Local pol looks to clean up Albany
It’s about time Albany sees the clean-up it deserves, contended Assemblymember Nicole Malliotakis, who represents parts of Staten Island and a swathe of Southwest Brooklyn, and State Assembly Minority Leader Brian Kolb at a media roundtable, held on Tuesday, February 24 at the Ridge’s Royal Restaurant.
“I think just from a historical perspective, we have a job to do,” said Kolb, pointing out a number of long advocated-for proposals by the Assembly Republican Conference such as the implementation of eight-year term limits for legislative leaders and committee chairs, and the increased transparency and easier public access to committee meetings and votes, among others. “We’re trying to champion new ideas and policy solutions.”
Locally, Malliotakis, a Republican, said, those reforms would lead to an all-around more accountable government.