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Cuomo's new emphasis on ethics has been met with cheers from good - government advocates like Barbara Bartoletti, League of Women Voters legislative director.

«I think because it is in New York City and because we are in the process of the budget hearings, the budget negotiations are overshadowing this trial by a longshot,» said League of Women Voters Legislative Director Jennifer Wilson.

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Also at 11 a.m., AARP unveils a voter survey analysis comparing how a looming retirement crisis among New York's Generation Xers and Baby Boomers affects women vs. men, and joins Sen. Diane Savino and Assemblywoman Donna Lupardo to promote «Secure Choice» legislation, The Well, Legislative Office Building, Albany.

We applaud Senator Kavanagh for making early voting a priority issue and for urging the Governor to fund this reform in the state budget,» said Jennifer Wilson, Legislative Director for the League of Women Voters of NYS.

Good Government Groups to Cuomo and Legislative Leaders: Pass Reform Before Budget Deadline Several good - government groups, including the New York Public Interest Research Group, Common Cause, Citizen Action, the League of Women Voters, and the Brennan Center, gathered in Albany on Tuesday to encourage state leaders to enact comprehensive campaign finance reform.

Funneling money through party committees is a common and legal way to sidestep campaign finance rules that limit the amount of donations from PACs, individuals and corporations, said Barbara Bartoletti, legislative director of the League of Women Voters.

«The public now gets it,» said Barbara Bartoletti, the legislative director of the League of Women Voters.

A New Yorker should not have to pay to have his or her voice heard by our state legislators,» said Barbara Bartoletti, Legislative Director of the League of Women Voters of New York State.

Barbara Bartoletti, Legislative Director of the League of Women Voters NYS, said: «Ethics reform is long overdue and overwhelmingly supported by the public.

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The legislation would create a 13 - person commission consisting of appointees of Albany's legislative leaders and the presidents of the League of Women Voters of New York State and the Susan B. Anthony Museum and House.

To make a point about reigning in special interests, the League of Women Voters» legislative director Barbara Bartoletti likes to point out that legislators are more likely to die or be indicted than to be voted out of office.

Wilson, with the League of Women Voters, says that measure alone is far from enough to reverse a wave of corruption that's led to charges against the two former legislative leaders and nine of Governor Cuomo's former associates.

Barbara Bartoletti, with the League of Women Voters says so far the only individual with any influence on curbing corruption in Albany is U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara, who successfully prosecuted the legislative leaders as well as several other lesser lawmakers.

The New York Public Interest Research Group, Citizens Union, the League of Women Voters, and Common Cause, are calling for an end to the long Albany tradition of closed door meetings between the governor and legislative leaders where they make key decisions on the budget and other issues, known as three men in a room.

The League of Women Voters» Jennifer Wilson says while a constitutional convention could have provided a great opportunity to repair flaws in state government, there are other ways, including the normal legislative process.

«It's an unusual circumstance,» said Barbara Bartoletti, legislative director of the League of Women Voters of New York.

But Barbara Bartoletti, legislative director of the League of Women Voters of New York State, expressed some concern that the imbalance was so stark in the administration of a governor who has made gender equality a priority.

Joining us to talk more about the court's decision and what this means for the fight against corruption is Barbara Bartoletti, the former legislative director for the League of Women Voters.

Albany, NY — Host Alan Chartock is joined by Barbara Bartoletti, Legislative Director for the League of Women Voters of New York State.

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«This time we saw the majority of voters actually did on that question and that was very impressive,» said Jennifer Wilson, the legislative director of the League of Women Vvoters actually did on that question and that was very impressive,» said Jennifer Wilson, the legislative director of the League of Women VotersVoters.

Barbara Bartoletti, with the League of Women Voters, admits the deal would be a «compromise», but it would be better than the current system, where a legislative task force draws the lines.

Barbara Bartoletti, legislative director for the League of Women Voters of New York State, said at the news conference that she expects the Senate to include the credit in their budget, and hopes the Assembly does not.

But Republicans will have to choose whether they want to protect Turner's seat, which could go back to a Democrat in the future, or protect some upstate legislators who recently won elections, according to Barbara Bartoletti, legislative director for the League of Women Voters.

The League of Women Voters» Legislative Director Barbara Bartoletti also met with the reform panel.

