Goo-Goo's Decry 'Backdoor' Tax Deal
The substance of the tax deal between Andrew Cuomo and legislative leaders isn’t the only point of contention–good government groups are decrying what they see as a flawed process which created it.
“The process by which the deal was struck is a continuation of the backdoor-deal making that has defined Albany culture,” said Susan Lerner of Common Cause, Barbara Bartoletti of the League of Women Voters of New York and Russ Haven NYPIRG in a joint statement. “It is important that the people’s business – particularly policies that will directly impact the taxpayers and the economic health of this state – be conducted in the open.” Read More
