Search
Showing 181 - 200 of 413
Video
Education
Citizens Budget Commission Analysis of Education Funding Proposals
Spectrum News
February 22, 2018
Making changes to Foundation Aid formula would better help school districts most in need while avoiding providing unnecessary amounts of funding to the wealthiest districts.
Video
State Budget
Cuomo's Budget Ultimatum to Senate GOP: This'll Be on You
Spectrum News
February 22, 2018
Gov. Andrew Cuomo this week gave Republican lawmakers in the state Senate a choice: Back his proposed tax and fee increases or face potential cuts to schools and health care.
Video
State Budget
State Legislature Preparing for Budget Negotiations
Spectrum News
February 19, 2018
New York is facing one of its largest budget shortfalls in nearly a decade this year, and deficits in coming years will get larger and larger -- making life more challenging for lawmakers and Governor Andrew Cuomo.
Video
CBC News
NYS Budget Director Robert Mujica (2018)
Annual Budget Briefing
February 15, 2018
NYS Budget Director Robert Mujica presents the annual New York State Executive Budget Briefing to CBC.
Report
Pensions & Benefits
Union-Administered Benefit Funds
Getting More Out Of A Billion Dollar Taxpayer Contribution
February 08, 2018
NYC taxpayers are projected to contribute $1.1 billion to 108 union-administered benefit funds. Better management, oversight, and consolidation can create more than $160 million in savings for the City and improve benefits for members.
Video
City Budget
Budget Concerns
Inside City Hall
February 04, 2018
Citizens Budget Commission President Carol Kellerman sat down with Errol Louis to share some of her concerns over Mayor de Blasio’s proposed budget.
Video
Taxes
How Bad Is It? Implications of the Federal Tax Law for NY
Special Half-Day Conference
January 24, 2018
The federal tax overhaul passed last month may have enormous impacts in New York. What can we expect and what are the best responses?
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?
Report
Economic Development
Managing Economic Development Programs in New York City
An Assessment of Progress
January 02, 2018
The de Blasio administration has made some progress on 5 CBC recommendations made prior to the start of Mayor de Blasio’s first term, but more work is needed to make EDC more effective.
Report
Housing
NYCHA Capital
What You Need to Know
December 20, 2017
Part 1 of our analysis reviews NYCHA's capital needs and spending patterns over the last 5 years.
Video
State Budget
Predicting the 2018 fiscal forecast
Spectrum News
December 19, 2017
The state faces significant fiscal challenges in the coming year amid changes on the federal level. In 2018 the state is estimated to have a budget deficit of as much as $4.6 billion.
Video
Economic Development
James Patchett, NYCEDC President and CEO
CBC Breakfast Series
December 15, 2017
NYCED President and CEO James Patchett joined the CBC to discuss the role of NYCEDC during a period of economic growth in New York City.
Report
Pensions & Benefits
2017 Benefit Sweetener Scorecard
December 07, 2017
The State Legislature passed 26 bills. Click to learn more.
Report
Economic Development
Tax Increment Financing: A Primer
December 05, 2017
This report provides an overview of TIF and a five-point checklist drawn from lessons learned from past projects to help identify potential TIF projects.
Video
State Budget
Cuomo's Hollywood Fundraising Raises Eyebrows Regarding NY's Film Tax Credit
Spectrum News
November 16, 2017
Governor Andrew Cuomo is back in New York after a rare, overnight trip to California, fundraising with Hollywood executives whose industry has benefited from New York's $420 million film tax credit program.
Video
Health Care
The Challenges of Enhancing Effective Engagement of Community Based Organizations in Performing Provider Systems
The first of a series of symposiums
November 13, 2017
This event is the first of a series of symposiums on challenges in implementing Medicaid redesign strategies. Keynote address and presentation were given by NYS Medicaid Director Jason Helgerson.
Report
Health Care
Challenges of Enhancing Effective Engagement of Community Based Organizations in Performing Provider Systems
A Discussion Paper
November 13, 2017
Reform of NY's Medicaid program has made significant progress; however, much remains to be accomplished. A project funded with support from the New York Community Trust to help effectively implement redesign strategies.
Report
City Budget
BIDs - Organization, Oversight, and Transparency
November 02, 2017
There are currently 74 Business Improvement Districts (BIDs) in New York City serving 85,000 businesses in more than 42,000 properties. BIDs derive the bulk of their funding from a special assessment fee levied on property owners, and collectively BID assessment revenues totaled more than $100 million in fiscal year 2016. This policy brief examines the process for setting assessment fees, their uses, and the city’s oversight of BIDs.
Report
Economic Development
Opaque and Duplicative
Local Economic Development in New York State
October 30, 2017
Industrial Development Agencies (IDAs) and Local Development Corporations (LDCs) should be consolidated at the regional level and their reporting requirements strengthened.
Video
Energy & Environment
John Rhodes, Chair of the Public Service Commission
A CBC Breakfast Series
October 26, 2017
CBC Breakfast conversation with John Rhodes, Chair of the Public Service Commission