Cuomo outlines plans for financial restructuring board for distressed local...
Gov. Andrew Cuomo has outlined more details for establishing a financial restructuring board as a resource for distressed local governments, particularly in upstate New York.
View ArticleState Comptroller praises Watertown for good fiscal health
State Comptroller Tom DiNapoli came to Watertown on Wednesday to commend the city's leadership on its sound financial stewardship. DiNapoli's office is rolling out a program of annual fiscal “stress...
View ArticleMayors in 2014 face big fiscal challenges
Whatever the outcomes of today’s primaries, most mayors who win a new term in cities across the state will face a similar big challenge: how to get their municipalities back on secure financial...
View ArticleUpstate mayors outline daunting fiscal challenges
Mayors from some of the state’s largest municipalities testified before the budget committees, part of the annual event known as Tin Cup Monday. While much attention was given to New York City Mayor...
View ArticleYour town or school's fiscal stress score, mapped
How stressed out is the checkbook in your hometown or school district? The New York comptroller's office recently finished scoring nearly 2,300 governments and school districts and tabulated their...
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