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Op Ed
Taxes
Don’t Bring Back the Stock Transfer Tax
City & State
October 23, 2020
It could drive business out of New York and won’t live up to revenue projections.
Op Ed
Energy & Environment
Align Our Fiscal Policies to Meet Our Climate Goals
September 25, 2020
The concurrent public health, economic and fiscal crises serve as stark reminders of the need to prepare for the future and potential risks.
Op Ed
State Budget
Better ways to balance state budget than stock transfer tax
Letter to the Editor
July 06, 2020
The state has other options to balance its budget.
Video
State Budget
State Budget Breakdown
New York NOW from WMHT
April 04, 2020
David Friedfel from CBC breaks down the final spending plan and what it means for New Yorkers.
Video
CBC News
How the Coronavirus Affects the City and State’s Bottom Line
Spectrum News NY1
March 10, 2020
Andrew Rein discuss the impact of the coronavirus crisis on the city and state’s bottom line.
Op Ed
State Budget
Let’s have some fiscal emergency preparedness, New York
New York Daily News
March 02, 2020
As we have watched the stock market drop and serious concerns about the coronavirus mount, we budget watchdogs predictably have started to worry.
Video
Education
Dr. John B. King, Jr., NYS Education Commissioner
CBC Breakfast Series
December 19, 2012
CBC Breakfast with New York State Education Commissioner Dr. John B. King, Jr. in December 2012.
Video
State Budget
NYS Budget Director Robert Megna (2012)
CBC Breakfast Series
March 01, 2012
2012 Annual Budget Briefing with NYS Budget Director Robert Megna
Op Ed
Pensions & Benefits
Carol Kellermann: Pension Reform is Highest Priority
January 16, 2012
President Carol Kellermann pens an op-ed urging Governor Cuomo to pursue pension reform in his 2012-2013 Executive Budget.
Video
Health Care
Jason Helgerson, NYS Medicaid Director (2011)
MRT Update
May 06, 2011
2011 Medicaid Redesign Team Briefing given by NYS Medicaid Director Jason Helgerson.
Video
Education
SUNY Chancellor Nancy Zimpher (2011)
CBC Breakfast Series
April 08, 2011
CBC Breakfast with SUNY Chancellor Nancy Zimpher in April 2011.
Video
Health Care
No Easy Solution: Effective Medicaid Cost Control
A Panel Discussion
January 27, 2011
A recent report by the Citizens Budget Commission (CBC) found that elderly and disabled beneficiaries comprise fewer than one in four Medicaid enrollees in New York but account for nearly three of every four program dollars spent. Achieving cost savings among this population, while preserving access to high-quality services, challenges the State to develop creative strategies beyond blunt rate cuts. The CBC and New York State Health Foundation convened a panel of healthcare experts to explore the ideas expounded in the report.