Griffo and Senate Republicans call on Comptroller DiNapoli to reject Democrats creation of legal defense slush fund for elected officials - Utica Phoenix

Griffo and Senate Republicans call on Comptroller DiNapoli to reject Democrats creation of legal defense slush fund for elected officials - Utica Phoenix

On the heels of the passage of a state budget that includes $254 billion in spending, the Democratic majorities in the state Legislature tucked away 10 million taxpayer dollars into a slush fund to cover the private legal bills for politicians in Albany. In response, Sen. Griffo, who did not support this initiative, and the Senate Republican Conference recently wrote a letter to state Comptroller Tom DiNapoli urging him to protect taxpayers of t…