While waiting for the details of the NY State Governor's proposal for ethics and finance reform, here's a quick history of the (halting) steps taken in that direction in the past few years.
A day-long conference, "Money in Politics 2009: Horizons for Reform," convened by the Brennan Center, will take place today, May 8th, at the National Press Club in Washington, DC....
Nowhere are political corruption scandals more conspicuous than in Illinois, a state that has been plagued by political corruption for more than a century....
Given recent scandals, it's clear there's an urgent need for strong pay-to-pay laws. That's why it's great news federal court upheld New York City’s pay-to-play laws.
