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marmar

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Tue May 6, 2014, 08:54 AM May 2014

After Pledge of Sunlight, Gov. Cuomo Officials Keep Their Email in the Shadows


This piece originally ran on ProPublica.


Adopting a tactic that has been used by officials ranging from Sarah Palin to staffers of New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, aides to New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo are sending emails from private accounts to conduct official business.

I know because I got one myself. And three other people who interact with the governor’s office on policy or media matters told me they have too. None of the others wanted to be named.

The tactic appears to be another item in the toolbox of an administration that, despite Cuomo’s early vows of unprecedented transparency, has become known for an obsession with secrecy. Emailing from private accounts can help officials hide communications and discussions that are supposed to be available to the public.

“Government business should never be conducted through private email accounts. Not only does it make it difficult to retrieve what is a government record, but it just invites the suspicion that a government employee is attempting to evade accountability by supervisors and the public,” said Christopher Dunn of the New York Civil Liberties Union, a frequent requester of records under the state’s Freedom of Information Law. .....................(more)

The complete piece is at: http://www.truthdig.com/report/item/after_pledge_of_sunlight_gov_cuomo_officials_keep_their_email_in_the_shado



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After Pledge of Sunlight, Gov. Cuomo Officials Keep Their Email in the Shadows (Original Post) marmar May 2014 OP
Cuomo has been a disappointment to many Renew Deal May 2014 #1
Very few politicians actually walk the talk. hobbit709 May 2014 #2
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