Republican Minority Proposing More Open and Transparent Assembly

In the wake of Sheldon Silver's decision to step aside as Assembly Speaker, Minority Republicans are proposing a package of bills to make the chamber more "open and transparent." That from Assemblyman Andrew Goodell, who says Minority Leader Brian Kolb has announced the proposals, which are designed to diminish the power of the speaker and give more authority to Assembly Committee Chairmen on bringing legislation to the full panel...

Andrew Goodell: making the process more open and transparent

Goodell says one of the key measures would put term limits on the number of times an Assembly member can be speaker. It would also allow items that come out of committees to go to the floor of the Assembly for an up or down vote.  Currently, the speaker has to approve what legislation goes before the panel.