February 7, 2019
Spending in the Shadows 2019 Enacted Addendum If you do not want to download through Scribd, you can download the Executive Summary and the full…
February 7, 2019
Spending in the Shadows - Nonspecific Funding in the FY 19 NYS Executive Budget In this addendum, we uncovered close to $1 billion dollars in…
March 28, 2018
Originally published: March 28, 2018 Issues Recommendations to Improve Transparency and Deter Corruption Today, Citizens Union released Spending in…
March 18, 2018
Our newest report, Spending in the Shadows, illuminates $11.7 billion in nonspecific lump sum funding “pots” found in the New York FY 2019 Executive…
September 29, 2016
Originally published: September 29, 2016 Today Citizens Union released the latest edition of its budget report, Spending in the Shadows: Nonspecific…
February 29, 2016
Originally published: February 29, 2016 Legislature expected to add its own discretionary pots as it did last year when it added 30 pots totalling…
March 19, 2015
Originally Published: March 19, 2015 Proposed $2.6 Billion in spending needs greater accountability and transparency Governor’s good proposed ethics…
September 24, 2013
Originally Published: September 24, 2013 “Grab Bags” of loosely defined funds invite corruption Citizens Union today released “Spending in the…