Blair Horner, of the New York Public Interest Research Group (NYPIRG), delivered this monologue as a lecture for Wagner College's Hugh L. Carey Institute for Government Reform on Oct. 1, 2007.
Subtitled "New York Should Separately Elect Lieutenant Governors," this February 2010 monograph was written by Joshua Spivak, research fellow at Wagner College's Hugh L. Carey Institute for Government Reform.
This monograph by Adam Simms, subtitled "Public Authorities are Out of Control and Threatening the State's Fiscal Health," was published in November 2008 by Wagner College's Hugh L. Carey Institute for Government Reform, where Simms is a senior research fellow.
Making Divided Government Work (Manfred Ohrenstein)Wagner College
This document summarizes a speech given by Hon. Manfred Ohrenstein about how the New York State government worked together to solve the fiscal crises facing New York City and the state in 1975, despite being a divided government. It describes the key political figures involved, including Governor Hugh Carey and legislative leaders from both parties. It outlines how the crises began to emerge with the threat of bankruptcy of the New York State Urban Development Corporation, and then escalated with New York City's inability to borrow short-term funds. The leaders were able to work constructively together to address these crises, which could serve as a model for divided governments today in overcoming difficulties and crises through bipartisan cooperation.
Redistricting, Democracy and New York: A Practical SolutionWagner College
Dr. Abraham Unger, a political scientist at Wagner College's Hugh L. Carey Institute for Government Reform, proposes a relatively simple, eminently practical way to reform New York State's highly partisan, notoriously unfair decennial redistricting process.
Blair Horner, ‘The Moreland Commission on Public Corruption and the Possibili...Wagner College
On March 13, 2014, Legislative Director Blair Horner of the New York Public Interest Research Group, spoke to Wagner College's Hugh L. Carey Institute for Government Reform on the topic, ‘The Moreland Commission on Public Corruption and the Possibility for Reform in New York State.’
Political Corruption in the New York State LegislatureWagner College
This document discusses political corruption in the New York State Legislature. It argues that the legislature is one of the most corrupt in the nation due to the absolute power wielded by just three men - the governor, speaker of the assembly, and senate majority leader. They alone control the budgeting process and decide which bills become law. This corrupts the system as legislators are dependent on these leaders for funding and career advancement. The document provides historical examples of corruption in New York politics and analyzes how power without transparency enables graft and patronage to fester.
This document provides an introduction and literature review for a senior thesis examining political corruption and ethics reform in New York state government. The introduction discusses the high levels of corruption scandals in New York and the public's dissatisfaction with this, yet lack of serious ethics reform. The literature review covers definitions of corruption, theories on why corruption occurs such as Elazar's theory of political culture, the importance of public trust, causes of corruption like inequality, and New York's history with reform efforts. The thesis will examine past corruption cases, Governor Cuomo's ethics commission, and conclusions about why more serious reform has not passed given corruption and dissatisfaction.
This document provides an overview of anti-corruption efforts in China. It discusses the historical background of anti-corruption laws in China, highlighting a major campaign launched in 2012 under President Xi Jinping. The campaign has led to investigations and removal of thousands of officials on charges ranging from bribery to abuse of power. However, some argue the campaign is also being used by Xi to consolidate his own power. The document examines challenges like decoupling guanxi from corruption and implications such as the campaign's negative impact on China's economy and the Communist Party's image. Potential solutions discussed include stronger enforcement of transparent laws and empowering Chinese citizens to increase accountability.
Subtitled "New York Should Separately Elect Lieutenant Governors," this February 2010 monograph was written by Joshua Spivak, research fellow at Wagner College's Hugh L. Carey Institute for Government Reform.
This monograph by Adam Simms, subtitled "Public Authorities are Out of Control and Threatening the State's Fiscal Health," was published in November 2008 by Wagner College's Hugh L. Carey Institute for Government Reform, where Simms is a senior research fellow.
Making Divided Government Work (Manfred Ohrenstein)Wagner College
This document summarizes a speech given by Hon. Manfred Ohrenstein about how the New York State government worked together to solve the fiscal crises facing New York City and the state in 1975, despite being a divided government. It describes the key political figures involved, including Governor Hugh Carey and legislative leaders from both parties. It outlines how the crises began to emerge with the threat of bankruptcy of the New York State Urban Development Corporation, and then escalated with New York City's inability to borrow short-term funds. The leaders were able to work constructively together to address these crises, which could serve as a model for divided governments today in overcoming difficulties and crises through bipartisan cooperation.
Redistricting, Democracy and New York: A Practical SolutionWagner College
Dr. Abraham Unger, a political scientist at Wagner College's Hugh L. Carey Institute for Government Reform, proposes a relatively simple, eminently practical way to reform New York State's highly partisan, notoriously unfair decennial redistricting process.
Blair Horner, ‘The Moreland Commission on Public Corruption and the Possibili...Wagner College
On March 13, 2014, Legislative Director Blair Horner of the New York Public Interest Research Group, spoke to Wagner College's Hugh L. Carey Institute for Government Reform on the topic, ‘The Moreland Commission on Public Corruption and the Possibility for Reform in New York State.’
Political Corruption in the New York State LegislatureWagner College
This document discusses political corruption in the New York State Legislature. It argues that the legislature is one of the most corrupt in the nation due to the absolute power wielded by just three men - the governor, speaker of the assembly, and senate majority leader. They alone control the budgeting process and decide which bills become law. This corrupts the system as legislators are dependent on these leaders for funding and career advancement. The document provides historical examples of corruption in New York politics and analyzes how power without transparency enables graft and patronage to fester.
