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Jeffrey Kerekes
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Amount that the NYS government spends every hour from its state-funded, operating budget
CBC PRIZE FOR PUBLIC SERVICE INNOVATION
New Priorities for Mayor Bloomberg's Third Term 
CBC President Carol Kellermann outlines the fiscal priorities that need to be addressed by Mayor Michael Bloomberg in his third term.
Is It a Good Deal? How New Yorkers Should Judge The Next Teachers' Contract
The New York City teachers’ contract expired on October 31, 2009. A new agreement may be reached soon. As the City faces a $5 billion budget gap for the next fiscal year and key educational reforms remain unfinished, here are key questions parents and taxpayers should ask to judge whether the next contract is a good deal for them.
Will The Next Teachers' Contract Be A Good Deal For New York City Taxpayers?
CBC released today a new report on how New Yorkers should judge the next teachers’ contract with the City of New York. The latest teachers’ contract expired on October 31, 2009, and a new agreement is expected to be reached soon.
CBC Issues Report on the MTA’s Effectiveness at Managing its Capital Plans
CBC released today a new report on the MTA’s effectiveness at managing its five-year capital plans. The report is especially timely, since a new five-year plan is being developed for the 2010-2014 period.
Working in the Dark: Implementation of the MTA's Capital Plan
This report analyzes the MTA’s effectiveness at managing its five-year capital plans. It does so by examining the capital projects scheduled by the MTA for work in the three-year period from January 2005 to December 2007.
Working in the Dark: A Presentation on the MTA's Capital Plan
A presentation given by CBC Executive Vice President Charles Brecher that reviews the findings of the CBC's Report Working in the Dark: Implementation of the MTA's Capital Plan.
Working in the Dark: Implementation of the MTA's Capital Plan
This analyzes the MTA’s effectiveness at managing its five-year capital plans. It does so by examining the capital projects scheduled by the MTA for work in the three-year period from January 2005 to December 2007.
New York Must Slash Spending: It's the State's Only Way Out of this Huge, Growing Budget Hole
This op-ed explains that the state can no longer tax and borrow its way out of the current economic crisis and remain competitive as a place to live, work and do business. Spending cuts are required, and they won't be easy.
Testimony Before a Joint Session on NYPA
A testimony before a number of State Senate and Assembly committees where Deputy Director of Research Elizabeth Lynam reviewed the findings of a recent CBC report on the efficacy of NYPA's economic development programs.
CBC Release Report Urging Phase-Out Of New York Power Authority's Economic Development Programs
CBC released a report calling for an overhaul of the New York Power Authority’s economic development programs. It calls, among other things, for the current programs to be phased out and existing contracts to be allowed to expire.
Overhauling the New York Power Authority's Economic Development Programs
This report focuses on the numerous subsidized power programs for economic development run by the New York Power Authority. It is the second in a series, the intent of which is to identify ways that New York's current tools can be used more effectively.
Testimony for a Hearing before the NYS Senate Finance Committee on the Critical Challenges Facing the MTA This Year
Testemony of CBC President Carol Kellermann to the New York State Senate Finance Committee regarding the MTA and the critical challenges that will face the MTA in the coming years. These challenges include balancing the MTA's operating budget, financing new capital investments, and planning and implementing capital projects.
Bolster budget: Pare Spending, Reform Pensions, Protect MTA
This op-ed was the CBC's contribution to a series of short op-ed's submitted by advocates around the state to Crain's New York Business. Here the CBC strikes at the core issues that severely impact the State's budget.
CBC Issues Statement on Latest Pension Sweetener Legislation
CBC issued a statement by President Carol Kellermann on the latest pension sweetener legislations. As pension sweetener "season" came to an end during the Senate’s session last week, the Legislature passed two bills that enhance public employee benefits. Much more must be done to bring New York's pension costs down.
Working in the Dark: Implementation of the MTA's Capital Plan
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