Reclaim New York Initiative offered the following statement in response to votes today by the Hempstead Town Board that defeated eight amendments that would have greatly improved the Supervisor’s ethics reform proposal, and final passage of an ethics reform measure: “It has taken decades for new ethics reform to be considered in Hempstead. Shamefully, a […]
Media advisory: Reclaim New York Initiative executive director Brandon Muir, and Regional Director Dom Cocchiara are available to comment following the Governor’s event opening the new Tappan Zee bridge today. The following statement can be attributed to Brandon Muir: “It’s absurd for the Governor to be bragging about opening the new Tappan Zee bridge, when […]
Reclaim New York Initiative Executive Director Brandon Muir cheered the Senate’s overwhelming passage of Senate Bill S2392-Awhich would provide for attorney’s fees to be reimbursed when a petitioner wins a Freedom of Information Law case: “This legislation is a big step forward for transparency in our state, and helps empower citizens to hold government accountable. We applaud […]