Times Union
by Marie Wilson and Erin Vilardi
Several weeks ago, integrity in Albany endured defeat once again, when legislation aimed at ethics reform failed to pass in the state Senate. Votes were cast strictly on party lines, an all too familiar occurrence in the Capitol at a time when New Yorkers need strong leadership, not petty politics.
At the close of summer, 49 percent of voters said almost everyone in the Senate — including their own senator — deserved to be thrown out, while 77 percent labeled Albany “dysfunctional,” according to a Quinnipiac University poll.
Is there any hope of turning from corruption and stalemate to ethical, bipartisan leadership?
Enter the young women of New York.
