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Citizens Union was first established in 1897 to fight Tammany Hall and restore ethics and accountability to New York City government. We've done a lot of work since then. Search within our library to find issues we may have worked on in the past.

Letters
March 23, 2023
Group Letter to Legislative Leaders on Omitting extraordinary budget powers from the enacted budget

Budget OversightHonest and Accountable Government
Letters
May 24, 2022
Watchdogs Ask Gov Hochul to Keep Her Transparency Pledge, Show Public How $8B+ in Lump Sum Funds Are Spent
May 24, 2022 Budget and Government Watchdogs Ask Governor Hochul to Show Public How More Than $8 Billion in State Lump Sums are Spent Groups Call…
Budget OversightHonest and Accountable GovernmentTransparency
Letters
October 27, 2021
Leaders of Civic Organizations Send a Letter to NYS Government Budget Leaders on ABO Funding-5
Budget OversightPublic Ethics
Letters
February 1, 2019
Letter to Leaders requesting codification of Comptroller pre-audit and Database of Deals as part of the Article VII bills for the Fiscal Year 2019-2020 budget
Budget Oversight
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