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Projected increase in City debt, FY2010-2014

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Rent Regulation: Beyond the Rhetoric

Bolster budget: Pare Spending, Reform Pensions, Protect MTA

Jul 27, 2009

This op-ed was the CBC's contribution to a series of short op-ed's submitted by advocates around the state to Crain's New York Business. Here the CBC strikes at the core issues that severely impact the State's budget.

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Review of New York State Fiscal Year 2009-2010 Budget

May 01, 2009

The CBC reviews and assesses the 9 bills that comprise the FY 2009-10 New York State Budget.

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Bloomberg Proposes $1 Billion in NYC Budget Cuts

Jan 30, 2009

Bloomberg

Martin Braun

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Letter

Letter to the Governor Supporting A2755

Jan 24, 2007

In this letter sent to Governor Eliot Spitzer, CBC urges the Governor to sign into law A2755, a bill containing a combination of reforms that is likely to enhance the timeliness and transparency of the state budget and help avoid the late budgets for which New York is notorious.

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Fixing New York State's Fiscal Practices: Five Problems That Hurt New York State and What Can Be Done to Fix Them

Nov 10, 2003

"This report highlights 5 major fiscal issues facing New York State: 1) New Yorkers are the most heavily taxed Americans; 2) the State’s debt burden is among the highest in the nation; 3) New York has large and recurring budget gaps; 4) the budget process lacks timeliness, transparency, and responsibility; and 5) improvements in fiscal practices are hampered by unresponsive governmental institutions. In addition, the report offers solutions to these important issues."

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Press Release

State Budget Report Card Fiscal Year 2003-04

Jun 05, 2003

This is a CBC Report Card that evaluates New York State’s budget for fiscal year 2003-2004. The operating budget is evaluated on four aspects: 1) promoting trust; 2) budgeting responsibly; 3) budgeting effectively; and 4) tax policy. For this fiscal year the CBC Report Card gives New York State an overall “F” grade.

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CBC Issues Report Card Grading New York State Budget

Jun 05, 2003

This is a summary of New York State’s Budget Report Card for fiscal year 2003-2004. It provides a review of the grading criteria and explains the basis for the overall “F” grade given to New York State.

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CBC Report Card that evaluates New York State’s budget for fiscal year 2003-2004

Jun 05, 2003

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New York State is Living Beyond Its Means; State Should Not Raise Taxes in Order to Increase Spending

May 02, 2003

This is a CBC press release that recommends not raising New York State taxes to increase revenues.

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CBC Opposes Borrowing to Solve State’s Fiscal Crisis

Mar 27, 2003

This is a CBC report summary that recommends a three year plan to balance New York State’s budget by reducing expenditures and imposing a temporary tax increase.

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