This document provides an introduction and literature review for a senior thesis examining political corruption and ethics reform in New York state government. The introduction discusses the high levels of corruption scandals in New York and the public's dissatisfaction with this, yet lack of serious ethics reform. The literature review covers definitions of corruption, theories on why corruption occurs such as Elazar's theory of political culture, the importance of public trust, causes of corruption like inequality, and New York's history with reform efforts. The thesis will examine past corruption cases, Governor Cuomo's ethics commission, and conclusions about why more serious reform has not passed given corruption and dissatisfaction.
This document provides an overview of anti-corruption efforts in China. It discusses the historical background of anti-corruption laws in China, highlighting a major campaign launched in 2012 under President Xi Jinping. The campaign has led to investigations and removal of thousands of officials on charges ranging from bribery to abuse of power. However, some argue the campaign is also being used by Xi to consolidate his own power. The document examines challenges like decoupling guanxi from corruption and implications such as the campaign's negative impact on China's economy and the Communist Party's image. Potential solutions discussed include stronger enforcement of transparent laws and empowering Chinese citizens to increase accountability.
This document provides background on the political environment in China. It discusses the leadership of Mao Zedong and Deng Xiaoping and how subsequent leaders have been technocrats rather than charismatic politicians. It then focuses on Bo Xilai, the son of a revolutionary leader, who brought a more political style of leadership as party chief of Chongqing and nearly gained a seat on the powerful Politburo Standing Committee before a scandal erupted over the death of British businessman Neil Heywood in Chongqing in 2011.
The document discusses Republican US Senate candidate Linda Lingle's alignment with the US Chamber of Commerce, which has been a harsh critic of President Obama and supporter of Republican candidates. The Chamber has endorsed Lingle and spent over $500,000 on her campaign. Both Lingle and the Chamber oppose major Obama priorities like the Buffett Rule, healthcare reform, and support privatizing Social Security. However, Lingle has avoided stating her position on the Republican Ryan budget.
Corruption in China increased dramatically after economic reforms began in 1978. The dual economic system created opportunities for officials to profit privately from public authority. Xi Jinping launched a sweeping anti-corruption campaign in 2012 called "Catching Tigers and Flies" to address this. The campaign prosecuted many high-level officials but faced challenges due to the decentralized power of local authorities and cultural factors like nepotism. While improving transparency, the campaign's long-term success in curbing corruption depends on deeper political reforms.
This presentation provides an overview of corruption in China with attention given to the plight of politburo member and party chief of Chongqing Bo Xilai who has been sentenced to life in prison for bribery, embezzlement, and abuse of authority. September 2013
John Wark explainer on historical failure of %22good government%22 laws and e...John T. Wark
The document discusses the "good government" reform movement that began in the 1970s in response to high-profile government scandals. This movement led to many new laws and rules aimed at restoring public trust in government by imposing stricter ethics standards and transparency requirements. However, after 40 years, public confidence in government remains low. While important successes were achieved, it is time to reconsider whether some reforms have gone too far in eroding trust rather than restoring it, and to find a new path forward that promotes both good governance and civic participation.
https://www.delhipolicygroup.org/publication/policy-reports/dj-vu-in-myanmar.html - Over the past two months, Myanmar has plunged into a political crisis. Myanmar’s tentative political transition towards democracy, which started in 2010 and gained momentum after the 2015 elections, has been reversed. The military (Tatmadaw) has staged a coup d’état and arrested democratically elected leaders, including President Win Myint and State Counsellor Daw Aung San Suu Kyi.
This document discusses civil rights in the United States, including:
- The Supreme Court's ruling in Brown v. Board of Education that ended racial segregation in schools. Congress and the president then took action to promote desegregation.
- Issues around all-black colleges and whether they can continue receiving state support given laws against racial classifications. Arguments on both sides are presented.
- Implementation problems that arose in desegregating schools in the South, as well as the difference between desegregation and integration.
- The civil rights movement's use of civil disobedience, including sit-ins, to promote equal rights legislation that was passed by Congress in 1964.
- Supreme Court cases
The document provides an overview of the American bureaucracy, including:
1) How the bureaucracy has become a "fourth branch" of government due to its extensive powers and responsibilities.
2) The actual size and scope of the federal bureaucracy, which includes over 2 million civilian employees as well as millions more who work indirectly for the federal government.
3) Common issues with bureaucratic performance like "red tape" and efforts taken to improve agencies and make them more efficient like the Brownlow Commission.
The document discusses the Federal Reserve System and its influence over the US economy. It critiques some of the actions taken by former Federal Reserve chairman Alan Greenspan and his reliance on the philosophies of Ayn Rand. Greenspan recognized some contradictions in Rand's philosophy around taxation and government funding. The passage from Greenspan's book describes how meeting Rand was intellectually formative for him, but that he eventually recognized qualifications in her philosophy.
The document provides an overview of the judiciary system in the United States, including the following key points:
1) It describes the power of judicial review that allows federal courts to declare laws unconstitutional, and the two approaches of judicial restraint and activism in exercising this power. Over 160 federal laws have been declared unconstitutional through judicial review.
2) It discusses the development of the federal court system from the founders' original intent through landmark cases that established national supremacy and addressed issues of slavery and civil rights.
3) It outlines the current structure of the federal courts including the district courts, courts of appeal, and Supreme Court, and notes that federal judges are selected through presidential nomination and senatorial confirmation.
This document provides an analysis of President Obama's 2013 State of the Union address and the political context surrounding key issues like the budget, taxes, and the economy. It discusses:
1) The challenges of a divided Congress and the President finding agreement on major issues.
2) The looming spending cuts from sequestration that are set to begin on March 1st absent a deal between Congress and the White House.
3) Ongoing efforts in Congress to pass comprehensive tax reform, though the political environment remains challenging.
