For anyone considering sticking their hand in the colossal cookie jar that is New York City’s government, Rose Gill Hearn has a message for you: “we are watching.” With her usual stern glance, Department of Investigation Commissioner Rose Gill Hearn tells me she demands a “standard of excellence.” In her 12 years at DOI, Gill Hearn has met that standard, amassing arrests and recovering taxpayer dollars in record numbers. When she assumed her office, the … <Read More>
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Cas Holloway Discusses Department of Environmental Protection Initiatives
Cas Holloway, as commissioner of the Department of Environmental Protection, is responsible for protecting the City’s environment. This includes ensuring that clean drinking water from upstate aqueducts reach the City’s 950,000 buildings and that the City’s 14,000 miles of water and sewer mains remain in good working order. The agency also plays a major role in implementing PlaNYC by promoting the use of modern, “green” infrastructure.
Holloway joined the Department of Parks and Recreation under … <Read More>
NY Elections, Census, and Redistricting Update 3/24/26
This week- Congressional Map Challenge Ends, the SAVE Act & New York. Funding for Census 2030 Advances in Albany; Attorney General Preclearance Activity; Elections- Campaign Laws Flouted by Non-Profits; Blakeman May Lose Qualifying Funds; Around the Nation; Employment
New York May Finally Have an Ethics Commission That’s Here for Good and To Do Good
By Elizabeth Fine & Pei Pei Cheng de Castro
New York State needs a strong ethics system to guide state government officials and hold them accountable. Yet, for the past 100 years, this goal has proven elusive. The State has tried more than 12 different ethics board formulations. None survived the test of time.
It seemed that the State had found a winning formula with the 2022 Commission on Ethics and Lobbying in Government (COELIG), … <Read More>
A Mayor, A Governor and a Public Corruption Lawyer: Déjà vu All Over Again?
By Jim Caras
A New York City mayor described by the periodicals of the day as a “dapper” dresser with “swagger.” A mayor who spent nights out on the town and had a reserved table at his favorite club. A mayor accused of misusing his office for personal gain. Charges leveled against him by a respected government official after an investigation. The mayor claiming, in a presidential election year, that the allegations were politically motivated … <Read More>
NY Elections, Census and Redistricting Update 2/10/25
By Jeff Wice, Jarret Berg, Alexis Marking & Michael Athy
This week: Upcoming Voter Registration/Change Deadline, Local Courts Resume Hearing State Voting Rights Challenges. Attorney General Preclears Local Poll Changes, Budget Hearing Proposals, Senate Elections Committee Meets; Congressional Election Calendar Change; Electing N.Y.s Lt. Governor, Alabama Redistricting Trial
Voter Registration and Party Change Deadline is February 14th
Eligible New York voters must be enrolled in a political party to participate in a party … <Read More>