Initiative: Industrial Development Agencies

April 2024

IDAs Have Perverse Incentive to Give Away Tax Dollars IDAs have a perverse incentive to give away tax revenue that would otherwise support schools, parks, and emergency services. Read more February 2024

Testimony

Testimony: NYS Tax Code Includes Billions in Corporate Subsidy Boondoggles Read more February 2024

Testimony

Reinvent Albany Testimony: More Housing in NYS, Fewer Tax Breaks Read more February 2024

Press ConferenceStatement

Support for Senate Skepticism of Corporate Subsidies Read more February 2024

Memo of OppositionMemo of Support

Friday Morning Memos (2/9/24) Read more February 2024

Memo of Opposition

Watchdog Opposes Bill Allowing IDA Housing Subsidies as Bad Policy, Unconstitutional Read more January 2024

Press ConferencePress Release

Massive Statewide Push to Stop IDAs from Diverting $1.8B a Year from New York’s Public Schools Read more January 2024

Testimony

FY 2025 Budget Testimony: NY’s $4.4 Billion/Year in EconDev Spending “Totally Flawed, Wasteful, Trickle-Down Economics” Read more February 2023

Memo of Support

Watchdog Supports S89/A351 – Prevents IDAs From Abating School District Taxes Read more February 2023

Press ConferencePress Release

Senator Ryan and Assemblymember Bronson Introduce Bill Prohibiting IDAs from Abating Property Taxes that Should Go to Schools Read more August 2022

Letter

Watchdog Urges Niagara County IDA To Give No Subsidies To Amazon Warehouse Read more April 2022

Memo of Support

Watchdog Supports S1655/A5200 – Prohibits IDA Subsidies for Secret Recipients Read more