The document discusses political participation and voter turnout in the United States. It provides data showing that roughly half of nonvoters are registered to vote but do not vote, and the top three reasons registered nonvoters give for not voting are being too busy, having family obligations, and believing their vote will not make a difference. The document also discusses arguments for and against a proposed bill that would make Election Day a national holiday and fine citizens who do not vote.
The document discusses the opposition in South Africa and its ability to influence government policy. It notes that both formal political opposition parties and civil society groups have struggled to effect major changes due to South Africa's unique political history. Specifically, opposition parties have been unable to robustly challenge the ruling ANC without using violence. Civil society groups also have close ties to the government, reducing their ability to critically influence policies. Overall, the lack of a strong opposition limits accountability of the government and leaves frustrations that could boil over into more radical protests.
This document analyzes survey data from over 40 developing countries to understand determinants of radicalism, support for violence, and participation in anti-regime actions. It finds that individuals who feel politically and economically marginalized are more likely to harbor extremist views but less likely to join collective political movements. This potentially explains why marginalized groups are difficult to mobilize in nation-wide movements, despite their attitudes. It also finds that arenas for active political participation are more likely dominated by upper-middle income groups committed to preserving the status quo. Suppressing these forms of participation may push these groups towards more radical preferences. The findings suggest the poor may be caught in a cycle of increasing self-exclusion and marginalization.
The document provides an agenda and summaries for a conference of the Council of State Governments Eastern Regional Conference being held in Quebec City, Canada on August 9. It includes a schedule of events like breakfast meetings, plenary sessions, field excursions and receptions. It also summarizes comments from keynote speakers Charlie Cook and Daniel Altman on the tight 2016 US presidential race and economic opportunities within North America. Other speakers addressed tools for revitalizing blighted communities and the importance of international trade.
In this paper I examine the development effects of military coups. Whereas previous economic literature has primarily viewed coups as a form of broader political instability, less research has focused on its development consequences independent of the factors making coups more likely. Moreover, previous research tends to group coups together regardless of whether they overthrew autocratic or democratically-elected leaders. I first show that coups overthrowing democratically elected leaders imply a very different kind of event than those overthrowing autocratic leaders. These differences relate to the implementation of authoritarian institutions following a coup in a democracy, which I discuss in several case studies. Second, I address the endogeneity of coups by comparing the growth consequences of failed and successful coup as well as matching and panel data methods, which yield similar results. Although coups taking place in already autocratic countries show imprecise and sometimes positive effects on economic growth, in democracies their effects are distinctly detrimental to growth. When overthrowing democratic leaders, coups not only fail to promote economic reforms or stop the occurrence of economic crises, but they also have substantial negative effects across a number of standard growth-related outcomes including health, education, and investment.
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This document summarizes a research paper that examines the economic development effects of coups. It finds that coups overthrowing democratic governments have distinctly negative effects on economic growth, lowering GDP per capita by 1-1.3% per year over a decade. By contrast, coups in autocratic countries show smaller and imprecise positive effects. These results are robust across different empirical methods and not explained by alternative hypotheses. Additionally, coups reversing economic reforms, increasing debt, and reducing social spending, suggesting a shift in priorities away from the public.
This document summarizes an article about achieving equal access to justice through expanding the definition of judicial activism. It discusses how judges have taken on a more active role in improving access to the legal system through access to justice commissions, judge-headed access programs, rallying resources, and delivering legal services to self-represented litigants. The article argues that the judiciary should embrace this new definition of judicial activism to help ensure equal justice for all.
The document discusses the expansion of presidential power in the United States over time. It analyzes factors that have contributed to this expansion, such as vague constitutional provisions, changing public expectations, and congressional delegation of power and authority to the president. It also outlines the various roles and powers of the president, including as commander-in-chief, chief diplomat, and chief executive. Additionally, it examines theories of presidential personality and style, analyzing how a president's character and approach can influence their performance in office.
This document provides instructions for requesting writing assistance from HelpWriting.net. It outlines a 5-step process: 1) Create an account with a password and email. 2) Complete a 10-minute order form providing instructions, sources, and deadline. 3) Review bids from writers and select one. 4) Review the completed paper and authorize payment. 5) Request revisions to ensure satisfaction, with the option of a full refund for plagiarized work. The document promises original, high-quality content meeting all needs.
The document discusses how governance can be "unbundled" by distributing government functions through technology and citizen participation. It provides examples from Bowen Island, Canada where citizen initiatives like a crowdsourced road conditions map emerged during a snowstorm, bypassing traditional government processes. The author argues that crises, political will, and "constructive renegades" can drive this unbundling. Governments may take on more of a facilitator role by integrating citizen input and data. For unbundling to work, citizens need to create tools, relate institutional data, and embrace responsibility while governments embrace openness.
This document provides background on the political environment in China. It discusses the leadership of Mao Zedong and Deng Xiaoping and how subsequent leaders have been technocrats rather than charismatic politicians. It then focuses on Bo Xilai, the son of a revolutionary leader, who brought a more political style of leadership as party chief of Chongqing and nearly gained a seat on the powerful Politburo Standing Committee before a scandal erupted over the death of British businessman Neil Heywood in Chongqing in 2011.
The document discusses Republican US Senate candidate Linda Lingle's alignment with the US Chamber of Commerce, which has been a harsh critic of President Obama and supporter of Republican candidates. The Chamber has endorsed Lingle and spent over $500,000 on her campaign. Both Lingle and the Chamber oppose major Obama priorities like the Buffett Rule, healthcare reform, and support privatizing Social Security. However, Lingle has avoided stating her position on the Republican Ryan budget.
Corruption in China increased dramatically after economic reforms began in 1978. The dual economic system created opportunities for officials to profit privately from public authority. Xi Jinping launched a sweeping anti-corruption campaign in 2012 called "Catching Tigers and Flies" to address this. The campaign prosecuted many high-level officials but faced challenges due to the decentralized power of local authorities and cultural factors like nepotism. While improving transparency, the campaign's long-term success in curbing corruption depends on deeper political reforms.
