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Blog State Budget

Guidelines for Wisely Using the $5 Billion Windfall

December 15, 2014
Three questions for determining good uses of one-time revenues.
Blog Health Care

Agency Focus: NYS DOH

November 03, 2014
The New York State Department of Health has overseen dramatic changes in the state's healthcare system in recent years, including the passage of the federal Affordable Care Act and development of the state's own health care exchange website.
Report Education

Vote "No" on the Smart Schools Bond Act

October 19, 2014
While enhancing the use of technology in schools is a popular cause, the Smart Schools Bond Act is ill-conceived and deserves a "no" vote for three reasons discussed in this report.
Blog Education

Agency Focus: NYSED

October 15, 2014
What are the challenges facing the New York State Education Department's (NYSED)?
Blog Transportation

Agency Focus: NYS DOT

September 28, 2014
Two major challenges face the New York State Department of Transportation: undertaking a comprehensive needs assessment and identifying resources needed to implement a capital plan.
Blog Education

New York Led the Nation in Education Spending in 2012

June 01, 2014
New U.S. Census data show New York maintained its position as the top per-pupil spender among states on public elementary-secondary education in 2012.
Blog State Budget

The Challenge of Staying Under the 2 Percent State Spending Cap

May 19, 2014
The discipline of a 2 percent spending cap has markedly improved the State’s fiscal condition and spurred key reforms in Medicaid and State operations.
Blog Education

What School Aid Cap?

April 03, 2014
The fiscal year 2015 New York State enacted budget increased school aid by $1.1 billion for school year 2014-15, or 5.4 percent - above the "cap" of 4 percent.
Blog State Budget

Wise Measures: Three Proposals To Retain In The FY2015 Budget

March 20, 2014
Three proposals in the FY2015 budget that are meaningful reforms; they should not be omitted or watered down as they were in the Senate and Assembly “one-house” budget resolutions.
Blog Education

Fix New York State’s Broken School Aid Formulas

March 11, 2014
Large increase in school aid proposed in the State fiscal year 2014-15 Executive Budget will be misdirected to school districts with less need than others.
Letter State Budget

CBC Recommendations on Tax Relief and Reform Proposals in Executive Budget

March 05, 2014
This letter expresses support for Executive Budget tax reforms, but recommends that action on the property tax relief proposals be deferred until their design is improved and the surplus necessary to sustain them is achieved.
Blog Education

School Aid in the 2014-15 Executive Budget: An Overview

January 27, 2014
Reviews Governor Andrew Cuomo’s fiscal year 2014-15 Executive Budget school aid proposal.
Blog State Budget

The Ongoing Challenge of Producing a $2 Billion Surplus: An Update

January 22, 2014
On January 21 Governor Andrew Cuomo presented a $142.1 billion fiscal year 2015 Executive Budget with a projected $2 billion annual surplus beginning in fiscal year 2016-17. How can it be achieved?
Blog State Budget

The Challenge of Producing a $2 Billion Surplus

January 16, 2014
With school aid and Medicaid growing at annual rates at or above 4 percent, all other categories of spending, including agency operations, will face offsetting reductions to the plan if the net increase in overall state spending is to be kept to 2 percent.
Report Taxes

Local Taxes in New York State

December 06, 2007
A background paper for the third session of a 2007 stakeholder conference to “fix Albany.” The process by which the next budget is prepared and debated, as well as the substantive decisions it embodies, are critical to the movement for political and fiscal reform in New York State. This paper focuses on a more equitable and affordable local tax burden.
Presentation State Budget

Local Taxes in New York State

December 06, 2007
Presentation from a stakeholder conference on setting budget reform priorities in 2007.
Report State Budget

Options for Budgetary Savings in New York State

October 17, 2007
This background paper focuses on the issue of more effective use of state fiscal resources. It was prepared to inform discussion among the participants at the second of the three agenda-setting conferences organized by CBC in the months of September, October and November 2007 to promote fiscal reform.
Presentation State Budget

Options for Budgetary Savings in New York State

October 17, 2007
Report State Budget

Options for Budget Reform in New York State

September 20, 2007
This background paper focuses on the issue of greater accountability and transparency in fiscal decision making. Prepared to inform discussion among the participants at the first of the three agenda-setting conferences organized by CBC in the months of September, October and November 2007 to promote fiscal reform, the paper first defines in some detail the limited accountability and transparency that have characterized the New York State budget process in past years. It also describes the progress made in addressing these problems during recent legislative sessions and identifies options that can be pursed in future budget deliberations to make even more substantial progress.
Report Education

Educational Efficiencies

November 29, 2004
CBC recommends reforms to improve efficiencies in education spending to offset the additional spending required under the Campaign for Fiscal Equity settlement. Recommendations include: 1) Reallocating state education aid away from wealthy districts and to more needy districts; 2) Relaxing limits on the time teachers spend in the classroom; 3) Consolidating small school districts; and 4) placing a cap on administrative expenses.

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