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The Syracuse Common Council is exploring the idea of having an independent commission redraw the city council’s district lines, following the 2020 census.…

A federal jury found Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s former top aide Joe Percoco guilty on three counts of bribery and conspiracy to commit honest service fraud in a…

Former state Senate Leader Dean Skelos and his son Adam saw their federal corruption convictions overturned by a federal appeals court panel…

Reform advocates are taking exception to remarks made by Gov. Andrew Cuomo, who said there is already enough oversight of potentially corrupt activities…

An ethics reform measure approved by the New York State Legislature at the end of the legislative session still hasn’t been signed by Gov. Andrew Cuomo.…

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…

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…

Gov. Andrew Cuomo continues to say that he will propose major reforms in the new year in the wake of the conviction of the two top legislative leaders on…