ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) -- Eliot Spitzer, who swept to office promising to reform state government, said Thursday he will set the tone by adhering to an unprecedented set of self-imposed reforms including
limiting campaign contributions and
taking no money for speeches.
Spitzer also will
ban questions on political affiliation in hiring, initiate budget reforms and
refuse to appear in state-paid TV commercials. He told reporters that politicians, including himself, have in the past said they couldn't be expected to ``disarm themselves'' by refusing to accept donations and gifts allowed by law.
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Spitzer's policies come Jan. 1 that don't require approval by the Legislature include:
_Limiting campaign contributions to himself and Paterson to $10,000 from unions, limited liability companies, political action committees and other groups. That's 80 percent less than allowed by law.
_Maintaining a $5,000 cap on corporate donations for himself and Paterson but prohibiting companies from donating more through subsidiaries.
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