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October 11, 2024 Subsidy stories you may have missed

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October 11, 2024 Watchdog Says Vote NO on Prop 4: All Policy Bills, Including Public Safety, Deserve Same Consideration

Reinvent Albany on NYC Charter Ballot Proposals   Other ballot proposals outside of our mission or ability to fully assess; see our discussion of all proposals below   Reinvent Albany urges New York City voters to VOTE NO on Prop 4 this Election Day, Tuesday, November 5th. We find Prop 4 arbitrary and illogical and […]

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October 10, 2024 Watchdog Testimony: No Pay Raise for State Electeds Without Limits on Outside Income

Testimony to the NYS Commission on Legislative, Judicial & Executive Compensation No Legislative & Executive Pay Increases Without Significant Outside Income Restrictions   October 10, 2024   Thank you for the opportunity to provide written testimony regarding whether legislative and executive pay should be increased in New York State. We understand that you must issue […]

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October 8, 2024 Watchdogs: NYC Elections Clean, Fraudsters Get Caught, Campaign Finance System Working and Improving

NYC Elections Are Clean, Fraudsters Get Caught   Eric Adams Bust Shows NYC Campaign Finance System Is Working   Our groups are issuing this statement in response to numerous questions we have received about the New York City public matching program and the Campaign Finance Board since Mayor Eric Adams was indicted by the U.S. […]

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