As we mentioned yesterday, the Senate’s proposed budget strips out funding for new campaign finance overseers and for Project Sunlight, Attorney General Cuomo’s initiative that would create a campaign finance database with information about legislators, lobbyists, and special interests.
These provisions in Governor Spitzer’s budget would be a great step toward enhancing accountability and transparency in state government. We have joined Common Cause, NYPIRG, and the League of Women Voters in sending a letter to Senate leaders, urging them to restore the funds in the budget for these important items.
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