Sentences with phrase «economic development spending»

More scrutiny for economic development spending has been pushed without much success over the last several years despite the arrests of prominent developers and a former aide to the governor.

Lawmakers and good - government groups say reforms that include stronger oversight of spending, a database of contracts and even a freeze on new economic development spending may be needed.

Good - government reformers have called for strengthened transparency measures when it comes to contracting and other economic development spending.

Good - government organizations had proposed the so - called «database of deals» as one of several fixes to the concern over transparency issues surrounding economic development spending.

The model used the state's laws and commonly used tax incentives to predict total economic development spending beyond numbers reported by state government.

After their arrests a year ago, reformers said changes needed to be made to oversight of economic development spending.

The bill comes as lawmakers seek to address transparency and oversight in state economic development spending months after the arrests of prominent development executives, a former close aide to Cuomo and the ex-president of SUNY Polytechnic, accused of bid rigging and fraud.

Cuomo has insisted that proposal is aimed at the Legislature trying to assert more power over economic development spending, which he opposes.

The renewed scrutiny on economic development spending comes as prominent upstate developers and a former close aide to Gov. Andrew Cuomo are set to go on trial next year as part of an alleged bribery and bid - rigging scheme for economic development projects.

Cuomo also spoke to reporters after his announcement alongside Howard Zemsky, the Empire State Development president tasked with overseeing economic development spending, and Onondaga County Executive Joanie Mahoney.

The report found the governor's $ 142 billion budget proposal would increase economic development spending by $ 585 million, pushing total costs up to more than $ 2 billion.

Three other states ranked higher than New York in reported economic development spending as a percentage of their economies: Louisiana, New Mexico, and South Carolina.

The Fiscal Policy Institute has long supported government transparency and accountability, especially in regards to New York's out - of - control economic development spending, and is pleased that the... (read more)

The bill that would re-authorized Comptroller Tom DiNapoli's office to review key economic development spending passing through SUNY entities has been tweaked in the Republican - led Senate with a package of amendments.

Sen. John DeFrancisco, a main sponsor of the procurement bill that would re-authorize Comptroller Tom DiNapoli to have oversight of major economic development spending efforts, seemed less - than - bullish on the bill's chances.

Cuomo also rolled back New York's estate tax, eliminated the dedicated bank tax, cut corporate taxes and has increased economic development spending that critics on the left and right deride as corporate welfare.

Efforts to add more transparency and oversight to procurement and economic development spending fell flat, marking no legislative response to the arrests of prominent upstate developers, the former president of SUNY Polytechnic and a former close aide to the governor.

Congratulations to the team at Investigative Post of Buffalo, Pro Publica, and Columbia Journalism School for publishing the best summation of New York State economic development spending done to date.

Nicoletti said the governor answered questions for about 30 minutes, mostly regarding the effort in Congress to repeal the Affordable Care Act and economic development spending Upstate.

Now this week Economic Development spending is up, but we see now value to this agency who continues to spend money on political appointees and programs with no return.

Cuomo's office was issued a subpoena in April as Bharara's office investigates economic development spending in the state, including the Buffalo Billion program.

«I can't tell you how personally upsetting it is to me,» Cuomo said after an even unveiling economic development spending in the borough.

A good - government watchdog on Monday called for a halt to economic development spending until transparency measures and other new controls are put in place as a safeguard against corruption.

Howe had represented a number of companies with business before the Buffalo Billion and was listed as a lobbyist for SUNY Poly, which plays a key role in distributing economic development spending.

«With only a handful of days left in this legislative session, it is time for the Assembly and Senate to come together and adopt meaningful procurement reform and enhance economic development spending disclosure.

Amid a push to clean up Albany following a series of scandals that rocked the Senate and Assembly — including the convictions of both legislative leaders last year — as well as ongoing corruption probes into economic development spending in upstate New York, most voters, 56 percent to 27 percent, believe the measures approved in June won't lead to a significant reduction in fraud and corruption.

Both want to pare backing government spending and have taken a critical eye to economic development spending under Gov. Andrew Cuomo — making issues such as voting records and, yes, bridge names a potential key distinction.

And Cuomo's proposed budget for the upcoming fiscal year calls for $ 644 million in additional economic development spending and $ 1.5 billion in future tax credits.

«The governor has certainly ramped up economic development spending more than any governor in my 25 - year history in Albany,» said Ron Deutsch, executive director of the Fiscal Policy Institute, a labor - backed think tank.

A «database of deals» to track dollars going to what company, for what purpose and job creation numbers is apparently dead, as was an effort by lawmakers to require financial disclosure information about volunteers on regional panels that recommend $ 750 million in annual economic development spending.

«Increasing Without Evidence NYS Economic Development Spending Update», Citizens Budget Commission, 2016

Assembly Republican Leader Brian M. Kolb said New York state economic development spending outpaces every other state by a large measure.

The Department of Budget says $ 5.6 billion of the state's economic development spending went to Western New York between 2012 and 2016.

DeFrancisco and his Republican Senate colleagues will likely push for more oversight of this and other economic development spending during upcoming budget negotiations.

At the same time they see DiNapoli as standing mostly alone as a check on Cuomo's economic development spending given the Legislature has been relatively absent.

While the councils have seemingly given the executive branch of government more authority and discretion over economic development spending, Flanagan insisted the appetite for oversight isn't a switch in his approach.

For some of Cuomo's longtime critics in the Assembly, the governor's pushback to hearings questioning the state's economic development spending come as no surprise.

At 12:30 p.m., Reclaim New York Initiative hosts a rally and press conference with residents and lawmakers to urge the removal of $ 1 billion in taxes and fees included in the governor's budget, and urge savings and oversight for economic development spending, Million Dollar Staircase, 3rd Floor, state Capitol, Albany.

The good - government group Reinvent Albany on Monday issued a memorandum in opposition to a bill backed by Independent Democratic Conference Leader Jeff Klein that would create a chief procurement officer to oversee economic development spending.

The Fiscal Policy Institute has long supported government transparency and accountability, especially in regards to New York's out - of - control economic development spending, and is pleased that the New York State Senate has passed these bills.

State lawmakers want to see more oversight of economic development spending after the arrests of nine people last week in an alleged widespread scheme involving bid rigging and bribery within key projects designed to spur job creation upstate.

Government reform groups hope the bill would provide more transparency of opaque entities that have been used as pass - throughs for major economic development spending.

DiNapoli's report came a day after the comptroller criticized the Cuomo administration for lax reporting on economic development spending.

Ron Deutsch of the Fiscal Policy Institute, a fiscally progressive think tank, pointed to some state economic development spending as a place to consider trimming.

While good - government groups and lawmakers push for more oversight and transparency of economic development spending in New York, legislative leaders in Albany still hope to strike a deal with Governor Andrew Cuomo on the issue.

Already aging on lawmakers desks are budget bills for transportation and economic development spending, public protection and general government allocations and a merger of state operations measure.