Public money should not move in the dark.
Marti believes New Yorkers deserve a government that can be inspected, challenged, and held to account. Oversight is not a talking point. It is part of whether taxpayers can trust how Albany operates.
Oversight should happen before problems surface.
The transparency issue is structural: exemptions, reduced scrutiny, and too much public money moving through a process most taxpayers never get to inspect.
What is the issue?
State leaders have used budget exemptions that allow billions of dollars in contracts to move without independent review by the New York State Comptroller.
Why does it matter?
When contracts bypass ordinary scrutiny, taxpayers lose one of the clearest protections against waste, abuse, and decisions made out of public view.
What would Marti fight for?
She would fight to restore independent oversight, end backroom exemptions, and insist that public spending be reviewed before money goes out the door.
A serious government should welcome scrutiny.
This page makes the transparency case in plain terms: oversight, independent review, and fewer decisions hidden inside a process voters never get to see.
Oversight
Independent Review Matters
Marti argues that no contract should be approved without an independent set of eyes making sure the spending is legal, responsible, and in the best interests of taxpayers.
Oversight
Backroom Exemptions Have To End
For years, exemptions have been written into the budget that allow contracts to move forward without ordinary oversight. Her position is direct: those carve-outs should end.
Oversight
Transparency Is A Governing Standard
This is not a niche administrative issue. It is part of a larger argument that government should be serious, visible, and accountable to the people paying for it.
Governing Approach
Good government starts with letting people see how decisions are made.
Marti's broader case is that Albany has become too closed, too insulated, and too comfortable making decisions without enough daylight. Transparency is part of restoring public confidence, not a side issue.
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