Gov. Andrew Cuomo and state legislative leaders deserve credit for agreeing on a budget that breaks some bad habits. It was on time, reins in spending that was growing at an unsustainable pace, and minimizes the facile devices that checkered past budgets—deficit borrowing, tax hikes, one shots and other gimmickry.

An op-ed penned by CBC President Carol Kellermann and SEIU Local 32BJ President Mike Fishman on the need to revamp New York State's economic development programs.