The final version of Governor’s Program Bill #9, the Public Integrity Reform Act, has been released to the public. Get the bill and the sponsor’s memo. I will update with […]
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Agreement Announced on Ethics Reform, Part II
Following up on Friday’s late-afternoon announcement of a deal on ethics reform, Governor Cuomo and the legislative leaders held a press conference yesterday to shed more light on the agreement […]
Health Care Consultant Found Not to Have Violated Lobbying Law
The New York Times is reporting that the Commission on Public Integrity (CPI) has concluded that Jeffrey Sachs, a member of the Governor’s Medicaid Redesign Team, “did not violate state […]
Agreement Announced on Ethics Reform
The Governor and legislative leaders released a joint statement late this afternoon saying that they have reached three-way agreement on Clean Up Albany Act of 2011. There is no bill […]
Progress on Ethics Reform Bill?
The Albany political blogs are reporting that Governor Cuomo and the legislative leaders are nearing an agreement to overhaul the state’s ethics laws. According to the details (being reported here […]
The New York Times Calls for Ethics Reform – Now
Saturday’s New York Times declares that “Albany Needs Ethics Reform — Now.” The Times looks at the 10 legislative working days scheduled between now and June 20th, and expresses frustration […]
Common Cause Calls for Ethics Reform
In a Times Union opinion piece, Common Cause/NY Executive director Susan Lerner calls on legislative leaders to act on “strong ethics and campaign finance reform legislation.” Lerner applauds the recent […]
Ethics Reform Update
Jimmy Vielkind of the Times Union reports that the ethics reform bill – apparently being negotiated behind closed doors – will not address enforcement of the state’s campaign finance laws. […]
Governor Posts Ethics Reform Video
Governor Cuomo released a two and a half minute video this morning calling on the Legislature to take up “sweeping ethics reform.” The transcript is below: The New York State […]
Governor Cuomo on the Road
Governor Cuomo launched his “People First” campaign in Central New York this afternoon to “deliver his message of reform directly to New Yorkers.” The Governor also launched a web site […]