Even though the Governor has not yet delivered his State of the State address, and the push to reform the state’s campaign finance laws has already begun. At 10:30 in […]
Archive Author: Hinman Straub
Signs of Project Sunlight
The Public Integrity Reform Act of 2011 included language establishing the Project Sunlight database (read my prior post on it here). That law became effective on January 1, 2013. In […]
Comptroller Sues Company Seeking Records of Political Spending from Company
State Comptroller Tom DiNapoli announced today that he has sued Qualcomm, a telecommunications company that is one of the nation’s largest manufacturers of computer chips for mobile devices, seeking internal […]
Assembly Speaker Proposes Bill to Increase Independent Expenditure Disclosure (Updated)
As reported by the AP and the Times Union, Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver has introduced legislation (A.690) “to ensure that entities engaged in express advocacy of candidates are subject to […]
Attorney General Moves Forward with Regulations to Require Disclosure of ‘Dark Money’
New York State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman has formally provided notice of his proposed rules (and upcoming public hearings) to address what he calls “dark money” – political spending by […]
Super PAC Spending in the 46th SD
In today’s Times Union, Jimmy Vielkind takes a close look at the multi-million dollar campaign for New York’s newly-created 46th Senate District: It was the most expensive election held this […]
NYC CFB’s Full Disclosure, Fall Issue
The New York City Campaign Finance Board has come out with the latest issue of its quarterly newsletter, Full Disclosure. The latest issue looks at independent expenditures in the recent […]
NYC Coordination Controversy Looks to be Resolved
A follow up to this earlier post, which described an impending battle over a New York City Council bill that would have allowed campaigns to coordinate with unions or companies […]
Could 2013 be the year… Campaign finance reform comes to Albany?
The NY World (published by Columbia Journalism School) asks that question, and provides a good overview of where the various players stand on the issue as we approach the 2013 […]
JCOPE to Meet on Dec. 18 (Updated)
The Joint Commission on Public Ethics (JCOPE) holds its next meeting tomorrow, Tuesday, December 18th, at 10:30, in Albany. The meeting agenda is not yet available. I will update this […]