The Joint Commission on Public Ethics (JCOPE) sent out an e-blast earlier today announcing that it will hold round table discussion on its proposed regulations regarding gifts, travel, honoraria, and […]
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SBOE Posts Filer Update, 2013 Calendar
The State Board of Elections has posted two new documents on its web site — a “filer update” (which includes information about their upcoming campaign finance seminars) and the 2013 […]
DiNapoli, de Blasio Call for SEC Action on Corporate Disclosure
In today’s New York Times, State Comptroller Tom DiNapoli and New York City Public Advocate (and candidate for Mayor) Bill de Blasio call on Mary Jo White (who is expected […]
Goldfeder on Corporate Political Expenditure Disclosure
Election Law guru Jerry Goldfeder, special counsel at Stroock & Stroock & Lavan, and Neal D. Richards, an associate at the firm, provide some background and context to federal, state […]
Senate Introduces Comptroller’s Campaign Finance Bill
Last Friday, the Senate Rules Committee introduced S.4239, the Comptroller Campaign Finance Reform Act. This bill, submitted by the Comptroller’s Office, would put in place an option system of public […]
PepsiCo Agrees to Disclose Lobbying, Political Spending
State Comptroller Tom DiNapoli announced last week that PepsiCo has agreed to disclose all of its direct lobbying, the contributions it makes to trade associations, funding for grassroots lobbying as […]
Poughkeepsie Journal Editorial Calls for Campaign Finance Reform
Today’s Poughkeepsie Journal includes an editorial in support of reforming the state’s campaign finance laws, saying that they “have been a mess for a long time.” But the newspaper does […]
NYC CFB to Meet
The New York City Campaign Finance board holds its next meeting tomorrow (Thursday, March 14th) at 40 Rector Street in Manhattan. Read the meeting agenda here.
Watch Governor Cuomo’s Campaign Finance Reform Speech
As I described in this blog post, Gov. Cuomo delivered a speech on campaign finance reform last week. The Brennan Center for Justice, one of the organizations that hosted the […]
State Board of Elections Announces Schedule of 2013 Campaign Finance Seminars
The State Board of Elections (SBOE) is offering more than campaign finance seminars throughout the state, 31 in total, beginning on May 1st. The seminars run for three hours. Their […]