http://www.nyfiscalwatch.com/?p=1621 State and city finances - and the economy Fri, 10 Sep 2010 02:14:46 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 http://www.nyfiscalwatch.com/?p=1621#comment-6460 NY Fiscal Watch Thu, 17 Sep 2009 15:25:47 +0000 http://www.nyfiscalwatch.com/?p=1621#comment-6460 [...] dubious declaration that the recession is coming to an end, all of the trends that produced a projected $2.1 billion deficit for New York State in the current fiscal year continue to point in the wrong [...] [...] dubious declaration that the recession is coming to an end, all of the trends that produced a projected $2.1 billion deficit for New York State in the current fiscal year continue to point in the wrong [...]

]]> http://www.nyfiscalwatch.com/?p=1621#comment-4793 NY Fiscal Watch Fri, 31 Jul 2009 14:21:21 +0000 http://www.nyfiscalwatch.com/?p=1621#comment-4793 [...] all of the newly projected $2.1 billion deficit in this year’s New York State budget can be traced to falling tax receipts.  But rising spending will represent a growing share of the [...] [...] all of the newly projected $2.1 billion deficit in this year’s New York State budget can be traced to falling tax receipts.  But rising spending will represent a growing share of the [...]

]]> http://www.nyfiscalwatch.com/?p=1621#comment-4780 John Faso Thu, 30 Jul 2009 19:40:47 +0000 http://www.nyfiscalwatch.com/?p=1621#comment-4780 Also contained in the DOB report was the report that wages earned by state workers are projected to drop by 4.8% in 2009. Yet hundreds of thousands of public employees throughout the state are slated to get raises, estimated at $2 billion over the coming year. Also contained in the DOB report was the report that wages earned by state workers are projected to drop by 4.8% in 2009. Yet hundreds of thousands of public employees throughout the state are slated to get raises, estimated at $2 billion over the coming year.

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