We seek ethical NY State and City governments, an end to pay to play politics and fair elections.

To see our positions on bills that fall under this issue area, please see our chart of Reinvent Albany State Bill Memos.

In the News
Clean NY Government, Strong Democracy

November 21, 2022 Hochul Raised Record-Breaking $60M to Win Term As Governor — Spending Roughly $20 per Vote New York Post
November 20, 2022 Editorial: Hochul’s Transparency Gap Times Union
November 16, 2022 Hochul Urged to Approve Law to Strengthen Spending Oversight Spectrum News
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From the Blog
Clean NY Government, Strong Democracy

November 21, 2022 Watchdog Groups Ask Governor Hochul and AG James to Announce their Final Nominees to New Ethics Commission
November 17, 2022 Watchdog Again Urges ESD to Disclose Penn Financial Assumptions
November 14, 2022 Watchdogs Formally Ask NYS Ethics Commission to Investigate Cuomo $5 Million Book Deal, Fix Own Rules to Prevent Future Abuse
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Reports and Policy Briefs
Clean NY Government, Strong Democracy

October 2022 Empire State of Emergency: Overuse of Governor’s Emergency Powers Invites Abuse of Power and Corruption
July 2019 Less Than 1 in 4 Campaign Donations to 19 NYS Senate Democratic Leaders Are From People in Their Districts
May 2019 Only 16% of Campaign Donations to Assembly Leadership Are From People in Their Districts
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