New York Governor Andrew Cuomo is calling for a new email retention policy for state leaders following criticism of his administration's practice of purging emails after 90 days. The Democratic governor's policy concerned government watchdogs and some lawmakers who said it was an affront to government transparency.
On Friday several good-government groups urged Cuomo to issue an executive order requiring emails to be kept for seven years. Cuomo's top spokeswoman says the administration would work with other state leaders to create new, uniform retention standards.
Cuomo's office had said the existing policy dated back to former Gov. Eliot Spitzer, but Cuomo recently expanded it to other state agencies. Cuomo had a similar policy when he was attorney general.
Current Attorney General Eric Schneiderman suspended that policy this week.
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