This presentation provides an overview of corruption in China with attention given to the plight of politburo member and party chief of Chongqing Bo Xilai who has been sentenced to life in prison for bribery, embezzlement, and abuse of authority. September 2013
John Wark explainer on historical failure of %22good government%22 laws and e...John T. Wark
The document discusses the "good government" reform movement that began in the 1970s in response to high-profile government scandals. This movement led to many new laws and rules aimed at restoring public trust in government by imposing stricter ethics standards and transparency requirements. However, after 40 years, public confidence in government remains low. While important successes were achieved, it is time to reconsider whether some reforms have gone too far in eroding trust rather than restoring it, and to find a new path forward that promotes both good governance and civic participation.
https://www.delhipolicygroup.org/publication/policy-reports/dj-vu-in-myanmar.html - Over the past two months, Myanmar has plunged into a political crisis. Myanmar’s tentative political transition towards democracy, which started in 2010 and gained momentum after the 2015 elections, has been reversed. The military (Tatmadaw) has staged a coup d’état and arrested democratically elected leaders, including President Win Myint and State Counsellor Daw Aung San Suu Kyi.
This document discusses civil rights in the United States, including:
- The Supreme Court's ruling in Brown v. Board of Education that ended racial segregation in schools. Congress and the president then took action to promote desegregation.
- Issues around all-black colleges and whether they can continue receiving state support given laws against racial classifications. Arguments on both sides are presented.
- Implementation problems that arose in desegregating schools in the South, as well as the difference between desegregation and integration.
- The civil rights movement's use of civil disobedience, including sit-ins, to promote equal rights legislation that was passed by Congress in 1964.
- Supreme Court cases
The document provides an overview of the American bureaucracy, including:
1) How the bureaucracy has become a "fourth branch" of government due to its extensive powers and responsibilities.
2) The actual size and scope of the federal bureaucracy, which includes over 2 million civilian employees as well as millions more who work indirectly for the federal government.
3) Common issues with bureaucratic performance like "red tape" and efforts taken to improve agencies and make them more efficient like the Brownlow Commission.
The document discusses the Federal Reserve System and its influence over the US economy. It critiques some of the actions taken by former Federal Reserve chairman Alan Greenspan and his reliance on the philosophies of Ayn Rand. Greenspan recognized some contradictions in Rand's philosophy around taxation and government funding. The passage from Greenspan's book describes how meeting Rand was intellectually formative for him, but that he eventually recognized qualifications in her philosophy.
The document provides an overview of the judiciary system in the United States, including the following key points:
1) It describes the power of judicial review that allows federal courts to declare laws unconstitutional, and the two approaches of judicial restraint and activism in exercising this power. Over 160 federal laws have been declared unconstitutional through judicial review.
2) It discusses the development of the federal court system from the founders' original intent through landmark cases that established national supremacy and addressed issues of slavery and civil rights.
3) It outlines the current structure of the federal courts including the district courts, courts of appeal, and Supreme Court, and notes that federal judges are selected through presidential nomination and senatorial confirmation.
This document provides an analysis of President Obama's 2013 State of the Union address and the political context surrounding key issues like the budget, taxes, and the economy. It discusses:
1) The challenges of a divided Congress and the President finding agreement on major issues.
2) The looming spending cuts from sequestration that are set to begin on March 1st absent a deal between Congress and the White House.
3) Ongoing efforts in Congress to pass comprehensive tax reform, though the political environment remains challenging.
The document discusses political participation and voter turnout in the United States. It provides data showing that roughly half of nonvoters are registered to vote but do not vote, and the top three reasons registered nonvoters give for not voting are being too busy, having family obligations, and believing their vote will not make a difference. The document also discusses arguments for and against a proposed bill that would make Election Day a national holiday and fine citizens who do not vote.
The document discusses the opposition in South Africa and its ability to influence government policy. It notes that both formal political opposition parties and civil society groups have struggled to effect major changes due to South Africa's unique political history. Specifically, opposition parties have been unable to robustly challenge the ruling ANC without using violence. Civil society groups also have close ties to the government, reducing their ability to critically influence policies. Overall, the lack of a strong opposition limits accountability of the government and leaves frustrations that could boil over into more radical protests.
This document analyzes survey data from over 40 developing countries to understand determinants of radicalism, support for violence, and participation in anti-regime actions. It finds that individuals who feel politically and economically marginalized are more likely to harbor extremist views but less likely to join collective political movements. This potentially explains why marginalized groups are difficult to mobilize in nation-wide movements, despite their attitudes. It also finds that arenas for active political participation are more likely dominated by upper-middle income groups committed to preserving the status quo. Suppressing these forms of participation may push these groups towards more radical preferences. The findings suggest the poor may be caught in a cycle of increasing self-exclusion and marginalization.
The document provides an agenda and summaries for a conference of the Council of State Governments Eastern Regional Conference being held in Quebec City, Canada on August 9. It includes a schedule of events like breakfast meetings, plenary sessions, field excursions and receptions. It also summarizes comments from keynote speakers Charlie Cook and Daniel Altman on the tight 2016 US presidential race and economic opportunities within North America. Other speakers addressed tools for revitalizing blighted communities and the importance of international trade.
