What New York good-government groups want in a new ethics watchdog (Spectrum News1)

Spectrum News1, February 9, 2022

What New York good-government groups want in a new ethics watchdog

‘The governor’s proposal is easy to understand, realistic, and creates a smaller commission with simple majority voting rules,’ said the groups backing the change, including Reinvent Albany, Citizens Union, the Committee to the Reform the State Constitution, Common Cause, the League of Voters, NYPIRG and the New York City Bar Association as well as the Sexual Harassment Working Group. ‘Plus, the governor proposes subjecting the new ethics commission to the Freedom of Information Law and Open Meetings Law.’

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