Bill Mahoney of Capital New York (behind a paywall, unfortunately) reports that Risa Hellerman, the state Board of Elections’ enforcement counsel, said that she will begin examining campaign committees that […]
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Report: Advocacy Groups Able to Hide Donors, Despite State Donor Disclosure Requirements
Chris Bragg of the Times Union reports that three education advocacy groups – which together spent more than $8.3 million on lobbying in 2015 – were able to avoid disclosing […]
NYC CFB to Meet (Updated)
The New York City Campaign Finance Board (NYC CFB) holds its next meeting on Thursday, July 30th at 9:30 a.m. The meeting agenda is not yet available here. Update: according […]
Convictions Renew Calls for Ethics Reform in Albany
The convictions last week of two State Senators — Republican Tom Libous and Democrat John Sampson — have led to renewed calls for “ethics reform” in Albany. Government reform group […]
Ulster County Considering Limits on Campaign Contributions
The Kingston Daily Freeman reports that the Ulster County Legislature is considering legislation that would impose limits on campaign contributions to county elected official from certain sources. Under a bill […]
JCOPE Adopts Revised Outside Activity Rules
The Joint Commission on Public Ethics (JCOPE) has adopted revised regulations relating to “outside activities” for state officials and employees, which it proposed earlier this year. Under the prior rules, […]
JCOPE Executive Director to Tax & Finance
The Capital Confidential blog reports that Letizia Tagliafierro, who has served as the Executive Director of the Joint Commission on Public Ethics (JCOPE) since October 2013, is moving to the state’s […]
Group Files Lawsuit Challenging ‘LLC Loophole’
The New York Times reports that an “eclectic group of liberal and conservative interests and individuals filed suit” have filed a lawsuit in State Supreme Court in Albany against the […]
Group Wants to Build the ‘Death Star’ of State Campaign Finance Data
The Albany Project, an “activist platform” that is “fight[ing] against Albany’s endemic culture of corruption,” recently announced a campaign to build a new Internet-based tool that the groups hopes will […]
The Latest Issue of JCOPE’s Ethics Review is Out
The Joint Commission on Public Ethics (JCOPE) has released the latest edition (Spring/Summer) of its quarterly newsletter, The Ethics Review. This issue covers the state’s ban on nepotism, addresses the […]