| Not by the USDA, but by the NYAG.
Capitol Confidential is reporting that Attorney General Andrew Cuomo is introducing a new procedure that will shed some badly needed light on just how "member items" are allocated in our state legislature.
Certified Pork
Attorney General Andrew Cuomo is unveiling today a new procedure through which recipients of member items - a.k.a. legislative pork - will have to disclose "any potential conflict of interest and financial relationship with sponsoring members or their staff."
The certification will also have to include the "public purpose" that the money will be used for.
Here's all the legal language.
I'm particularly interested in the "any potential conflict of interest and financial relationship with sponsoring members or their staff" part. That should be interesting... |
