The State Board of Elections (SBOE) recently proposed draft rules regarding the Public Financing Pilot Program, will apply only to the State Comptroller’s race this fall. According to the SBOE […]
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NYC COIB, New York Law School Host Event on ‘Ethics in City Government’
Tomorrow, May 20th, the New York City Conflicts of Interest Board (COIB) and New York Law School host the 20th Annual Citywide Seminar on Ethics in City Government from 8 […]
NYC CFB to Meet
The New York City Campaign Finance Board (NYC CFB) holds its next meeting on Thursday, May 15 at 10 a.m. The meeting agenda will be released on Wednesday.
State Comptroller Announces New Investigations Division
State Comptroller Tom DiNapoli announced today that he is creating a new Division of Investigations within the Office of the State Comptroller (OSC). According to the Comptroller, the new office […]
State Attorney General Indicts New York City Councilman
Earlier today, New York City Councilman Ruben Wills (D-Queens) was indicted by State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman’s office “for allegedly pocketing both public campaign funds and charitable grant money for […]
Senate Democrats Push Ethics, Campaign Finance Overhaul
Earlier today, the Senate Democratic Conference released a 9-bill campaign finance and ethics reform package, and called on the Senate leadership to bring the bills to the Senate Floor for […]
Albany Ethics Update
The Daily News reports that the Senate Democratic Conference will announce a “comprehensive” legislative ethics package at noon in the Capitol. The nine bill package will include a full system […]
Manhattan D.A. Expands Anti-Public Corruption Unit
Last Friday, Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance Jr. announced that he is combining his office’s Official Corruption and Public Integrity Units into a single Public Corruption Unit, to be led […]
Reports: U.S. Attorney Subpoenas JCOPE
According to multiple news reports, Preet Bharara, the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York, has subpoenaed records of corruption allegations that have been filed with the Joint […]
Albany Law School’s Government Law Center Holding Program on Campaign Finance in the Wake of McCutcheon
The Government Law Center (GLC) at Albany Law School is holding a program on “Campaign Finance Reform in Light of Citizens United and McCutcheon” tomorrow morning in the State Capitol […]