In this paper I examine the development effects of military coups. Whereas previous economic literature has primarily viewed coups as a form of broader political instability, less research has focused on its development consequences independent of the factors making coups more likely. Moreover, previous research tends to group coups together regardless of whether they overthrew autocratic or democratically-elected leaders. I first show that coups overthrowing democratically elected leaders imply a very different kind of event than those overthrowing autocratic leaders. These differences relate to the implementation of authoritarian institutions following a coup in a democracy, which I discuss in several case studies. Second, I address the endogeneity of coups by comparing the growth consequences of failed and successful coup as well as matching and panel data methods, which yield similar results. Although coups taking place in already autocratic countries show imprecise and sometimes positive effects on economic growth, in democracies their effects are distinctly detrimental to growth. When overthrowing democratic leaders, coups not only fail to promote economic reforms or stop the occurrence of economic crises, but they also have substantial negative effects across a number of standard growth-related outcomes including health, education, and investment.
Read more: https://www.hhs.se/site
This document summarizes a research paper that examines the economic development effects of coups. It finds that coups overthrowing democratic governments have distinctly negative effects on economic growth, lowering GDP per capita by 1-1.3% per year over a decade. By contrast, coups in autocratic countries show smaller and imprecise positive effects. These results are robust across different empirical methods and not explained by alternative hypotheses. Additionally, coups reversing economic reforms, increasing debt, and reducing social spending, suggesting a shift in priorities away from the public.
This document summarizes an article about achieving equal access to justice through expanding the definition of judicial activism. It discusses how judges have taken on a more active role in improving access to the legal system through access to justice commissions, judge-headed access programs, rallying resources, and delivering legal services to self-represented litigants. The article argues that the judiciary should embrace this new definition of judicial activism to help ensure equal justice for all.
The document discusses the expansion of presidential power in the United States over time. It analyzes factors that have contributed to this expansion, such as vague constitutional provisions, changing public expectations, and congressional delegation of power and authority to the president. It also outlines the various roles and powers of the president, including as commander-in-chief, chief diplomat, and chief executive. Additionally, it examines theories of presidential personality and style, analyzing how a president's character and approach can influence their performance in office.
This document provides instructions for requesting writing assistance from HelpWriting.net. It outlines a 5-step process: 1) Create an account with a password and email. 2) Complete a 10-minute order form providing instructions, sources, and deadline. 3) Review bids from writers and select one. 4) Review the completed paper and authorize payment. 5) Request revisions to ensure satisfaction, with the option of a full refund for plagiarized work. The document promises original, high-quality content meeting all needs.
The document discusses how governance can be "unbundled" by distributing government functions through technology and citizen participation. It provides examples from Bowen Island, Canada where citizen initiatives like a crowdsourced road conditions map emerged during a snowstorm, bypassing traditional government processes. The author argues that crises, political will, and "constructive renegades" can drive this unbundling. Governments may take on more of a facilitator role by integrating citizen input and data. For unbundling to work, citizens need to create tools, relate institutional data, and embrace responsibility while governments embrace openness.
Nirmal faces a moral dilemma as the senior employee in charge of selecting a vendor for his government department's new ERP system. Company A has the better offer, but Company B is run by his friend Devraj, who calls Nirmal urging him to favor their offer. Nirmal must choose between his professional duty to select the best option for his department and maintaining his friendship, caught between interests of his job and his friend.
Nirmal is faced with a moral dilemma as the head of a government department selecting an ERP system. Company A has the best offer but Company B is run by his friend Devraj, who calls asking Nirmal to favor his bid. Nirmal must choose between his professional duty to select the best option for the department and his friendship. The interests of the government department, Company A, Company B, and Nirmal's professional ethics are at stake in how he resolves this conflict.
Nirmal faces a moral dilemma in his role evaluating bids for an ERP system. Company A's bid is better for his organization, but Company B is run by his friend Devraj, who calls asking for favoritism. Nirmal must choose between his professional duty and friendship. Key relationships are between Nirmal's government department seeking the ERP system, and Company B run by his friend Devraj. Nirmal should choose Company A as their bid is most deserving to avoid conflicts of interest, as outlined in his professional code of ethics.
This document contains discussion questions and prompts from the UUA Faith Development Office for engaging with the 2017-18 UUA Common Read "Daring Democracy". It includes an introduction, covenant for discussion, questions about impressions and reflections on democracy, a discussion of UU principles in the context of today's democracy, and possible actions participants can take to promote democracy. The document is presented in both single and three-session versions.
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The document summarizes the first 100 days in office of Assemblyman Andrew Zwicker representing the 16th Legislative District of New Jersey. It discusses his swearing in ceremony, hiring staff for his new office, committee assignments, sponsored bills on issues like business growth, veterans affairs, and gun violence prevention. It provides an update on events held like a job fair and a dinner honoring firefighters. It also introduces his staff and interns and provides information about contacting his office for assistance.
The document summarizes the first 100 days in office of Assemblyman Andrew Zwicker representing the 16th Legislative District of New Jersey. It discusses his swearing in ceremony, hiring staff for his new office, committee assignments, sponsored bills on issues like business growth, veterans affairs, and gun violence prevention. It also outlines community events attended like a fire relief dinner and job fair. The newsletter serves to update constituents on the assemblyman's activities and how residents can get assistance from his office.
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1. The Nexus of Money
and Power in Albany
An Agenda
for Reform
Blair Horner
Special Adviser on Policy and Public Integrity
to the New York State Attorney General
A Public Policy Paper
published by the
Hugh L. Carey Center for Government Reform
at Wagner College
Staten Island, New York
2. The Hugh L. Carey
Center for Government Reform
at Wagner College
Dr. Seymour P. Lachman
Director
The Hugh L. Carey Center for
Government Reform at Wagner
College conducts non-partisan studies
proposing ways to change New York’s
dysfunctional legislative process.
This Public Policy Paper is an edited
transcript of the Al and Frances
Hochman Memorial Lecture, presented
by Blair Horner, Special Adviser
on Policy and Public Integrity to the
New York State Attorney General, at
Wagner College on October 1, 2007.
