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State Budget
Spending Growth Resumes, Fiscal Cliff Looms
NYS Operating Funds Spending FY 2021 through FY 2025
October 21, 2021
These accounting maneuvers obfuscate the State’s true fiscal picture.
Special Feature
Public Workforce
NYC Employee Headcount
October 18, 2021
New York City's headcount declined by 3.4 percent (11,175 positions) from fiscal year 2020 to fiscal year 2021, but the Mayor's Adopted Budget for authorized a substantial increase for fiscal year 2022
Blog
Education
Making the Grade
New York State Should Ensure that Massive School Funding Increase Drives Results
September 15, 2021
New York’s schools open this year slated to receive more aid than ever from the State plus $11.4 billion in one-time federal pandemic aid that can be spent over four years.
Op Ed
State Budget
Our New Governor’s Budget-Balancing Act
New York Daily News
September 01, 2021
Tackling these crises requires swift action. It is encouraging to hear Hochul emphasize performance and transparency. Her next step should be to convert those pledges into action.
Blog
City Budget
Five Fast Facts about the NYPD’s Adopted FY 2022 Budget
July 15, 2021
The more than $10 billion in planned annual spending on the NYPD continues to garner significant attention. NYC’s recently adopted FY 2022 Budget has five important takeaways.
Blog
City Budget
Hiring Now, Attrition Later
One-Year Hiring Thaw Leaves Budgeted Staff Reduction For Next Mayor
July 13, 2021
In the Fiscal Year 2022 Adopted Budget, Mayor Bill de Blasio and the City Council temporarily reversed the City’s partial hiring freeze savings plan.
Blog
Public Workforce
We Fund the Police
How Much? What Has Changed?
June 15, 2021
Few fiscal realities are the subject of as much public attention as the size of the NYPD budget.
Blog
Public Workforce
Rising Again
City Reverses Course on Workforce Reduction
June 08, 2021
With annual budget gaps in fiscal years 2023 to 2025 nearing $5 billion (including unspecified labor savings), the City should not increase the size of its workforce.
Op Ed
State Budget
Enough waiting for transparency
Albany Times Union
May 15, 2021
Ten years ago this week, Governor Andrew Cuomo’s Spending and Government Efficiency (SAGE) Commission opened a portal for New Yorkers to “suggest ways to improve the efficiency and quality of government services.”
Op Ed
Public Workforce
Early Retirement Incentives for City Workers Is Foolhardy and Expensive
Crain’s New York Business
April 15, 2021
New York state has just authorized New York City to offer most civilian employees an incentive to retire early. The city should flatly reject this opportunity.
Blog
State Budget
And State Spending Growth Resumes
Buoyed by Revenue Strength and Federal Aid
March 26, 2021
Governor’s Fiscal Year 2022 Executive Budget proposes to increase State Operating Funds spending an average of 3 percent per year over the next four fiscal years.
Op Ed
City Budget
Fed aid is a bridge; stable shore needed: American Rescue Plan good for NYC only if used prudently
New York Daily News
March 13, 2021
The American Rescue Plan will not only provide tremendous support to individuals, families, businesses and organizations, but can be a game-changer for New York state and city government. Success, however, is far from guaranteed.
Blog
Public Workforce
Early Retirement Incentives
Weighing the Risks for State and Local Governments
February 22, 2021
In light of the City’s fiscal stress and the availability of other options to balance the budget, the City should reduce its workforce through attrition and not pursue the ERI.
Blog
Public Workforce
A Premium Option
School Districts Can Save $850 Million By Following the State’s Lead on Health Insurance
February 22, 2021
In response to New York State’s fiscal year 2022 budget gap, the executive budget calls for a change to the composition of school funding.
Report
State Budget
Balancing Act
Alternatives that Balance the NYS Budget without Raising Income Taxes
February 10, 2021
There are better alternatives to balance the State Budget and improve the State’s fiscal outlook.
Blog
State Budget
NYS Should Not Borrow for Operations Without Spending Restraint, Fiscal Stability Plan, Enhanced Oversight, and Transparency
February 10, 2021
Using long-term debt to fund operations can be a tempting way to close budget gaps, but it should be a last resort.
Blog
Public Workforce
Why Spend to Save?
Early Retirement Incentives Save Less than Attrition
January 28, 2021
ERIs are a more costly workforce reduction strategy than attrition or layoffs.
Blog
State Budget
What to Look for in the NYS FY 2022 Executive Budget
January 15, 2021
Balancing the fiscal year 2022 budget will require some combination of spending cuts, additional revenues, and other actions
Blog
State Budget
Governor Cuomo’s Third Budget: Priorities for Fiscal Year 2013-14
December 17, 2012
Four important challenges face state leaders as they prepare the next budget for FY2014 in Medicaid, Education, Economic Development and Local Government Relief.
Report
Education
Better Targeting New York’s Pupil Transportation Aid
December 12, 2012
This brief examines education funding in New York State with an emphasis on the distribution of funding versus costs across school districts. The brief includes recommended reforms to the State aid formulas in order to better target resources to the neediest districts and promote greater efficiency in school district management.