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State Budget
Did You Know?
NYS Enacted Budget Edition
May 24, 2024
Release of Financial Plan Shows $2B More in Spending over State’s Initial Report.
Podcast episode
State Budget
$233 billion, with Blake Washington
March 26, 2024
$233 billion is the total NYS budget proposed by Governor Hochul for fiscal year 2025. NYS Budget Director Blake Washington spoke with CBC President Andrew Rein on the State's fiscal picture and other pressing issues facing New York.
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State Budget
Conversation with Blake Washington, NYS Budget Director
A CBC Event
February 15, 2024
Blake G. Washington is the Budget Director for the State of New York, and he joined CBC Trustees for an in-depth look at the State’s fiscal picture.
Podcast episode
Taxes
151,700, with Maria Doulis
January 31, 2024
151,700 is the net loss of New York personal income tax filers in 2020 and 2021. Was this primarily due to the pandemic? CBC is relaunching its podcast with a focus on policy discussions, starting with the podcast's founder and CBC alum Maria Doulis, Deputy New York State Comptroller for Budget and Policy Analysis. Tune in as we explore the challenge of retaining and attracting more New Yorkers.
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.
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Energy & Environment
Conversation with Doreen Harris and Basil Seggos
A CBC Event
January 25, 2024
Doreen M. Harris is the president and CEO of NYSERDA and Basil Seggos is the NYS DEC Commissioner. They joined CBC Trustees for a far-reaching discussion of the State’s environment policies and programs.
Podcast episode
State Budget
Episode 86: $28.8 billion, the Holiday Edition
December 11, 2019
$28.8 billion is the cumulative four-year budget gap facing New York State between fiscal years 2020 and 2023. CBC President Andrew Rein joined the podcast to explain how the State should get its fiscal house in order. And for a special treat, CBC's Andrew Perry and Ana Champeny discuss regional economic development and NYC property taxes. Happy Holidays!
Podcast episode
State Budget
$7.3 trillion, with Linda A. Lacewell
October 04, 2019
$7.3 trillion is the total assets of the more than 3,000 insurance and financial institutions regulated by the New York State Department of Financial Services (DFS). DFS Superintendent Linda Lacewell discusses DFS' critical role as a regulator.
Special Feature
City Budget
Budget Navigator
for New York State and New York City Finances
June 21, 2019
The Budget Navigator is an online tool that allows New Yorkers to be their own budget watchdogs. Users can examine New York State or City revenues and expenses to determine levels of funding in recent years, analyze trends, and see how that funding compares between departments and services.
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Transportation
Switching Gears: A New Way to Fund Transportation
A Panel Discussion
May 14, 2019
The Rockefeller Institute of Government and CBC hosted "Switching Gears: A New Way to Fund Transportation," a presentation and expert panel discussion on the vehicle-miles travel (VMT) fee.
Video
State Budget
Finalizing Tax Proposals for the State Budget
Spectrum News NY1
March 28, 2019
NY1 looked at education, congestion pricing and criminal justice and taxes and the proposal for five year extension of the millionaire's tax, CBC President Andrew Rein joined to help unpack the proposed budget.
Video
State Budget
NYS Budget Director Robert Mujica (2019)
Annual Budget Briefing
March 04, 2019
New York State Budget Director Robert Mujica reviewed the New York State Executive Budget for Fiscal Year 2020.
Podcast episode
Energy & Environment
8.4%, with Energy Experts
February 05, 2019
8.4% is the reduction in carbon dioxide emissions in New York between 1990 and 2015. Governor Cuomo now wants to reduce greenhouse gas emissions 40% by 2030. Is this goal realistic? A panel of energy experts met at the CBC State Conference to help answer this question.
Podcast episode
Energy & Environment
2040 with Seth Hulkower
January 31, 2019
2040 is the year by which Governor Andrew Cuomo wants New York to transition to 100 percent clean electricity. Is this target realistic? Are we on pace to meet it? And at what cost? Seth Hulkower--an expert on energy policy and the former COO of the Long Island Power Authority--joined the podcast to help answer these questions.
Video
State Budget
State Budget Breakdown: Can Cuomo Fund All of His Mandates?
NY1 Inside City Hall
January 15, 2019
Maria Doulis, the Vice President of the Citizens Budget Commission, sat down with Errol Louis to break down Gov. Andrew Cuomo's budget address and discuss whether he will be able to get it all done.
Video
State Budget
Attracting Amazon to the Empire State
Spectrum News
November 13, 2018
A push to bring up to 25,000 Amazon jobs to Queens could be a costly one to taxpayers in New York.
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State Budget
CBC Report Analyzes State Progress
Capital Tonight
October 19, 2018
As Governor Cuomo's second term comes to a close, and voters decide whether to give him a third term, the Citizens Budget Commission is looking at how the state has fared over the past eight years.
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Economic Development
Friedfel Talks Economic Development Inititatives
Capital Tonight
July 12, 2018
Ten economic development bills passed the state legislature, but CBC says the current programs need to be reformed before anything new is added.
Podcast episode
Energy & Environment
1,988 lbs, with Council Member Antonio Reynoso
May 31, 2018
1,988 lbs is the average amount of garbage a NYC household throws out each year. City Council Member Antonio Reynoso, Chair of the Council’s Sanitation Committee, joined to discuss the cost of disposing trash, the capture rate of recyclable materials, commercial waste management, and other important issues related to sanitation and the environment.
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State Budget
Tom DiNapoli, NYS Comptroller
CBC Breakfast Series
March 26, 2018
His remarks covered Wall Street performance and the City economy, the State and City budgets, and State pension funds. Watch the video here.