Wagner College
One Campus Road
Staten Island, New York 10301
Tel: 718-420-4131
seymour.lachman@wagner.edu
www.wagner.edu
3. The Nexus of Money
and Power in Albany
An Agenda
for Reform
Welcome
Dr. R ichaRd GuaRasci
President, Wagner College
It is a pleasure today to welcome you to the first Al and Frances Hochman Memorial
Lecture, sponsored by the Hugh L. Carey Center for Government Reform at Wagner
College.
The Carey Center has many purposes, but its core mission is to be a beacon of
light for transparency about public practices in government in our democratic society.
Few places have been more subjected to more scrutiny in recent years than our state
government in Albany, which a number of critics and scholars have characterized as in
some ways the most bureaucratized and least democratic among our nation’s 50 states.
Whether that is true or not is a matter for discussion; but it is a government system that
tends to be determined by policies, programs and personal relationships of just three
men: the Governor, the Assembly Speaker and the Senate Majority Leader.
It is also a pleasure to introduce Dr. Seymour Lachman. As an educator; as the
youngest chair, I believe, New York City’s Board of Education; as a noted professor
and administrator of the City University of New York, and as a State Senator who has
written a remarkable book about New York State government entitled Three Men in a
Room, Dr. Lachman is now a member of Wagner College’s faculty and the director and
driving force behind the Hugh L. Carey Center for Government Reform.
Introduction
Dr. seymouR Lachman
Director, Hugh L. Carey Center for Government Reform
Though I have just been described as the driving force behind the Carey Center for
Government Reform, we are very fortunate at Wagner to have Richard Guarasci as our
president, because this and other programs and projects would never have seen the light
of day without his vision — and also the vision of Carin Guarasci. We thank you very,
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very much.
We are also immensely grateful for the support Jerome Berg has provided to the
Carey Center. Jerry and I have known each other for about twenty years. He was a very
distinguished member of the City University of New York board of trustees. And though
we’re of different parties, we’re very close friends.
When I arrived on campus this afternoon, I happened to see someone strolling
around the grounds whom I had not seen for a while. As it turned out, he was walking so
that he could recover from driving three and a half hours from Albany; and though we
offered to put him up overnight at the Waldorf-Astoria, he insists on driving home this
evening to Albany.
That casual stroller is Blair Horner, our guest lecturer today. Blair is an
extraordinarily gifted man who until recently served as legislative director of NYPIRG,
the New York Public Interest Research Group, which is probably the largest group,
qualitatively if not quantitatively, advocating reform measures in Albany. NYPIRG has
branches around the state, including the State University at Stony Brook and Nassau
Community College on Long Island. I hope that next year there will also be a branch at
Wagner College.
Allow me to give you an example of Blair Horner’s talents and devotion to the public
good. Twenty years ago he and The New York Times literally broke up the tobacco lobby
in Albany after he dug into files in Minnesota to find out what tobacco industry lobbyists
were contributing to legislators’ electoral campaigns to get favorable legislation passed.
That is just one of his many accomplishments.
Blair recently changed jobs and he now serves as special advisor on policy and
public integrity to New York State Attorney General Andrew Cuomo. For the past eight
months he has been working on a program called Project Sunlight. He is here not only
to describe its purpose but also to get your reactions so that he might improve its final
product.
I am delighted, Blair, that you are here at Wagner College. Welcome to the most
beautiful campus — and the highest point — in the City of New York, and welcome to
our home on Staten Island.
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The Nexus of Money and Power in Albany
An Agenda for Reform
Blair Horner
Special Adviser on Policy and Public Integrity
to the New York State Attorney General
It’s amazing that on a beautiful day like today you are all inside this lecture hall
because you are all interested in reform. That is great, and I appreciate your all coming
here this afternoon. “Could you,
I would also like to thank President Guarasci and Senator Lachman for their kind Blair, try to
introductory words. Finally, thank you to the Hugh L. Carey Center for inviting me. pull together
As you have already heard, I worked with a group called NYPIRG, the New York Public various existing
Interest Research Group, from 1979 until March of this year, when I left to work for New York
state databases
Attorney General Andrew Cuomo because he had a very interesting idea. “Could you, Blair,”
into one, easy-
he asked, “try to pull together various existing state databases into one, easy-to-use way so that
the public can monitor the political activities and policymaking at the State Capitol?”
to-use way so
Something like this had never been done before. So it intrigued me. It was a way to
that the public
try to actually accomplish something, as compared to just lobbying to get bills passed. I can monitor
would have an opportunity to try to make it happen, and that is what I have been doing the political
since March 2007. activities and
We call this initiative Project Sunlight, and to explain its aim and how it will work, policymaking
let me provide a brief sketch of how Albany works. Then I will describe what the Project at the State
Sunlight Web site is going to do and how all this fits in. Capitol?”
Unlike New York City, for example, where candidates for public office can receive
public money for their election campaigns, candidates for elective office in New York
State, as in most of America, rely on private donations to raise money to run for public
office. Every state, though, has its own rules.
Let me give you a flavor of the rules that drive New York State government. Then
I will offer some ideas for what you can do about it. My aim is not to tell you what to do.
Rather I am going to try to educate you about how it works and give you some suggestions
on where you can go to get more information. Then you’re on your own.
The Nexus of Money
Four numbers go a long way toward explaining how Albany works:
(a) $94,200;
(b) $151 million;
(c) the numerical concept “unlimited”; and
(d) under one percent.
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The first number — $94,200 — is the legal annual limit of campaign contributions
an individual can write in New York State. You can write a check for $94,200 each and
every year to the political party of your choice; the party can then give that money to the
candidates of its choice. In addition, an individual can contribute up to a total of $55,000
(combined) to the primary and general election campaigns of a candidate running for
statewide office; $15,500 (combined) to the primary and general election campaigns of
a candidate running for the State Senate, and $7,600 (combined) to a candidate for the
State Assembly.
