A state judge has ordered former Assemblyman Vito Lopez to pay the $330,000 in fines that he owes for sexually harassing female staff members. Lopez resigned his Assembly seat in […]
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NYC CFB Training Available
The New York City Campaign Finance Board (NYC CFB) is offering Compliance and C-SMART trainings for the 2017 election cycle. Compliance trainings cover campaign finance laws and the CFB rules. […]
Attorney General Schneiderman’s ‘Evolution on Ethics’
The Gotham Gazette does a deep dive on Attorney General Eric Schneiderman and his history with respect to ethics reform in Albany, including his time serving as a member of […]
Attorney General Pushes Ethics and Campaign Finance Reform Bill
State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman, who recently submitted the End New York Corruption Now Act to the Legislature, has been traveling the state to urge action on his bill before the […]
JCOPE Seeking Comment on Proposed Changes to Lobbying Guidelines
Yesterday, the Joint Commission on Public Ethics (JCOPE) sent out an e-blast requesting “informal comments” on proposed guidance regarding the scope of the definition of the term “lobbying” under Legislative […]
Attorney General Calls for Action on Ethics, Campaign Finance Reform (Updated)
In an editorial in today’s Times Union, state Attorney General Eric Schneiderman says that he will send the Legislature a program bill, which he has dubbed the End New York […]
JCOPE Fines Former State Director of Emergency Management Services
The state’s former Director of Emergency Management, who sent state workers to remove a tree that had blocked access to his home in Long Island during Superstorm Sandy, has admitted […]
NYC CFB to Meet
The New York City Campaign Finance Board (NYC CFB) will hold its next meeting on Thursday, May 28, at its offices in Manhattan. The meeting agenda is not yet available.
State Board of Elections Releases 2015 Political Calendar
It may seem somewhat late in the year to release a calendar, but the State Board of Elections (SBOE) has released its 2015 political calendar. In fairness, the SBOE waited […]
Assembly Approves Bill on Political Donations by LLC, Senate Committee Does Not Consider the Bill
Yesterday, the Assembly approved A.6975-B, which would treat Limited Liability Companies (LLCs) as corporations for campaign finance purposes. As a result, LLCs would be limited to making a total of […]