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Advocates for stronger public ethics laws in New York state government called on Democrats Wednesday to hold hearings on how those rules could be…

Gov. Andrew Cuomo is responding to critics who say the state needs to make decisions on how to close its COVID-19-related multibillion-dollar deficit. He…

A coalition of government reform groups say the New York State Legislature should consider limiting some of Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s emergency powers gained…

The state’s public campaign finance commission voted on a package of bills that would enact a public matching donor program, and put strict new limits on…

Republican leaders in the New York Legislature are speaking out against a commission that is creating a public campaign financing system for state elected…

The state's Republican Party chair is angered over the news that a commission to create a public campaign finance system for New York state will issue its…

The first meeting of the commission created to devise a public campaign finance system for New York's political races is scheduled for Wednesday.…

After economic development corruption scandals, Gov. Andrew Cuomo and New York State Comptroller Tom DiNapoli have finalized a plan to restore the…

A national report finds that New York State’s ethics panel is among the worst in the nation. Reform groups say that’s not news to them, and have called…

Public campaign financing could be coming to New York by the end of this year, now that Gov. Andrew Cuomo and the state Legislature have created a…