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Economic Development
CBC Study Calls for Better Reporting on Economic Development Projects
The Value of Investments Through Regional Economic Development Councils Cannot Be Determined Without Better Understanding Results
November 30, 2015
The study concludes that the value the Councils may have in coordinating economic development activities across the state cannot be properly evaluated with existing data.
Press Release
Housing
CBC Analysis Finds That 42 Percent of New York City's Renter Households Are "Rent Burdened"
November 12, 2015
This CBC brief uses newly available data to reveal who is most affected by the rent burden in New York City. The analysis explores a variety of household characteristics, making it possible to develop a more nuanced assessment of the rent burden.
Op Ed
Pensions & Benefits
Fringe Benefits Challenge New York School Budgets
July 20, 2015
The problems facing school districts are complex, but one common challenge is the unrelenting rise in fringe benefit costs.
Press Release
Housing
CBC Report Highlights Strategies for NYCHA to Improve Operations and Close Deficits
Report Recommends Specific Actions Needed to Enhance City's Public Housing to Better Serve Residents
April 29, 2015
The report provides a financial analysis of NYCHA, the largest public housing agency in the nation with more than 178,000 housing units at an annual operating cost of $2.6 billion.
Op Ed
Economic Development
What's the Return on Investment for New York's Economic Development Efforts?
March 22, 2015
New York State's economic development programs have long been the subject of debate because it is difficult to measure the benefits they produce. Are the State's considerable investments worthwhile? Although their political value is clear, their economic value is not.
Press Release
Economic Development
CBC Releases Report on NYS Economic Development Programs
Modest Reforms Have Been Adopted, But Most Investments Continue To Be Problematic
February 19, 2015
The report analyzes the changes in economic development spending from 2010 to 2014 and the extent to which problems previously identified have been constructively addressed.
Op Ed
State Budget
Ten Key Takeaways from Governor Cuomo's Executive Budget
January 28, 2015
Last week, Citizens Budget Commission listed the Top Ten Things to Look for in the NYS 2016 Budget. Here is how they fared in the Executive Budget Proposal outlined by Governor Cuomo on January 21.
Op Ed
State Budget
Priorities for Governor Cuomo's Next Budget
December 17, 2012
Governor Andrew Cuomo and the New York State Legislature have successfully tackled serious budget issues in recent years, but important challenges remain. These must be addressed in his next budget in order to improve the state's fiscal condition and give local governments better tools to manage their structural deficits.
Op Ed
Education
Stretching New York's Public Education Dollar
October 14, 2012
CBC President Carol Kellermann pens an opinion piece on the Huffington Post on how New York State's education dollars are spread inequitably among school districts and spent disproportionately on employee benefits, not on improving the quality of education.
Video
Education
Online Map Breaks Down School Spending
WWNY TV 7
September 24, 2012
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.
Op Ed
State Budget
Albany Handcuffs New York’s Cities
July 04, 2012
Local governments in New York are under serious and growing fiscal pressure, and the Legislature isn’t doing enough to ease the burden. Unfortunately, the Legislature seems oblivious.
Op Ed
City Budget
Cleaning Up NY's Garbage Disposal
June 03, 2012
New York City generates more than 25 tons of garbage per minute. That's 14 million tons per year, and the city's Department of Sanitation spends $2 billion annually to collect and dispose of about a third of it.