Legislature makes needed changes, but leaves one step untaken

The following is part of an op-ed that appears in today’s Buffalo News.

“Another day, another piece of good legislation meant to distract voters. This time, legislators in Albany passed a measure to reform the way state authorities operate. Too bad they don’t do anything about how they operate.

In particular, it’s too bad they won’t cut spending to fill a deep, and growing, budget deficit. More broadly, it’s too bad they won’t change the rules of their chambers to empower minority party members and wrest iron control from the hands of each chamber’s leader. It’s too bad they won’t operate like a democracy.”

To read the rest of the op-ed click here.