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Pensions & Benefits
2017 Benefit Sweetener Scorecard
December 07, 2017
The State Legislature passed 26 bills. Click to learn more.
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Capital Spending
Bridging the Financial Gap
Funding the Governor Mario M. Cuomo Bridge
October 12, 2017
Tolls for the new Governor Mario M. Cuomo Bridge have not been released yet, but based on construction costs, CBC estimates it will be approximately $10 for cars, double the current rate.
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Health Care
Medicaid Supplemental Payments
The Alphabet Soup of Programs Sustaining Ailing Hospitals Faces Risks and Needs Reform
August 31, 2017
$5 billion in annual supplemental payments are important to the finances of many hospitals. Federal policy will shrink these payments; the impact will be most severe for NYC municipal hospitals.
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CBC report finds Cuomo budget grew by 3.7 percent
May 30, 2017
A common boast of the Cuomo administration — that state operating funds have grown less than two percent per year — is artificially propped up by a series of fiscal tricks, the Citizens Budget Commission said in a report issued on Tuesday morning.
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Those kicked cans pile up
February 21, 2017
Fiscal gimmicks: Kick the can down the road a few times, and those cans start to pile up.
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CBC: Cuomo uses 'gimmicks' to low-ball spending growth
February 14, 2017
The CBC has a word for the tweaks in spending and revenue that Gov. Andrew Cuomo used to hold the operating spending increase in his executive budget under 2 percent: “gimmicks.”
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Watchdog group: Cuomo budget uses $1.2 billion in fiscal gimmicks
February 13, 2017
Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo counts on $1.2 billion in "fiscal gimmicks" to keep spending growth below 2 percent in his proposed 2017 state budget.
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Budget watchdog: Cuomo’s plans tally $15.5B in new spending
January 17, 2017
An independent budget watchdog says Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo’s new spending and borrowing proposals would add as much as $15.5 billion to the state budget and to the state’s debt.
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State Budget
Five things to watch in Cuomo's proposed budget
January 17, 2017
Five things to watch Governor Cuomo's roughly $150 billion spending plan, with analysis and comment from CBC
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Public Workforce
Governor Cuomo's Labor Contracts
Only Getting Part of the Job Done
January 06, 2017
In collective bargaining, the Governor must balance paying workers fairly with keeping tax levels reasonable. More needs to be done to control rising fringe benefits costs.
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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.
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Economic Development
Recommendations for the Next Round of Economic Development Council Awards
October 10, 2012
This brief analyzes the first round of awards for New York State's Regional Economic Development Councils and provides recommendations to standardize and improve evaluation of programs, as well as move toward a unified economic development budget.
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Pensions & Benefits
The First Priority in the New Year – Pension Reform
January 10, 2012
This brief examines pension cost growth in New York State and its effect on the New York's competitiveness. It recommends the adoption of a new tier of pension plans known as the Tier VI Proposal.