Barbara Bartoletti, the legislative director for the New York State League of Women Voters, says the bill was poorly drafted, crafted without any hearings or input and rushed through at the end of session.

Barbara Bartoletti, the legislative director of the League of Women Voters of New York State, said she's not optimistic that meaningful ethics reform will pass this year in Albany.

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Barbara Bartoletti, the legislative director at the New York State League of Women Voters, said the latest package of voter reforms have been a long time coming.

«I think we've learned that politics trumps reform every time,» said Barbara Bartoletti, the longtime legislative director for the League of Women Voters who was appointed as a «special adviser» to the committee.

«The worst part of this is the campaign culture as we know it is not going to change at all,» said Barbara Bartoletti, legislative director for the League of Women Voters of New York.

Barbara Bartoletti, the longtime legislative director for the League of Women Voters, said state senators seeking the on - time talking point might revive and old trick.

So on Wednesday, Citizens Union, Reinvent Albany, Common Cause NY, the League of Women Voters of New York State, and the New York Public Interest Research Group sent a letter to Governor Cuomo and the two new legislative leaders, Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie and Senate Majority Leader John Flanagan, urging them to come together to enact comprehensive and significant reforms in five ethics categories.

NEW BRITAIN — Local voters on Oct. 7 get what may be their best chance of the campaign to learn what their state legislative candidates want to do about education, jobs, the environment, taxes and more.The New Britain Area League of Women Voters wvoters on Oct. 7 get what may be their best chance of the campaign to learn what their state legislative candidates want to do about education, jobs, the environment, taxes and more.The New Britain Area League of Women Voters wVoters will...

Dick Dadey, with Citizens Union, which supports the measure, along with the League of Women Voters, says it's the best opportunity in decades to help fix a broken system that allows nearly unlimited gerrymandering by legislative leaders to benefit parties in power.

In a statement, Barb Bartoletti, legislative director for the League of Women Voters said, «the legislature has left Albany following its «Watergate moment» by avoiding the most critical reforms such as closure of the LLC loophole, increased disclosure of discretionary funding and removing the pay to play culture by lowering contribution limits.

FPI's Executive Director, Ron Deutsch joins Barbara Bartoletti, Legislative Director for the League of Women Voters of New York State and Blair Horner, Executive Director of NYPIRG on WCNY News to discuss the failure of lawmakers to pass contract procurement and ethic reforms and voting laws.

Citizens Union and the League of Women Voters unveiled a new website Tuesday which presents their case in favor of a new commission to draw the state's legislative districts.

Barbara Bartoletti, legislative director for the League of Women Voters of New York State, who was a special adviser to the anti-corruption Moreland Commission, told the New York Times she hopes Silver's arrest will change Albany for good.

Barbara Bartoletti, the longtime legislative director for the League of Women Voters, said the commission's structure «is as independent as you can get in Albany.»

County Executive Mike Hein, seen here with (from left) Legislator Pete Loughran (D - Kingston), Common Cause Executive Director Susan Lerner, NYPIRG legislative counsel Russ Haven and League of Women Voters of the Mid-Hudson Region President Dare Thompson, discusses proposed campaign finance reform.

State Rep. Susan Johnson speaks at a Legislative Breakfast sponsored by the Mansfield League of Women Voters on Jan. 30.

Barbara Bartoletti, the legislative director of the League of Women Voters of New York State, expressed shock at Ms. Hooper's billing.

«The thing that bothered me the most is we were created with all this fanfare and the governor was going to clean up Albany,» said Barbara Bartoletti, legislative director for the League of Women Voters of New York State and a special adviser to the commission.

NEW ROCHELLE, NY — On October 26 The League of Women Voters of New Rochelle hosted a Forum for Candidates for County Legislative Office in Districts 7, 10 and 11.

The members of ReShapeNY — comprised of Citizens Union, the state League of Women Voters and the New York Public Interest Research Group — are anticipating the release of redrawn district maps from LATFOR, the legislative panel charged with carrying out the once - a-decade redistricting process.

Audubon Washington, Carbon Washington, and the League of Women Voters of Washington are among a growing coalition of organizations and individuals that have joined ACT NOW because they want to see a carbon tax pass during this legislative session.

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