Amherst Times - KRUEGER CONTINUES EFFORTS TO REFORM THE STATE LEGISLATURE
INTRODUCES BILLS TO IMPROVE BUDGET TRANSPARENCY AND PREVENT CONFLICTS OF INTEREST

Continuing efforts to reform what the Brennan Center for Justice calls the “most dysfunctional” legislature in the country, New York State Senator Liz Krueger has introduced two new reform bills for the state Senate to pass in the next legislative session.

One bill, S7092, provides for requiring full disclosure of any memoranda of understanding between the governor and the legislature regarding member items, appropriations and capital funding in the state budget. Legislative leaders are currently allowed to allocate these funds as they wish without any public disclosure about the distribution of these monies.

“There are literally billions of taxpayer dollars being distributed through these secret slush-funds,” Krueger said. “The public has a right to know how, and by whom, their money is being spent.”

Excellent post over at The Amherst Times…