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State Budget
Accounting (and More) for a Better Budget
Strategies to Improve New York State Budgeting and Fiscal Management
December 20, 2022
It is critically important that the State’s budget and fiscal management processes be improved to enable better decision-making, outcomes, and accountability.
Blog
Transportation
What to Look For in the MTA's November 2022 Budget Update
November 21, 2022
The MTA should seize the opportunity and runway created by federal aid to implement efficiency-focused operating reforms and restructure its long-term debt.
Report
Education
More Money, Little Accountability
New York Continues to Increase State School Aid
October 03, 2022
New York State’s schools spend nearly twice the national average per student, without delivering above-average results in achievement.
Special Feature
Education
Mapping School Aid by District
School Year 2022-23
October 03, 2022
Series of maps on distribution of school aid in New York State.
Report
Economic Development
Improving New York City’s Land Use Decision-Making Process
September 06, 2022
This report examines and identifies why New York’s land use decision-making process impedes action to address New York’s needs and recommends improvements.
Report
Transportation
Prioritizing the MTA's Critical Capital Needs
What to Do When You Can’t Do It All
August 23, 2022
The MTA has significant needs for capital investment, from signal modernization and track improvements to new subway and train cars to making stations across the system accessible.
Blog
State Budget
Late Addition
$1.6 billion in Capital Pork Served Up
July 20, 2022
The additional cash and pressure to achieve a budget deal also resulted in the late addition of $1.6 billion for capital projects that were not included in the Executive’s or Legislative budget proposals.
Video
CBC News
Conversation with Deputy Mayor Maria Torres-Springer
A CBC Event
June 21, 2022
Maria Torres-Springer is New York City's Deputy Mayor for Economic and Workforce Development.
Report
State Budget
Options to Address NYS' Unemployment Insurance Trust Fund Debt
June 14, 2022
The State has three options for addressing the Trust Fund’s current debt, each of which have trade-offs and implications that should be considered.
Blog
State Budget
NYS Budget Basics, Fiscal Future
The Fiscal Year 2023 Enacted Budget Financial Plan
May 24, 2022
Given the uncertain economic recovery, the budget choices State leaders made all but assure New York will have to make permanent the temporary tax increases of 2021, and may lead to drastic service cuts or even greater tax increases in the future.
Report
State Budget
Risky Business
What Could Happen If NYS Spends More… More… And Much More
March 23, 2022
The fiscal year 2023 State budget is being negotiated in the context of apparent unprecedented State fiscal strength, though economic and pandemic uncertainties serve as stark reminders to be prepared for emergencies.
Report
Economic Development
Determining an Appropriate Buffalo Stadium Subsidy
Don't Just Wing It
March 21, 2022
New York does not have a good track record of demonstrating that its economic development programs yield benefits exceeding their costs.
Video
CBC News
Annual Budget Briefing with NYS Budget Director Robert Mujica
Annual Budget Briefing (2021)
March 14, 2022
CBC's seventh annual budget briefing with Director Robert F. Mujica.
Video
Health Care
How to Insure 1 Million New Yorkers
A Panel Discussion with Leading Experts
March 04, 2022
More than 1 million New Yorkers remain uninsured; narrowing the coverage gap would reduce morbidity and mortality and improve economic security. This discussion will open with a presentation of the CBC and CSS report, Narrowing New York's Health Insurance Coverage Gap, followed by a discussion with health care, health insurance, labor and Executive branch leaders.
Blog
Transportation
What to Look for in the February 2022 Update to the MTA’s Financial Plan
February 22, 2022
The MTA will release an update to its operating budget Thursday. Here, we identify some critical items on which to focus.
Video
CBC News
Conversation with Governor Kathy Hochul
A CBC Event
February 03, 2022
On February 3, 2022, Governor Hochul spoke about State budget and policy priorities and take questions from CBC President Andrew Rein.
Video
Transportation
Conversation with MTA Chair & CEO Janno Lieber
A CBC Event
January 14, 2022
John (“Janno”) Lieber was appointed Acting Chair and CEO of the MTA in July 2021.
Report
Health Care
Narrowing New York's Health Insurance Coverage Gap
January 11, 2022
More than 1 million New Yorkers remained uninsured and New York ranks seventh among states on coverage.
Blog
State Budget
Recommendations to Strengthen the State
NYS Priorities that Promote Recovery, Transparency, Accountability, and Fiscal Stability
January 04, 2022
Governor Kathy Hochul's budget and policy priorities provide the opportunity to build a strong fiscal future, and to improve transparency and accountability.