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The New York State legislature has been on a three week break. In their absences, federal investigations into aides close to Governor Andrew Cuomo and New…
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The legislature returns next Tuesday for the final push in a session that ends in late June. Government reformers say it’s time to focus on ethics…
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Government reform groups say you can add one more item to the long list of reforms that they believe are needed in Albany.They say limits are needed on…
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The Assembly and Senate have released budget positions that focus on taxes and spending policies, but very little on ethics reform, even though both…
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Some lobbyists, as well as government reform groups, say a new rule approved by the state’s ethics commission that would require them to report contact…
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Reform groups are giving Governor Cuomo an A for effort on his ethics proposals, but they say some of them need to go further, and Cuomo needs to follow…
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Following the recent convictions of two former legislative leaders, New York Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos and former Assembly Speaker Sheldon…
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The New York State legislature is seemingly back to business as usual. But there has been little public discussion about a corruption crisis that has led…
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A new proposal by the state ethics commission that could restrict campaign donations is raising some questions.At the Joint Commission on Public Ethics…
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The State Board of Elections recently issued its final report on an experimental public campaign finance system that had no participants.Government reform…