
Then-Gov. Cuomo with current Gov. Hochul (photo: Governor's Office)
With the abrupt end of the ten-year reign of Governor Andrew Cuomo, reformers inside and outside of state government are looking for change. Unspooling their wishlist has been a kind of inaugural red carpet for Governor Kathy Hochul, who took office last month after Cuomo resigned amid a flurry of scandal -- almost all connected, in some way, to government ethics, transparency, and the erosion of checks and balances.
Hochul immediately pledged to take steps to undo Cuomo's
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