Better Smarter Government:

About our Government Reform Initiative

Government reform at the state, local, and national levels -- that's a broad topic and it covers a lot of territory.  Through the WCA Call to Action Committee, we're working to make government better, smarter, more responsive, and cost less.   Scroll down to keep up with what's happening.

• SHAME ON YOU: Westchester County Board of Legislators

• DEC 06, 2012 | COUNTY GOV'T | 0 COMMENTS

• With the 2013 Budget on the table, the Board of Legislators wants to dip into the County’s Reserve Fund to the tune of $16 million to balance the budget. By raiding those funds, they will put our AAA credit rating in grave peril. 

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• Jenkins to Address Call to Action Committee Members

• NOV 29, 2012 | COUNTY GOV'T, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, GOVERNMENT REFORM, INFRASTRUCTURE, REGULATORY ISSUES | 0 COMMENTS

• Ken Jenkins, chairman of the Westchester County Board of Legislators, will meet exclusively with WCA’s own Call to Action Committee (our government watchdog group) on Monday to gather his take on the proposed 2013 Westchester County budget...

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• Dep. County Executive Plunkett Has Detailed Budget Discussion with WCA Call to Action Committee

• NOV 29, 2012 | COUNTY GOV'T, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, GOVERNMENT REFORM, HEALTHCARE REFORM, INFRASTRUCTURE, MANDATE RELIEF, NYS GOV'T, REAL ESTATE, REGULATORY ISSUES, TAX REFORM, TRANSPORTATION | 0 COMMENTS

• In a detailed discussion with Westchester County Association's Call to Action Committee (our government watchdog group), Deputy Westchester County Executive Kevin Plunkett addressed budgets, Playland's future, and the Local Development Corporations...

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• Plunkett to Address WCA Call to Action Committee on Budget

• NOV 26, 2012 | COUNTY GOV'T, GOVERNMENT REFORM, INFRASTRUCTURE, MANDATE RELIEF, NYS GOV'T, REGULATORY ISSUES, TAX REFORM | 0 COMMENTS

• Deputy County Executive Kevin Plunkett, and Bill Mooney, III, Senior Assistant to the County Executive, will meet exclusively with WCA’s own Call to Action Committee (our government watchdog group) on Wednesday to review the proposed 2013 Westchester County budget...
  

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• VIDEO: The Cohen-Latimer Debate that Everyone's Talking About

• OCT 23, 2012 | COUNTY GOV'T, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, ENERGY, GOVERNMENT REFORM, HEALTHCARE REFORM, INFRASTRUCTURE, MANDATE RELIEF, NYS GOV'T, REAL ESTATE, REGULATORY ISSUES, SEQRA, TAX REFORM, TRANSPORTATION | 0 COMMENTS

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