Buffalo News ran an interesting column by Bob McCarthy on New York Uprising – Former Mayor Ed Koch’s campaign to “shame state candidates into defeat unless they embrace basic reforms”

Ed Koch, the former mayor of New York, visited our town last week for the first time since his unsuccessful Democratic campaign for governor against Mario Cuomo back in 1982.But even at 85, nothing deters the former mayor. He is embarking on a new campaign called New York Uprising, aiming to “shame” state candidates into defeat unless they embrace basic reforms.

Koch, joined by big names like Cuomo, former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani and former state Comptroller Ned Regan, has asked legislative and statewide candidates to pledge support for three reforms:

• “Meaningful criteria” for legislative redistricting through an independent and impartial commission.
• New ethics rules that include a comprehensive annual financial disclosure form.
• New guidelines for adopting the perennially late state budget that include creating an independent budget office to report and comment on the state’s financial health.