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Women's City Club of New York Position Statement

Women’s City Club of New York position statement supporting reform of procedural rules of the New York State legislative process. Statement cites empty-seat voting and debates behind closed doors as examples of need for rules reform.

September 22, 2004
Government & Court Reform
New York Reform
Citizens Who Stand Up Tall for Reform cannot be Brushed Aside

Democrat and Chronicle

September 18, 2004

Citizens Who Stand Up Tall for Reform cannot be Brushed Aside

By Scott Schell

Rochesterians know well that New York’s Legislature is broken. The Democrat and Chronicle speaks loudly and often about the problem and its consequences for the economic development of Rochester and its civic life.
September 18, 2004
Government & Court Reform
New York Reform
Letter on behalf of concerned citizens, business associations, advocacy groups, and other organizations from New York State to Majority Leader Joseph L. Bruno

Letter on behalf of concerned citizens, business associations, advocacy groups, and other organizations from New York State to Majority Leader Joseph L. Bruno, expressing a common desire to see New York States Legislature reformed to make the legislative process more effective, more deliberative, more accountable, and more transparent. Also urging to include specific changes in final agreement.

September 15, 2004
Government & Court Reform
New York Reform
Buffalo Niagara Partnership Joins Broad Coalition Demanding Change in Albany

The Buffalo Niagara Partnership is the first business organization in New York State to endorse a legislative reform package recommended by the Brennan Center for Justice at New York University School of Law. Endorsement sites Medicaid reform and brownfields legislation as examples of important issues not even making it to the floor for debate.

August 13, 2004
Government & Court Reform
New York Reform
The Sad State of New York's Government

The Buffalo News

Sunday, August 1, 2004

The Sad State of New York’s Government

Legislature is in Desperate Need of a Leader Who Can Initiate Reform

By Scott Schell

The narrator of “All the Kings Men”, Robert Penn Warrens classic novel of American politics, asks about Willie Stark, the books central character:
August 1, 2004
Government & Court Reform
New York Reform

Brennan Center for Justice

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Women's City Club of New York Position Statement

Citizens Who Stand Up Tall for Reform cannot be Brushed Aside

Letter on behalf of concerned citizens, business associations, advocacy groups, and other organizations from New York State to Majority Leader Joseph L. Bruno

Buffalo Niagara Partnership Joins Broad Coalition Demanding Change in Albany

The Sad State of New York's Government

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