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The New York Coalition For Open Government has documented large scale non-compliance with the Open Meetings Law and the Freedom of Information Law at the local level.…
Gov. Hochul briefly touched on multiple problems we face, but her solutions are just fantasies. We won’t be able to do anything if we can’t get something as simple as our finances in order.…
Calculus, chaos, Cuomo An opinion column It was just one month before COVID shut the world down in 2020 and tempers were short in New York’s state Capitol. I don’t remember exactly why the governor and legislature were sniping back and forth, but I do recall sitting down for a mid-February meeting with one of Governor Cuomo’s top policy people. “I know it’s chaos around here,” I said to her, sympathetically. “Thank you for taking the time to meet with me.” “Hey, It is chaos,” she shrugged. “That’s the way the boss likes it.” *** Andrew Cuomo strolled to the…