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  • New York is no Nebraska

    Lawrence Norden

    The others at the table looked at me as if I was a fool. I had to explain I was from New York -- where hearings and votes are basically held at the discretion of a Committee Chair (and her chamber's leader). Of course, I already knew New York did things differently.

    November 19, 2007
    New York Reform

  • Barnyard Animals and Redistricting Reform

    Kahlil Williams

    The Brennan Center salutes any and all who support meaningful and effective redistricting reform. But we hope said supporters are converting more of our Turkey Lurkeys into Henny Pennys, and not the other way around.

    March 21, 2007
    New York Reform
    Redistricting

  • Hooray for...Albany?

    Kahlil Williams

    The lights in Hollywood shine a little bit brighter on Oscar night, but who knew how much light they would cast on New York? The incumbency advantage of elected officials combined with their control of redistricting ensures that, like the awards show, that though the outfits change in the legislature, the people wearing them rarely do.

    February 27, 2007
    New York Reform
    Redistricting

  • What We Have in Common with Bill Murray

    Bethany Foster

    For us, the nightmare is waking up every day and reading about the same people doing the same thing: New York politicians, with their nearly 100% reelection rates and few viable challengers, legally raising astronomical amounts of campaign cash that, after the election, they can use for things clearly unrelated to campaigning.

    February 2, 2007
    Money in Politics
    New York Reform

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