Sentences with phrase «budget watchdog group»

But long time budget watchdog group has found that it's difficult to measure whether the money has actually been used to create and retain all the jobs that the regional councils initially claimed.

A leading budget watchdog group is accusing Gov. Andrew Cuomo of fudging the numbers in his state budget to appear to stay within his self - imposed two percent per - year spending cap.

The fund was created three years ago by New York's political leaders, according to the Empire Center, a conservative budget watchdog group in Albany.

Critics, including budget watchdog groups, say STAR is inefficient and has simply led to padding of school budgets, not any real decrease in property taxes for homeowners.

Betsy Lynam is with Citizens Budget Commission, a non-partisan budget watchdog group.

The state's pre-eminent budget watchdog group thinks the Metropolitan Transportation Authority might actually be understating the problem.

A leading budget watchdog group is urging rejection of a key component of Gov. Andrew Cuomo's budget plan.

A long time budget watchdog group has found, though that it's difficult to measure whether the money has actually been used to create and retain all the jobs that the regional councils initially claimed.

The Empire Center, a fiscally conservative budget watchdog group, looked at the state's constitutionally protected prevailing wage law.

A budget watchdog group says New York's new 10 - year plan of how it will spend over $ 174 billion in road and bridge and numerous other projects lacks transparency.

Meanwhile, a budget watchdog group said the state could still spend more money on the poorest schools and save hundreds of millions of dollars if only it reconfigured the formula for distributing school aid.

The budget watchdog group found the state has been making strides when it comes to the growth in the cost of Medicaid, especially when it comes to the share borne by local governments.

A budget watchdog group is giving New York Governor Andrew Cuomo a mixed grade on his budget proposals, saying he's done a good job reigning in spending, but is making a mistake by shifting some significant costs to New York City.

But a budget watchdog group says there needs to be better measurements to show how many jobs have actually been created and retained.

One budget watchdog group, the non-partisan Citizens Budget Commission, supports some aspects of Cuomo's budget plan, including broadening the tax on internet sales.

David Friedfel, with the budget watchdog group Citizens Budget Commission, said it's something that needs to be dealt with.

David Friedfel is with Citizens Budget Commission, a budget watchdog group that lists numerous business and Wall Street representatives on its board.

But a budget watchdog group said there should be better measurements to show how many jobs have actually been created and retained.

Elizabeth Lynam, with the budget watchdog group Citizens Budget Commission says the surplus is, at this point, «fictional,» because the money has not actually materialized yet.

David Friedfel, with Citizens Budget Commission, a budget watchdog group that lists numerous business and Wall Street representatives on its board, agrees that procurement reform is needed before the session ends.

The budget watchdog group Citizens Budget Commission has called for a hard cap on member items going forward.

A budget watchdog group says New York's new 10 year plan of how it will spend more than $ 174 billion in road, bridge and numerous other projects lacks transparency and needs more details on how it will all be paid for.

Bill Hammond, the health policy analyst for the budget watchdog group The Empire Center, says that under the proposal in Congress, the state would likely lose some federal Medicaid funding, in the best case scenario around $ 2 billion.

«Wow, that sounds excessive and a bit self - indulgent,» said Dick Dadey, executive director of the Citizens Union, a budget watchdog group.

David Friedfel, with the budget watchdog group Citizens Budget Commission, says it's something that needs to be dealt with.

Elizabeth Lynam, with the budget watchdog group Citizens Budget Commission, says reducing inequities in the current tax code and reexamining all the tax brackets is a much better plan, not just «plunking in» one bracket or simply extending extra taxes on the richest New Yorkers.

A budget watchdog group says Cuomo deserves credit for taking the first step to outline New York's future needs.

Bill Hammond, the health policy analyst for the budget watchdog group The Empire Center, says that under the proposal in Congress, the state would likely lose some federal Medicaid funding, in the best case scenario around $ 2 billion dollars.

A leading budget watchdog group is accusing Governor Cuomo of fudging the numbers in his state budget to appear to stay within his self - imposed 2 percent per year spending cap.

Bill Hammond, the health policy analyst for the Empire Center, a budget watchdog group, said that could lead to a huge political clash with New York state's laws.

Bill Hammond, health policy analyst for the budget watchdog group the Empire Center, said that under the proposal in Congress, the state would likely lose some federal Medicaid funding.