That may not seem like a lot. But in fact it is. Of states that have limits, and there
are some that do not, New York State’s legal annual limit is the highest in the country.
Compare any of these numbers with the campaign contribution limits for a U.S.
Senate or U.S. House of Representatives race, which have combined primary and general
election contribution ceilings of $4,200.
New York’s number are big numbers. Who writes those checks? We’ll come back
to that.
The second number is $151 million.
Last year $151 million was spent on
lobbying in New York State. Under state
law someone who expects to spend $5,000,
or someone who is paid $5,000 or more
to influence the introduction or passage
of legislation is considered a lobbyist and
must report those activities to the State.
The New York State Commission
on Lobbying reported that $151 million
was spent on lobbying activities in Albany
during 2006. Figure 1 provides a list of
the top spenders. Not surprisingly, the
health care industry is prominent because
Figure 1. the State plays a large role in providing
Medicare reimbursements to hospitals
and doctors. Along with health care providers and real estate developers, public employees
and unions dominate spending on lobbying.
The third figure is the numerical concept “unlimited.”
Let us say that someone wishes to give more than $94,200 in a single year to political
campaigns in New York State.
The fact is: You can.
Just to show that New York’s lawmakers have a sense of humor, they have created
something called “housekeeping” accounts. When most people think of housekeeping, they
think of someone wielding a vacuum cleaner or changing light bulbs. But in New York a
“housekeeping” account is another name for “soft money.” This money cannot be used directly
to benefit candidates, but it can be used by political parties to do everything else that doesn’t
directly effect candidates, such as pay for office space, staff, computers, voter registration
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drives. An individual can give as much as
he or she wishes to by contributing to such
“housekeeping” accounts. Figure 2 provides
a list of some of the people that gave over
$100,000 or more during the last election
cycle in New York.
Thus if someone wants to contribute
more than $94,200 a year to New York State
political activities, it is easy to do so. The
only limitation is that the additional money
cannot be devoted to specific candidates.
The last number: Under one percent.
In New York all campaign contri-
bution filings are available online on the
World Wide Web. These filings are there Figure 2.
for anyone to see. And if you look at the number of individuals who directly wrote a check,
that number is less than one percent of New York State’s population.
The dominant features of New York’s political environment are big campaign
contributions, a lot of money spent on lobbying, and a small number of donors — all in
a system that is funded by private donations.
Where does the money come from?
• Last year, nearly nineteen percent came from corporations and partnerships;
• Thirty percent came from PACs, or political action committees. Some examples
are labor PACs, business PACs, trade associations of doctors and lawyers;
• Half of one percent came from candidates and their families;
• Almost seven percent was donated by individuals who gave less than $250; and
• Forty-three percent came from individuals who gave more than $250.
But the number of people who generated that forty-three percent of the total
amount of money donated for political
activities represents only one half of one
percent of the population of New York
State.
Figure 3 shows some of the big
political action committees. Political
action committees allow individuals to
pool their money to help a candidate. Each
individual who contributes to a PAC must
stay within the $94,200 per person annual
limit; but there is no aggregate limit on
how much a PAC can contribute.
The largest PACs in New York State
last year were: SIECU/1199, a union that
represents hospital workers; trial lawyers; Figure 3.
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teachers; the Greater New York Hospital Association; the New York Association of
Realtors, and the Empire Dental PAC. Again, many of the same associations that are
the biggest lobbying groups also sponsor PACs. Health care, public employees and
lawyers dominate the system.
In addition to soft money, there are other loopholes as well. In New York you can
create limited liability corporations, known as LLCs, and you can create multiple such
corporations — and through them you can give as much as you wish. LLC donations
have jumped dramatically in the last few years, and this has led to the emergence of
a practice called “bundling.” “Bundlers” — oftentimes lobbyists — pool campaign
contributions and then deliver those contributions to candidates, and such activity
does not have to be reported under New York State law.
A New York Times story looked at some of the big LLCs in New York (Figure 4).
As you can see, between 1999 and 2006, one individual gave nearly $1,000,000 through
fifteen LLCs.
Thus New York’s high limit on individual contributions, plus its many loopholes,
means that if you’re smart you can give as much as your bank account can handle under
New York campaign finance law.
Figure 5 is a diagram that looks
like an Egyptian hieroglyphic. It
shows all of the different ways an
individual can funnel money to a
candidate running for governor.
One important note: This diagram
Figure 4. describes the 2006 election cycle.
Campaign contribution limits are
regularly adjusted for inflation. In
2006 the limit was $84,400; this year,
with the adjustment for inflation, the
Figure 5.
limit is now $94,200.
The Nexus of Power
A great deal of money was spent during the last election. And when you start to
look at the number of close electoral races, the influence of money on the political system
becomes apparent.
There were very few competitive races, in terms of the number of races where close
amounts of money were spent. In 2006, there were twenty state races in which the ratio
of campaign spending between the winner and the loser was less than two to one. The
way New York’s political system currently works, large amounts of money typically to
incumbent candidates. This makes it very difficult for a challenger to win an election. In
New York Republicans have controlled the State Senate and Democrats have controlled
the Assembly for over thirty years. It is the longest period of time in the United States
when neither house of a state government controlled by opposing political parties has
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changed hands. Moreover, the majorities
in each house of the State Legislature
have more or less stayed the same size,
although recently it has gotten a little
tighter for the Republicans in the Senate.
