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Podcast episode
Energy & Environment
85%, with Doreen Harris and Basil Seggos
January 26, 2024
85% is the amount New York State must reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 2050. The State’s Cap-and-Invest program is a key strategy to cap and reduce emissions, auction emission rights, and invest proceeds in energy transition. Doreen Harris, President and CEO of NYS Energy Research and Development Authority, and Basil Seggos, Commissioner of NYS Department of Environmental Conservation, joined CBC to discuss Cap-and-Invest, and much more.
Podcast episode
City Budget
$780 Million
June 29, 2017
This week's data point is $780 million - the value of contracts involved in the alleged bid-rigging and corruption scandal involving State economic development programs. Special guest New York State Comptroller Tom Dinapoli discusses his proposal for independent review and reform of state procurement practices with Ben Max and Maria Doulis, and Dave Friedfel reviews what else did-- and didn't-- happen in this legislative and budget session.
Podcast episode
State Budget
$220 billion, with Senator Liz Krueger
April 19, 2022
$220 billion is the reported size of the New York State fiscal year 2023 budget that the Governor and Legislature adopted on April 10. The budget includes a property tax rebate and a tax holiday, and increases State spending about $14 billion, with more money for education aid, day care, rent relief, health care, and a new stadium, among other programs. Joining the podcast to unpack the new budget is Chair of the State Senate Finance Committee, Senator Liz Krueger.
Podcast episode
City Budget
77,651, with HPD Commissioner Maria Torres-Springer
September 21, 2017
77,651 is the number of affordable housing units financed thus far in Mayor de Blasio’s 10-year plan to construct or preserve a total of 200,000 affordable units over 10 years. Since the Mayor took office, NYC Housing Preservation & Development (HPD) has overseen the commitment of $2.8 billion for affordable housing, most of it through loans and development programs. HPD Commissioner Maria Torres-Springer joins the podcast to discuss the progress of and challenges to the ambitious Housing New York plan.
Letter
Capital Spending
City Should Evaluate Project Labor Agreements
Letter to Mayor de Blasio
July 05, 2018
With the Capital Commitment Plan now topping $82 billion, it is more important than ever to find ways to reduce costs and speed up project delivery.
Letter
State Budget
10 Do's and Don'ts for Spending the Federal Stimulus Funds
February 25, 2009
This letter to the Legislature warns that the federal aid to New York is limited and temporary, suggests ten do’s and don’ts for using the federal funds and closing the budget gap while avoiding harmful cuts and tax increases, and highlights possible allocation of the funds.
Letter
City Budget
Letter to Mayor and Speaker on FY 2024 Budget Adoption
Recommendations to Budget Realistically and Stabilize Finances
June 26, 2023
CBC urges you to adopt a fiscal year 2024 budget that not only provides critical services to New Yorkers in the upcoming year but stabilizes the City’s precarious fiscal and service outlook.
Letter
City Budget
CBC Proposes a New Fiscal Strategy for the City's FY2010 Budget
June 10, 2009
This letter to the mayor, speaker, and chairman of the finance committee outlines four key elements of a new fiscal strategy that would address the structural imbalance in the City's budget due to the ongoing recession.
Letter
Energy & Environment
CBC Letter to Inform City Council Oversight Hearing on Building Electrification
Recommendations on Local Law 97 Implementation
November 17, 2021
Local Law 97 of 2019 set limits on the annual greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions of most buildings larger than 25,000 square feet in New York City
Letter
State Budget
Recommendations for Legislative Action on the FY2021 NYS Executive Budget
A Letter to the Legislature
February 24, 2020
The best strategy to pursue in enacting a budget prioritizes Medicaid spending control, limited school aid increases, bolstering rainy day funds, and maintaining competitiveness by not increasing taxes.
Letter
State Budget
Groups Urge Full Transparency of Budget Cuts and to Omit Special Budget Powers in FY 2022 Enacted Budget
A Letter to the Governor and Legislature
March 10, 2021
We write to follow up on our December 21, 2020 letter that requested increased transparency on State spending reductions and withholdings implemented during fiscal year 2021.
Letter
State Budget
Recommendations for Legislative Action on the NYS Executive Budget for FY2019
March 05, 2018
CBC's take on proposals that should be supported, modified, or rejected.
Letter
State Budget
Recommendations for Legislative Action on the Governor's Executive Budget for FY2018
February 28, 2017
The CBC’s recommendations for proposals to support, modify, and reject.
Letter
State Budget
Recommendations on the FY 2017 Executive Budget
February 25, 2016
CBC offers recommendations for legislative action on the Governor’s Executive Budget for fiscal year 2017. The recommendations cover four proposals that deserve support, five proposals that should be modified, and four proposals that should be rejected.
Letter
State Budget
CBC Urges Governor to Sign A1926A/S1683A for Home Care Services Data Reporting
A Letter to the Governor
October 27, 2023
CBC recommends that you sign A1926A/S1683A, a bill to require annual reporting on home care services.
Letter
State Budget
Recommendations for Legislative Action on the Fiscal Year 2024 NYS Executive Budget
Letter to the State Legislature
March 11, 2023
Our state’s competitiveness to attract and retain residents and businesses may well be more threatened now than any time in the last 50 years.
Letter
State Budget
Recommendations for Legislative Action on the NYS Executive Budget for FY 2020
A Letter to the NYS Legislature
February 25, 2019
The Executive Budget does not sufficiently restrain spending growth or build reserves, which are critical if the State is to weather an eventual economic downturn without harmful spending cuts and counterproductive tax increases.
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.
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.
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.