Citizens for Better Government in New York

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You're here on this page because you already understand the drastic condition of New York State government. You can add to the momentum for reform by signing our petition, and you can make sure you stay updated on our fight for citizen-driven government by being on our e-alert list. You can also become a member and attend our meetings.

For information from our group, click on one of the links below:

ReformNY Petition
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Links to information from external sources is provided below.

New York reports and data	TV
Current and relevant Books	Media outlets

New York reports and data

Website	Link
Project Sunlight This website is an on-line gateway to several NY State databases that allows you to access and search information on Campaign Finance, Member items, bills, lobbyists and government contracts.	Sunlightny.org
Brennan Center for Justice at NYU School of Law	2006 report 2004 report Reforming the New York State Legislature Brennan Center homepage
Center for Governmental Research	CGR homepage Reports
The Public Policy Institute of New York State, Inc.	PPI homepage Key Economic and Social Indicators for New York State
Empire Center for New York State Policy A project of the Manhattan Institute for Policy Research	Empire Center homepage Reports
U. S. Census Bureau	U. S. Census Bureau homepage
National Conference of State Legislatures	50 State Legislative staff count

There are television programs specifically focused on the activity in Albany.
Inside Albany

There are also local programs that periodically feature Albany topics.
Need to Know

Current and relevant Books

Three Men in a Room: The Inside Story of Power and Betrayal in an American Statehouse
by Seymour P. Lachman, with Robert Polner
(2006)

Creating a Prosperous New York State, Making Elected Officials Accountable for New York State's Performance Relative to Other States
By Mark W. Bitz
Publisher: Mark W. Bitz (February 2006)
Available through FreeNYS.org

The Politics of Decline, A Chronicle of New York's Descent and What You Can Do To Save Your State
By Jay Gallagher
Publisher: Whitston Press (November 2005)

Publications

Brennan Report

Media outlets

Frequent articles relating to New York Reform, Government and politics are published in and out of the state; just keep your eyes and ears open. Newspapers and publications have been covering pertinent New York State issues in print and on-line for some time. Since September 2004 there have been over 300 stories presented by the following media outlets.

13WHAM - Rochester
Albany Business Review
Albany Times Union
AFP
Associated Press
Black Enterprise
Business Review
Capital News 9 - Albany
City Journal
Daily Freeman
Empire Information Services
Finger Lakes Times
Gotham Gazette
Houston Chronicle
Ithaca Journal
Kaiser Network
LA Times
Long Island Press
Mid Hudson News
MSNBC
NBC3
Newsday
NewsMax
New York Daily News
New York Post
New York Sun
North Country Gazette
NY1News
Penton Publications
Poughkeepsie Journal
Press Connects - Binghamton
Queens Tribune
RNEWS 9 - Rochester
Rochester Business Journal
Rochester Democrat and Chronicle
Star Gazette (Elmira/Corning)
Suffolk Life Newspapers
The Buffalo News
The Journal News (Westchester)
The Journal News (White Plains)
The Citizen - Albany
The Corning Leader
The Empire Page
The Nation
The New York Times
The Post Standard
The Record
The Wall Street Journal
Times Herald Record
USA Today
Washington Square News
WCAX-TV - Vermont
West Side News
WGRZ-TV - Buffalo
WNBC TV New York
WNY Media Network
WROC TV Rochester
WXXI-TV Rochester