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Spending and Government Efficiency Commission

2011 commission in New York, US

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionApr 26, 2026
Entity authorityQ7576287 ↗
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The Spending and Government Efficiency Commission (SAGE) was created to modernize and right-size government in New York State.

The SAGE Commission was launched on May 13, 2011 by Governor Andrew M. Cuomo. The purpose of SAGE is to modernize government by improving performance, increasing accountability, and saving taxpayers' money. The SAGE commission allows the public to suggest ways to improve the efficiency and quality of government services.

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This entry incorporates text from “Spending and Government Efficiency Commission” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.