March 23, 2012 - Calls on Governor and Legislative Leaders to Address State Government Efficiency Concerns through Separate Legislation Modeled on NYC Budget Process. Citizens Union Also Urges Three-Day Aging for Final Budget Bills.
April 4, 2009 - A regrettably closed-door process turned the December Doomsday Executive Budget proposal into a "Happy Days are Here Again" budget in April.
December 15, 2008 - Good Government Group issues recommendations to increase integrity, transparency, and efficiency of state budget process as Governor presents fiscal plan. Reform needed even more if public is to support budget decisions to deal with fiscal crisis.
Despite some respectable reforms adopted in 2007, New York's budget process is still complicated, opaque and rushed. Citizens Union believes…