Joint Letter to Gov. Cuomo and Leaders on the need for independent oversight of state contracting and ethics
On December 22, 2016, Citizens Union and fellow watchdog groups submitted a letter to Governor Cuomo and Legislative Leaders expressing their concern over changes to state procurement law being proposed by the Governor that would effectively weaken the independent oversight authority of the state Comptroller and Attorney General. The letter calls for increasing the oversight authority of offices that are outside and independent of the executive branch.