But fiscal watchdog groups say the program is severely flawed, and the money could be better used on something else. (wamc.org)
A year before the indictment of top Cumo aides and important Upstate business leaders, leading transparency and fiscal watchdog groups warned that the state's use of a mixture of non-profit groups like Fort Schuyler Management Corporation, SUNY Polytechnic and SUNY Research Foundation to award business subsidy contracts «[b] lurred responsibility and reduced the accountability for decisions worth hundreds of millions of dollars.» (reinventalbany.org)
He called the Citizens Budget Commission a «self - appointed fiscal watchdog group,» saying, in a statement, that he had hoped the organization would «recognize and celebrate» the Cuomo Administration's success at reigning in spending — but, he said, «their relevancy is based on their critiques.» (wshu.org)