A dispute between Governor Andrew Cuomo's Moreland Commission and one of its targets was apparently resolved Wednesday. The State Senate Republican Campaign Committee is dropping a lawsuit that sought to quash a commission subpoena.
Governor Cuomo created the commission in July to investigate public corruption in New York State government. The Moreland Commission is seeking information about the private business interests of state legislators. But lawmakers are refusing to comply with various subpoenas issued by the commission. Wednesday, the committee that coordinates elections for State Senate Republicans dropped a lawsuit to quash its subpoena.
On the Capitol Pressroom on WBFO, Cuomo hailed that decision. He said lawmakers should not be fighting subpoenas.
"It sent the wrong signal to the people of this state who are saying we want a government we can trust,” Cuomo said.
The Senate committee dropped its lawsuit after the commission agreed not to seek internal party communications from last year's elections. But legislative leaders say the committee's dropping of the lawsuit will have no impact on their legal action to block the Moreland Commission, arguing it's a violation of the separation of powers among branches of government.