I neglected to do a post on this story when it happened on April 26th, but former Senator Carl Kruger has been sentenced to seven years in federal prison after […]
Archive Author: Hinman Straub
Legislative Ethics Commission Fines Espada
The Legislative Ethics Commission has ordered former State Senator Pedro Espada $80,000 for violating the Public Officers Law by hiring his uncle — a $10,000 fine and $70,000 in restitution. […]
JCOPE Seeks Public Comment on New Disclosure Mandates
The Joint Commission on Public Ethics (JCOPE) sent out an e-blast requesting public comment on two new disclosure requirements for lobbyists and clients – “reportable business relationships” and the source […]
Assembly Elections Committee to Consider Public Financing Legislation
Last week, Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver introduced legislation (A.9885-A), which would establish an optional partial public financing system for the offices of Governor, Lt. Governor, Attorney General, state legislators and […]
JCOPE to Hold April Meeting
The Joint Commission on Public Ethics (JCOPE) holds its April meeting at 10:30 this morning. The meeting agenda is not yet available here. The Commission will be discussing records access […]
Suffolk County Grand Jury Issues Report on Abuse of County Ethics Commission
A special grand jury in Suffolk County has issued a scathing report which finds that members of former County Executive Steve Levy’s administration and Ethics Commission employees engaged in a […]
Group Begins Push for Campaign Finance Reform
Back in February, I blogged about the creation of a new group favoring campaign finance reform, New York Leadership for Accountable Government (NY LEAD). They are advocating for the state […]
Former New York Governor Launches SuperPAC
Last week, former Governor George Pataki announced the launch of a new “super PAC” that “is dedicated to preserving GOP control of the House by maintaining and building New York’s […]
NYPIRG Report Drills Down on Lobbying In New York
This week, NYPIRG released “A Closer Look at 2011’s Record-Breaking $220M Lobbying Total,” comparing 2011 lobbying spending with that of 2010. They also identify the entities whose spending growth was […]
CLE Program on Representing the Political Candidate in New York
The New York State Bar Association (NYSBA) has just announced a CLE program to be held throughout the state in June, “Representing the Political Candidate in New York: Follow the […]