Common Cause/NY Reacts to Report that Mayor Will Shut Down Committee for One New York

NEW YORK, NY (03/17/2016)(readMedia)-- In response to a news report that the Mayor will shut down the Committee for One New York, Common Cause/NY Executive Director, Susan Lerner, issued the following statement:

"Common Cause/NY does not accept that secret money is a necessary function of the modern mayoralty and we are pleased to read that the Mayor will be shutting down the Committee for One New York. It does not serve the public interest to have a shadow government, serving only to breed mistrust and confusion among voters.This is the right decision which we hope others will follow."

Last month, Common Cause/NY sent a letter to the Conflicts of Interest Board (COIB) and the Campaign Finance Board (CFB) requesting an investigation into the Committee for One New York.