The Joint Commission on Public Ethics (JCOPE) issued an advisory opinion (AO 13-02) this past week, establishing “a general standard for the use of State aircraft by the Governor under […]
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Senate Co-Leader to Introduce Campaign Finance Reform Legislation Next Week
State Senator Jeff Klein, Senate Co-Leader and head of the Independent Democratic Conference (IDC) announced today that he will introduce legislation next week that will overhaul the state’s campaign-finance laws, […]
Ethics, Campaign Finance Update
No big stories today, but a few interesting ones in the wake of last week’s indictments by the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of NY. NY LEAD, a group […]
News and Editorial Coverage of Gov’s Anti-Corruption Proposal
Read coverage of the Governor’s Public Trust Act, phase one of his public anti-corruption effort, in the Times Union, the Poughkeepsie Journal, the Daily News, the Post,the Syracuse Post-Standard, Newsday, […]
Governor Proposes New Law in Effort Against Public Corruption
In response to last week’s indictments of a State Senator, two Assembly members and a New York City Councilman, Gov. Cuomo held a press conference today to announce his first proposal […]
Public Financing of Political Campaigns: For and Against
The New York Times and the Daily News (via editorial board member Bill Hammond) offer competing views as to whether New York State should adopt a public campaign financing system. […]
Meetings This Week: State Board of Elections, New York City Campaign Finance Board
The state Board of Elections holds its next meeting tomorrow, April 9 at 12 noon at its offices in Albany. There is no agenda available. The New York City Campaign […]
In Wake of Scandals, Governor Says Campaign Finance and Ethics Reform are Priorities
In a radio interview this morning on WCNY, Gov. Cuomo said he wants to capitalize on two scandals from last week to advance an elections and ethics reform agenda. Without […]
Responding to Lawmaker Bribery Cases
In the wake of the multiple indictments announced last week by the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Gov. Cuomo is reportedly “discussing several legislative and policy […]
State Board of Elections Releases 2013 Legislative Proposals
The State Board of Elections has posted its Election Law proposals for 2013. The Board notes that its list does not include “any legislative proposals that may be needed as […]