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Letter
State Budget
Importance of Immediately Publishing Financial Plan Tables
A Letter to Governor Hochul
May 02, 2024
Weeks after announcing the budget agreement, New Yorkers still do not know most of the basics about how their money is being spent and the future implications of decisions made while enacting the budget.
Letter
State Budget
Publish Basic Financial Tables with Budget Agreement
A Letter to Governor Hochul, Senate Majority Leader Stewart-Cousins and Assembly Speaker Heastie
March 27, 2024
When the budget agreement is reached this year, we urge you to publish basic, multi-year financial plan tables along with the budget bills.
Letter
State Budget
Watchdog Groups Thank Legislative Leaders for Rejecting Extraordinary Powers in Exec Budget; Urge Them to Hold Firm
A Letter to Senate Majority Leader Stewart-Cousins and Assembly Speaker Heastie
March 25, 2024
We write to urge you to hold firm on rejecting the extraordinary budget powers during negotiations and ensure that they are omitted from the enacted budget.
Letter
State Budget
Watchdog Groups Urge Legislators to Publish Basic Financial Tables with One-House Proposals
February 26, 2024
We urge Legislators to publish basic, multi-year financial plan tables with their proposals to for the Fiscal Year 2024 Enacted Budget.
Letter
State Budget
Watchdog Groups Urge Legislators to Omit Extraordinary Budget Powers in One-House Proposals
A Letter to State Legislative Leaders
February 20, 2024
Reject proposal in Fiscal Year 2025 Executive Budget that gives the Governor extraordinary powers to spend and borrow unilaterally and without oversight by the Comptroller.
Letter
Capital Spending
CBC Urges Governor to Sign S199B/A4010B to Improve Capital Planning
A Letter to the Governor
December 13, 2021
CBC recommends that you sign S199B/A4010B, which would improve capital planning and reporting for transportation infrastructure in New York State.
Letter
Energy & Environment
CBC Letter to Inform City Council Oversight Hearing on Building Electrification
Recommendations on Local Law 97 Implementation
November 17, 2021
Local Law 97 of 2019 set limits on the annual greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions of most buildings larger than 25,000 square feet in New York City
Letter
State Budget
Groups Urge Leadership to Increase Annual Funding to the Authorities Budget Office
Letter to the Governor, Speaker, and Majority Leader
October 28, 2021
Our groups again urge you to increase the annual funding provided to the Authorities Budget Office to at least $5 million to give it the minimum resources it needs to fulfill itsstatutory duties
Letter
Transportation
Groups Urge Governor to Sign the MTA Open Data Act
A Letter to the Governor
October 14, 2021
The legislation is a common-sense step to increase transparency and improve efficiency at the largest state public authority.
Letter
Pensions & Benefits
CBC Urges Veto of 21 Benefit Sweeteners
A Letter to the Governor
October 04, 2021
CBC urges you to veto S4719A/A1414A, as well as 20 other bills when they are delivered to you.
Letter
City Budget
Prominent Business & Civic Leaders Call For More Strategic Use of Federal Aid in City Budget
June 16, 2021
Fund allocations should prioritize sectors and communities most damaged during COVID-19.
Letter
State Budget
Groups Urge Full Transparency of Budget Cuts and to Omit Special Budget Powers in FY 2022 Enacted Budget
A Letter to the Governor and Legislature
March 10, 2021
We write to follow up on our December 21, 2020 letter that requested increased transparency on State spending reductions and withholdings implemented during fiscal year 2021.
Letter
State Budget
Recommendations for Legislative Action on the FY2022 NYS Executive Budget
Letter to the State Legislature
March 01, 2021
Prudent use of federal aid would allow the State not only to close the near-term gaps, but stave off the most serious cuts and improve the State’s long run fiscal stability.
Letter
Pensions & Benefits
Governor Cuomo Should Veto Costly Employee and Retiree Benefits
A Letter to the Governor
November 27, 2018
CBC Recommends veto of A8164-b/S3770-b, A8402-b/S6435-b, A9909/S7705, A9910/S7704, and A10735/S7933.
Letter
Economic Development
Veto Ten Bills That Expand Economic Development Programs
A Letter to the Governor
August 14, 2018
The Governor should veto ten bills that would expand the State’s economic development programs. Three of the bills would expand or enrich existing programs, six bills would create a new targeted program, and one bill would create a new broad program.
Letter
Taxes
New York State Should Create an Unincorporated Business Tax
A Letter to the NYS Department of Taxation and Finance
July 26, 2018
A UBT is needed to blunt the impact of federal tax reform; here are CBC's recommendations for designing it.
Letter
Capital Spending
City Should Evaluate Project Labor Agreements
Letter to Mayor de Blasio
July 05, 2018
With the Capital Commitment Plan now topping $82 billion, it is more important than ever to find ways to reduce costs and speed up project delivery.
Letter
State Budget
Significant Impacts the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act on the Residents and Revenues of New York State
Letter to Governor Cuomo
March 20, 2018
I write to convey the Citizens Budget Commission’s findings about the significant impacts the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) will have on the residents and revenues of New York City and New York State and recommended steps needed to address these problems.
Letter
Taxes
Significant Impacts the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act on the Residents and Revenues of New York City
Letter to Mayor de Blasio
March 20, 2018
I write to convey the Citizens Budget Commission’s findings about the significant impacts the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) will have on the residents and revenues of New York City and New York State and recommended steps needed to address these problems.