Last night, Gov. Cuomo released his Public Trust Act (Governor’s Program Bill), which follows the recent indictments of a State Senator, two Assemblymembers and a New York City Councilman (among […]
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Assembly Elections Committee to Take Up Bills to Provide for Public Financing of Campaigns, Closing the LLC Loophole
The Assembly Elections Committee will meet next Wednesday at 9:30 am. Among other bills, the committee will consider the 2013 Fair Elections Act (A.4980-B, Silver/S.4705 Stewart-Cousins), which provides for public […]
JCOPE to Meet on Tuesday (Updated)
The Joint Commission on Public Ethics (JCOPE) has scheduled its next meeting for Tuesday, April 30th at 10:30 am, at its office in Albany. There is no agenda available yet. […]
Weekend Ethics & Campaign Finance Reform Recap
News articles: Albany Times Union: How much will public financing of campaigns cost? The Journal News: Public campaign finance debate heats up in Albany. AP: Politicians’ promises clean up Albany […]
Campaign Finance Reform Update
For your reading pleasure, below are some links to recent stories regarding campaign finance reform in New York State: Campaign finance reform continues to be a hot topic at the […]
Business Council Compares the Various Campaign Finance Proposals
Heather Jung, Director of Government Affairs at the Business Council, has posted an overview of the various campaign finance proposals that have been put forth thus far – those of […]
DiFiore Resigns as Head of JCOPE; Horowitz Appointed to Serve as Chair
The state’s ethics and lobbying oversight entity is getting a new leader. Governor Cuomo announced today that he has appointed Daniel J. Horowitz to serve as a Chair of the […]
US Attorney: More Needs to be Done to Root Out Corruption in New York
In a speech this morning before the Citizens Crime Commission in New York City, U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara said that effectively addressing corruption in the state will require more than […]
Weekend Editorial Round-Up: Ethics and Campaign Finance Reform in Albany
The New York Times supports reforming the Wilson-Pakula ballot access law and establishing an independent enforcement unit in the state Board of Elections, but sees public financing of elections as […]
Senate to Hold Hearings on New York City’s Public Finance Program
In a press release issued yesterday, the Senate Republicans announced that they intend to hold public hearings on “New York City’s often abused public finance system amid calls by Democrats […]