It Starts With Your Senator
New York State government is a disgrace. The State Senate, in particular, is a disaster. Senators fight over power and personal privilege to the exclusion of all else.
RebootNY.org's mission is to rebuild state government, starting with the Senate. We are working to elect new, honest, ethical leaders committed to reform so that elected officials can focus on their true mission; solving New York's desperate problems and making New York the best it can be.
Latest News Of Dysfunction
Protesters rally outside Espada's home
Protesters wearing "Don't Vote For Pedro" shirts gathered Saturday afternoon outside the home of Senate Majority Leader Pedro Espada Jr. to mark the one-year anniversary of his infamous state Senate coup
What Are They Doing?
...leaders still can’t come up with a plan to close a $9.2 billion deficit. Meanwhile, the other 210 senators and Assembly members are mostly sitting on their hands. No real progress on desperately needed ethics reform. No real progress, period. So tell us again why we bothered electing them? Nobody wants a flawed, slapdash budget. But as each day passes, the limbo worsens for millions of New Yorkers.
Espada uses office for personal gain
“Taxpayer money was given to this not-for-profit to provide health care services to underprivileged patients, but our investigation has found the funds flowed into the pockets of Senator Espada and his supporters,” Mr. Cuomo said in a statement.
No hurt in these financial balances
Budget woes or not, legislators host 127 political fundraiser
Lobbyists feel the $queeze
ALBANY -- Nervous state lawmakers, fearing angry voters will kick them out of office in November, are shamelessly pressuring lobbyists more than ever for massive political contributions, lobbyists and lawmakers have told The Post.
Paterson Is Said to Have Ordered Calls in Abuse Case
Gov. David A. Paterson personally directed two state employees to contact the woman who had accused his close aide of assaulting her, according to two people with direct knowledge of the governor’s actions.
Squadron warns of 'poisonous' legislature
“The legislature is an embarrassment,” Squadron told the Cobble Hill Association at Christ Church on February 11. “Officials are more likely to be indicted or die in office than to be voted out.”
More Dysfunction Junction in the Senate
On the second session day since Hiram Monserrate was ousted, Democrats and Republicans just argued on the floor about how many votes are needed to confirm gubernatorial appointments.
State lawmakers need to change their behavior and work harder to fix problems
Little legislative dialogue has taken place so far
Pols, be careful what you wish: Black, Latino legislators are equal opportunity offenders
Albany is a regular UN of bad behavior. If the press and prosecutors are being driven by some kind of ethnic bias, they are keeping it well hidden.
Latest Blog Posts
July 11 - The More Important Deadline
Memorandum In Support of Senate Bill 6725
The Brennan Center has posted a memorandum in support of legislation to count prison inmates where they are from rather
Ed Koch: "The New York Uprising Begins"
How bad must it get for an 85-year-old former mayor of the City of New York - not an easy
Is That Rain on My Leg?
Here's what Andrew Rudnick, head of the Buffalo Niagara Partnership, has to say about a new PAC he's
'Gathering storm'
Politico: In [...] New York, where various state legislators have been embroiled in scandals, a new Marist College poll
NYS Senate Incumbents turn to Lobbyists for Cash
It seems in tough times, when no one thinks the folks now in the Senate aren't doing a great job,
What's wrong with the NYS Senate?
This video will give you 61 reasons why.
Momentum for reform grows amid scandals
It's been a sorry few weeks for New York State. Between the implosion of David Paterson's governorship, Joe Bruno's fraud
Senator Eric Adams is Exactly Right
Via Liz, here's a direct quote from Senator Eric Adams that supports the exact point that RebootNY is making about
Reboot the State Senate, Fix Its Problems
Hat tip to an interesting piece by the New York Times for a thought provoking dialogue between academics, good government experts,
