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Governor Hochul

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Hochul not leading on transparency 

Hochul’s incompletes on transparency are not earth-shattering. But they are symptoms for the diagnosis. Transparency and accountability in New York will not get better until a governor gets serious about giving attention and resources to the treatment.

Tagged Ethics, FOIL, Government Transparency, Governor Hochul
Cases

Government Justice Center Argues Against Unconstitutional Pay Raises at Court of Appeals 

Government Justice Center Executive Director Cam Macdonald argued last week before the New York State Court of Appeals in the case Delgado v. State of New York. The case challenges the constitutionality of a 2018 law that allows an unelected committee to set executive and legislative compensation by re-writing existing laws.

Tagged Constitution, Executive Pay, Governor Hochul, Legislative Pay
Cases

Stopping Unconstitutional Executive Pay Raises

In the flurry of budget bill voting during the early hours of the morning of April 1, 2019, the Legislature introduced and passed a compensation resolution increasing the Governor and Lieutenant Governor salaries effective January 1, 2019, the date their new elective terms began.

Tagged Constitution, Executive Pay, Governor Hochul, Salary

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GJC is an independent, not-for-profit legal center that provides pro-bono legal services to protect the rights of taxpayers in the face of improper action by state or local governments.