Education Panel’s Clout, or Lack of It, in Full View
The Department of Education, it seems, forgot to get the state-mandated blessing of the Panel for Educational Policy before it submitted its $22.3 billion budget to the City Council.
View ArticleBlaming Albany, City Hall May Block Contracts
The Bloomberg administration said the move was necessary because the State Senate stalemate has created a $1 billion hole in the budget.
View ArticleTab Could Reach $96 Billion for Retirees’ Health Care
It’s only a crisis on paper, so far, but state and city officials say the budget must be ready to handle the costs of health care for retired city workers when they rise to $96 billion by 2013.
View ArticlePlunge in Tax Revenue Widens State Deficit
The four-month-old state budget will face a $2.1 billion budget gap by the end of the fiscal year next March, the Paterson administration announced.
View ArticleLeaders in Albany Discuss the Growing Deficit
Gov. David A. Paterson focuses on the state's troubled finances, as he meets with key leaders in Albany like the Assembly speaker and the new lieutenant governor.
View ArticlePaterson Orders More Cuts to Brake Growing Deficit
The governor orders agencies to cut their budgets as the state's financial picture grows bleaker.
View ArticlePaterson Proposes Billions in Cuts to Close Deficit
Gov. David A. Paterson on Thursday proposed $5 billion in spending reductions to close a gaping state budget deficit. The plan would slash spending on education and health care, but avoid tax increases.
View ArticleFood Stamp Enrollment Surges to 1.6 Million
The number of New York City residents receiving food stamps reached 1.6 million in August. The figure has climbed nearly 30 percent in less than two years, the largest increase in the city in...
View ArticleWinners and Losers in Bloomberg’s Budget Plan
As Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg unveils his budget proposal, some city departments will feel the pain much more than others.
View ArticleSeeing the World Through an Officer’s Eyes
How the police keep the police in the know; deciphering an undecipherable budget; and officers receive new titles.
View ArticleHey, City Hall, Here’s How You Can Balance Your Books
The Independent Budget Office has released its ideas for spending cuts and new revenue streams, but that doesn't mean that City Room readers can't come up with better ones.
View ArticleLive Coverage of the M.T.A. Meeting
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority's meeting, addressing its budget and other issues, is being covered live by Christine Haughney.
View ArticleBloomberg Wary of Reports on Cuomo’s Tax Agenda
The mayor reacted cautiously but skeptically to reports that the governor was considering raising taxes on the wealthy to help close a budget gap.
View ArticleProtesters Rally Against Proposed Cuts in After-School Care
Protesters at a Lower East Side school were angered that Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg was seeking such a drastic reduction in after-school programs.
View ArticleFocusing Solely on Results, and Finding a $635 Million Budget Hole
The Day: Because of Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg’s impatience with the process for a taxi program, the city’s budget suddenly has a $635 million hole punched into it.
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