Gubernatorial candidate Attorney General Andrew Cuomo has issued The New NY Agenda: A Plan for Action.  Among the report’s recommendations to “clean up Albany” and restore trust and accountability are to:

Set severely reduced contribution limits for public contractors and lobbyists.  These limits would apply to candidates [...]

In a decision released today Appellate Division Judges Stern, Sabatino, and Harris struck down Executive Order No. 7 (”EO 7″) on the grounds that it violated New Jersey’s separation of powers doctrine.  The Court’s reasoning was premised upon the principle that an executive order must be based upon the advancement of an existing legislative act [...]