Who Pays for CUNY?

The Brian Lehrer Show | Mar 14, 2016

CUNY faculty members haven't had a contract since 2010; for some university workers, there hasn't been a contract since 2009.

And as the first day of New York's state budget year approaches (April 1st), it's still a mystery as to what will happen with CUNY funding. 

Conor Skelding, reporter for POLITICO New York, gives an update on the funding disputes between the governor, mayor and state assembly.

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