Last Friday, Gov. Cuomo delivered a speech in Manhattan at the office of the law firm Covington & Burling on campaign finance reform. The Governor said that is “cautiously optimistic” […]
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Governor to Participate in Telephone Town Hall on Campaign Finance Reform
The State of Politics blog reports that Gov. Cuomo will participate in a “telephone town hall” with Citizen Action and Fair Elections for New York on Monday, March 7 at […]
Complaint Filed Over Maid of the Mist Contract
The Daily Politics blog is reporting that the Niagara Preservation Coalition, a non-profit group based in Niagara Falls, has written to the State Attorney General and Comptroller asking for them […]
NYC Lobbying Bureau Publishes Annual Report
The Lobbying Bureau of the New York City Clerk’s Office has released its seventh annual report. Click through to read about lobbying-related complaints and how they were disposed of, civil […]
JCOPE to Hold Round Table Discussions
The Joint Commission on Public Ethics (JCOPE) has announced that it will hold “informal roundtable discussions for lobbyists, client filers and compliance officers on a variety of topics.” The first […]
Attorney General Announces Guilty Plea in Non-Profit Embezzlement Scheme
Yesterday, state Attorney General Eric Schneiderman announced that Clement Gardner has pleaded guilty to embezzling $560,000 from two taxpayer-funded Bronx charities over an eight-year period. He faces two to six […]
McDonald Explains His Challenge to New York City’s Campaign Finance Law
Republican New York City mayoral candidate George McDonald explains the rationale for his recent lawsuit in today’s Daily News: “How does an average New Yorker afford to run for mayor? […]
JCOPE Issues Advisory Opinion on POL’s Two Year Ban, Lifetime Bar
The Joint Commission on Public Ethics (JCOPE) recently issued Advisory Opinion 13-01, which addresses the application of the two year bar under Public Officers Law (POL) §73(8)(a)(i) and the lifetime […]
Court Hears Arguments on NYC Campaign Finance Case; Candidate Allowed to Raise More than Law Permits
On Monday, the State Supreme Court in Manhattan heard arguments on New York City mayoral candidate’s George McDonald’s challenge to the city’s campaign finance limits. (Read my prior post on […]
City & State New York: “Inside the Select World of New York City Election Attorneys”
An article in City & State New York profiles some of New York City’s election lawyers, who are expected to be very busy this year as all city-wide offices and […]