts
Only Getting Part of the Job Done
January 06, 2017
In collective bargaining, the Governor must balance paying workers fairly with keeping tax levels reasonable. More needs to be done to control rising fringe benefits costs.
Statement
State Budget
NYS Late Budget Fails to Reduce Structural Gap
$237B of Spending Approved without Providing Financial Plan Tables
April 20, 2024
Three weeks late, State lawmakers finally approved the budget and again have failed to publish basic financial plan tables that show New Yorkers essential details about how their money is being spent this year and the budget’s future impacts.
Letter
State Budget
New York State Should Responsibly Address Serious Fiscal Imbalance
A Letter to Governor Cuomo, Majority Leader Stewart-Cousins, and Speaker Heastie
December 10, 2019
The Citizens Budget Commission welcomes the recognition that the State must immediately address its serious fiscal imbalance.
Report
State Budget
Risky Business
What Could Happen If NYS Spends More… More… And Much More
March 23, 2022
The fiscal year 2023 State budget is being negotiated in the context of apparent unprecedented State fiscal strength, though economic and pandemic uncertainties serve as stark reminders to be prepared for emergencies.
Blog
Pensions & Benefits
The State and Local Pension Stretch
June 16, 2010
New York stands out for consistently setting aside adequate funds to make its employee pension systems fiscally sound, but political leaders are considering heading down a fiscally irresponsible path.
Report
State Budget
New York State's Hard Choices
Next Steps to Address Fiscal Stress
May 22, 2020
Applying the CBC" Hard Choices Framework shows the State has options that would not require such steep cuts to balance the FY 2021 budget and reduce future gaps.
Blog
State Budget
The Challenge of Staying Under the 2 Percent State Spending Cap
May 19, 2014
The discipline of a 2 percent spending cap has markedly improved the State’s fiscal condition and spurred key reforms in Medicaid and State operations.
Blog
State Budget
Guidelines for Wisely Using the $5 Billion Windfall
December 15, 2014
Three questions for determining good uses of one-time revenues.
Report
Capital Spending
Bridging the Financial Gap
Funding the Governor Mario M. Cuomo Bridge
October 12, 2017
Tolls for the new Governor Mario M. Cuomo Bridge have not been released yet, but based on construction costs, CBC estimates it will be approximately $10 for cars, double the current rate.
Blog
Public Workforce
A Closer Look at Paterson's Proposed Layoffs
October 31, 2010
Review Governor Paterson's plan to lay off state workers and allow additional positions to be vacated.
Statement
State Budget
Statement on the NYS Executive Budget for FY 2020
January 16, 2019
Governor Andrew Cuomo FY 2020 Executive Budget addresses some policy priorities in a prudent manner, but fails to adequately control spending and build reserves.
Blog
Education
High Time For Higher Education Funding Reform
April 13, 2010
Explains why the irrational and inequitable tuition policies at CUNY and SUNY should be replaced by a rational tuition policy that allows for regular increases but also does not reduce financial aid to students.