Reinvent Albany Calls for Stronger Ethics Rules for Community Boards at Conflicts of Interest Board Hearing COIB Finalizing Rules on Community Board Ethics Derived from Past Advisory Opinions At a Conflicts of Interest Board (COIB) hearing today on draft rules, Reinvent Albany called on COIB to strengthen ethics rules for community boards. Media reports and […]
Watchdog to Campaign Finance Commission: Public Financing Program Requires an Independent Enforcement Agency Details Process for Selecting Board Members and Addressing Campaign Finance Violations Reinvent Albany testified today to the Public Campaign Financing Commission with recommendations on how to establish an independent campaign finance agency, including the process for choosing board members and determining if violations […]
Reinvent Albany Presents 18 Recommendations to State Public Campaign Financing and Elections Commission A Strong Program Will Include Effective Enforcement and Incentives for Candidates to Participate in the Voluntary Program Government watchdog organization Reinvent Albany presented the State’s Public Campaign Financing and Elections Commission with 18 detailed recommendations for establishing a strong public financing system. […]
Back in 1988, a commission created by Gov. Mario Cuomo called New York State’s political campaign finance system an “embarrassment” and “disgrace.” Three decades later, not much has changed. Capital Investments, a new report published by the New York Public Interest Research Group, and endorsed by Reinvent Albany was presented in Albany earlier this week. […]
August 27, 2019 New York State Public Campaign Financing And Election Commission Commissioner Henry Berger Commissioner Mylan Denerstein Commissioner Kimberly Galvin Commissioner DeNora Getachew Commissioner Jay Jacobs Commissioner John Nonna Commissioner David Previte Commissioner Crystal Rodriguez Commissioner Rosanna Vargas Re: Concern over the reports that the Commission is considering an unrelated issue. Dear Commissioners: We […]
Statement on Restoration of Comptroller’s Pre-Audit Authority A Clear Step Forward: Increases Public Accountability, Reduces Corruption Risk Credit to Governor Cuomo and Comptroller DiNapoli for Reaching Agreement Ideally Voluntary Agreement Becomes Law Next Session We appreciate Governor Cuomo and Comptroller DiNapoli finalizing this agreement to restore the Comptroller’s “pre-audit” review of SUNY, CUNY, their Construction […]
Governor Cuomo Should Sign Bill Allowing ABO to Suspend Board Members of Local Public Authorities If They Fail to File Disclosure Documents for Three Years Bill is a Step in The Right Direction Reinvent Albany urges Governor Cuomo to sign A.220 (Paulin)/S.1872 (Comrie), which passed the Legislature in April. The bill allows the Authorities Budget […]
Reinvent Albany Calls for Greater Transparency of Ethics Enforcement Actions at Conflicts of Interest Board’s Hearing COIB Promulgating Rules on Enforcement of City Ethics Laws At a Conflicts of Interest Board (COIB) hearing today on draft rules, Reinvent Albany testified in favor of the Board providing greater transparency on its ethics enforcement actions in its […]
Statement on City Council Passage of Int. 1272-A Council Bill A Step Back From 2016 Law Requiring More Transparency For City-Affiliated Nonprofits Concern Over Special Interests Giving Money to City-Affiliated Nonprofits to Gain Influence Int. 1272-A passed by the City Council today will result in less disclosure of donors to city-affiliated nonprofits like the Police […]
(Reinvent Albany is a member of the Fair Elections campaign (https://fairelectionsny.org/) and contributed the two reports cited below.) Fair Elections Campaign Praises Commission’s Appointment, Urges Transparency, Public Process and Model Reforms Albany July 3, 2019– Today, the Governor, Senate and Assembly finally appointed commissioners to the Public Financing Commission. In response, the Fair Elections Campaign […]
New Analysis of Campaign Contributions Finds: Less Than 1 in 4 Campaign Donations to 19 NYS Senate Democratic Leaders Are From People in Their Districts 5 Senators Received Less Than 10% of Their Contributions From In-District Residents; Senator Comrie Does Best With 53% Senate Leaders Must Now Appoint Members to Public Financing Commission and Introduce […]
End of Legislative Session Statement Major Progress on Voting Little Progress on Clean Government and Curbing Business Subsidies Rushed and Counterproductive Action on MTA This past legislative session marked complete Democratic control of state government for the first time in a decade, and, for the first time, New York State legislature had both houses of […]