Campaign finance is a powerful,
but not the sole, factor. In New York
State, legislators draw the boundaries
of all legislative districts. In the State
Senate, its Republican majority draws
district lines for the Senate, and in the
Assembly, Democrats draw lines for
Assembly districts. The result is that
very few legislative districts have party
enrollments that are close. Of sixty-two Figure 6.
seats in the State Senate, only eleven Senate districts have major party enrollments that
differ by as much as thirteen thousand registered party voters. For the Assembly’s one
hundred fifty seats, only fourteen districts have major party enrollments that differ by as
much as five thousand registered party voters.
This is no accident. Only twenty-five districts have close enrollments. In 2006,
of a total of two hundred twelve State Senate and Assembly districts, only twenty had
competitive elections. Electoral races in fifty-two other districts were uncontested, and
races in another one hundred forty were non-competitive (Figure 6).
Again, this is no coincidence. Republicans in the Senate and Democrats in the
Assembly draw legislative district lines to ensure that as few districts as possible are truly
competitive; then the party that currently holds the district tries to pour as much money
as possible into those few competitive races so that it can keep control of the district with
an election victory.
An Agenda for Reform
I don’t know how this strikes you. I assume it is not a shock if you’ve been paying
much attention to how politics works in New York State. But it is sobering to see how
the system works. That is why reformers, including my boss, Attorney General Andrew
Cuomo, support a variety of reforms designed to make the system work better.
In New York, for example, disclosure requirements for campaign contributors are
minimal in comparison to the rest of the country. Moreover, we have weak enforcement.
Both can be improved. In addition other kinds of reforms, such as public financing and
independent redistricting commissions, can be implemented to make the system more
competitive.
The Attorney General, in his role as a statewide elected official, has some clout. But
in the legislative process, the key players are legislators in the State Senate and Assembly,
and the Governor. It is hard for the Attorney General to drive policy changes. So when
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Attorney General Cuomo came into office, he wanted to develop something that would
enhance the debate for change and would not require legislation. That is the origin of
Project Sunlight.
Roughly a year ago the Attorney General proposed to improve the public access
to information so that New Yorkers would be more informed about what is going on.
His theory was that if the public becomes more engaged in the way Albany operates, the
public can exert pressure for change. The idea is to get nineteen million sets of eyeballs
focused on the State Capitol and to start a civic dialogue about what kind of democracy
we want to have in New York State.
That’s where I came in. The Attorney General’s proposal was to link databases
in a way that will provide the public with ready access to information, and to put that
information together in a way that can empower the public to monitor activities of state
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now, thanks to the Internet. These databases are all maintained in electronic form or
can be easily transferred to electronic form. My job has been to work with State agencies
to try to get them to give us their data, and then to work with a technology staff to
develop a Web-based system so that people can use the data in ways that enhance their
understanding of state government.
Governor Spitzer agreed and proposed funding, which the State Legislature
approved in April. We received the first round of data from state agencies at the end of
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Here is what it
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Figure 7 (left) shows
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the left you see a panel
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options. Our assumption
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knowledgeable about State
government — journalists,
academics, wonks — and
they will probably want
to use the “Search all
databases” option. That
option enables users to
Figure 7. type in keywords — a
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name, an address, whatever — and search all the databases at the same time.
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what member items legislators have sponsored, and you will be able to search all of those “Knowledge
member items at the same time. You will also be able to link to the lawmaker’s official will forever
Web site. If you go to the lobbyist Web site, you will be able to connect the lobbyist with govern
bill numbers. And if you do a search using the name of a state elected official, you will be ignorance;
able to look at all the campaign contributions to that official. and people
Also, we’ve designed other videos so that if you don’t remember this presentation,
who mean to
and you think to yourself, “Now, what is it about lobbying again? When does somebody
be their own
have to register?” the Project Sunlight Web site will have a video to explain those kinds
of issues as well — a list of videos to make it simpler for people to figure out the basics of
governors must
how state government works.
arm themselves
As you can also see, there is also a button on the right to provide user feedback. We want with the
feedback from everyone to make further development of this Web site an organic process in power which
response to the public’s requests for information — such as additional databases, something knowledge
that we have up there that doesn’t really work, how do we make it better, and so on. gives.”
James Madison, one of our nation’s founders, wrote, “Knowledge will forever govern – James
ignorance; and people who mean to be their own governors must arm themselves with
Madison
the power which knowledge gives.” If you want to have a government in which citizens
are the governors, then citizens have to know what is going on. But without easy access to
information it is hard to make an informed decision about for whom to vote.
That is why Project Sunlight is so intriguing to me. That’s why I wanted to leave
what I was doing and to make it happen. This has never been done before. If we succeed
in getting this to work and get it out and people like it and it gets better, I think it’s
a prototype for the kinds things that government should be doing in the twenty-first
century: How do you use databases to educate the public so they can make their own
decisions? How can you make a decision on your own personal point of view on stem
cell research unless you have access to information about it? How can you figure out
what should be proper health care policy unless you have access to the vast amounts of
information that the government collects right now on hospitals?
What I have presented is a prototype of Project Sunlight. To do this properly, to
drive the debate, to make New York government more open, easier to use, and to fire up
the electorate to pay more attention to what’s going on in the state government is what
Project Sunlight is all about.
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12. The Nexus of Money and Power in Albany: An Agenda for Reform
The Hugh L. Carey
Center for Government Reform
at Wagner College
Dr. Seymour P. Lachman
Director
Adam Simms
Senior Research Fellow
Senior Policy Analyst
Joshua Spivak
Research Fellow
Susan Rosenberg
Administrator
The Hugh L. Carey Center for
Government Reform at Wagner
College conducts non-partisan studies
proposing ways to change New York’s
dysfunctional legislative process.
Wagner College
One Campus Road
Staten Island, New York 10301
Tel: 718-420-4131
seymour.lachman@wagner.edu
www.wagner.edu