Not so sweet
Publish Date: Mon, 2010-06-21 While the State and local governments struggle to pay for current salaries and fringe benefits of public employees and to fully fund the pension system for retirees -...
View ArticleSickening 'Sweeteners'
Title Link: http://www.cbcny.org/sites/default/files/OPED_NYP_06292010.pdfPublish Date: Tue, 2010-06-29 Pension contributions this year will cost the state government alone $1.7 billion in fiscal...
View Article2011 Benefits Sweetener Scorecard
Title Link: http://www.cbcny.org/sites/default/files/Pension_Scorecard_2011_2.pdfPublish Date: Mon, 2011-04-11 For the past five years, the CBC has monitored bills introduced in the State Legislature...
View ArticleNew York State Legislators Introduce Bills to Increase the Cost of Public...
Title Link: http://ec2-50-17-180-122.compute-1.amazonaws.com/sites/default/files/press_relea...Publish Date: Mon, 2011-04-11 The CBC today released an analysis of bills recently introduced by New...
View ArticleThe Next Challenge: Retiree Health Benefits (Updated April 25, 2012)
Publish Date: Tue, 2012-04-17 Last month, State leaders acted to reduce future costs and create substantial long-term savings for taxpayers by adopting pension benefit reforms for new public...
View ArticleAlbany Handcuffs New York’s Cities
Title Link: http://www.cbcny.org/sites/default/files/OPED_NYP_07042012_0.pdfPublish Date: Thu, 2012-07-05 Local governments in New York are under serious and growing fiscal pressure, and the...
View ArticleBenefit Sweetener Scorecard 2014
Publish Date: Mon, 2014-05-12 Now that New York State’s fiscal year 2015 budget has been adopted the legislature is moving on to other business. Bills that “sweeten” or enrich public employee pensions...
View ArticleBenefit Sweeteners on the Move in State Legislature
Publish Date: Mon, 2014-06-16 Last week five bills on CBC’s Benefit Sweetener Scorecard passed one house of the State Legislature. The most expensive bill (A7862/S5644) was passed in the Senate and...
View ArticleFive Benefit Sweeteners Pass in State Legislature
Publish Date: Fri, 2014-06-20 Five bills on CBC’s Benefit Sweetener Scorecard have passed both houses of the State Legislature. These bills are highlighted in red on the Scorecard.read more
View ArticleLetter to the Governor Urging Veto of Five Benefit Sweetener Bills
Title Link: http://www.cbcny.org/sites/default/files/LETTER_11112014.pdfPublish Date: Tue, 2014-11-11 The CBC urged Governor Cuomo to veto five bills passed by the legislature that would reverse...
View ArticleA Dozen Things to Look for in the Governor’s Proposed Fiscal Year 2016-2017...
Publish Date: Wed, 2016-01-06 In advance of Governor Cuomo’s Executive budget, this blog post lists the most pressing fiscal issues of FY 2016-2017. Topics include Medicaid reform, school finance,...
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Benefit Sweetener Scorecard 2016
Publish Date: Tue, 2016-05-03 Now that the New York State Budget for fiscal year 2017 has been adopted, the Legislature will take up others matters including bills introduced to enhance the benefits...
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Legislature Introduces Even More Benefit Sweeteners
Publish Date: Thu, 2016-05-19 The State Legislature has introduced 8 new bills to enhance the benefits of State and local public employees and retirees. These bills have been added to the Benefit...
View ArticleLetter to the Governor Recommends Veto of 10 Benefit Enhancement Bills
Title Link: http://www.cbcny.org/sites/default/files/LETTER_08092016.pdfPublish Date: Tue, 2016-08-09 A letter to the governor recommending the veto of 10 bills passed by the legislature that are...
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