ALBANY – New York State Assemblyman Gary Finch (R-Springport) is blaming Democrats for stalling a bill for pension reform in Albany.

The assemblyman, who sponsored a bill to strip pensions from public officials who commit felonies related to their state work, says bipartisanship is standing in the way of progress when it comes to public ethics reform in the state capital.

Finch’s bill failed to pass the Democratic controlled Assembly Committee on Governmental Employees on Tuesday.