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With the legislative session down to the wire, groups for and against bills — including expansion of Uber ride services and ethics reform — came to the…
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Expectations for major ethics reform in the state legislature are low, even though both former leaders of the legislature are facing prison time for…
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With just a few weeks left until the end of the legislative session, a new poll finds New York voters are still craving reform in state government, and…
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State Sen. John DeFrancisco (R-Syracuse), the second highest ranking member of the state Senate, is weighing in on what ethics reforms may or may not get…
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Gov. Andrew Cuomo has released a bill to close a loophole that allows for unlimited big money donations to candidates. The LLC loophole has played a key…
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It’s just over three weeks until the legislative session is scheduled to end, and hopes for reform are fading, during an unprecedented level of corruption…
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Before the state’s legislative session ends in mid-June, local lawmakers are weighing in on what can be accomplished. Democratic Assemblyman Al Stirpe of…
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Another once-powerful New York state politician has been sentenced to prison.In federal court Thursday, Dean Skelos received five years for corruption;…
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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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Gov. Andrew Cuomo concedes that ethics reform is unlikely to be a part of the New York state budget this year, despite the conviction of the two former…