The New York City Campaign Finance Board (NYC CFB) will hold its next meeting on Thursday, Dec. 12, at its offices in lower Manhattan. The meeting agenda will be available […]
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Reactions to the Moreland Commission Report
The Times Union’s editorial board urges Gov. Cuomo to “turn the commission’s recommendations into a legislative agenda, and insist that legislators either pass it, or face the consequences next November.” […]
Moreland Commission Issues Preliminary Report
Last night, the Moreland Commission to Investigate Public Corruption released its preliminary report. (Read the Commission’s press release, and the full report.) Governor Cuomo’s anti-corruption commission report is a scathing […]
Moreland Monday? (Updated)
According to a news report, the Moreland Commission to Investigate Public Corruption’s commissioners plan to vote this morning on whether to approve the final draft of its preliminary report, which […]
NYC CFB Seeking a Chief of Staff
The New York City Campaign Finance Board (NYC CFB) is looking to fill the newly-created position of Chief of Staff (among other positions).
Common Cause Report Analyzes Independent Expenditures in the 2013 NYC Elections (Updated)
Common Cause NY has released a report titled “Analysis of Independent Expenditures in the 2013 New York City Elections.” It looks at spending by “independent” committees (those that are not […]
Unshackle Upstate, NYPIRG Reach Different Conclusions on Public Funding of Political Campaigns
Two advocacy groups released reports today that address issues expected to be taken up by the Moreland Commission to Investigate Public Corruption. Pro-business group Unshackle Upstate’s report “Money for Nothing” […]
Legislators, Law Firms Challenge Moreland Commission Subpoenas
The subpoenas issued by the Moreland Commission to Investigate Public Corruption seeking information about state lawmakers’ outside income were returnable yesterday. Lawyers for the Senate Republicans, the Assembly Democrats and […]
NYC CFB to Meet
The New York City Campaign Finance Board (NYC CFB) will hold its next meeting tomorrow (Thursday, Nov. 21) at its offices in lower Manhattan. The meeting agenda is here.
NYPIRG Files JCOPE Complaint Regarding Lobbying by the State’s Political Parties
Earlier today, NYPIRG filed a complaint with JCOPE (the Joint Commission on Public Ethics), asking the state’s lobbying regulator it to look into whether the state’s political parties should be […]