Earlier today, Attorney General Eric Schneiderman and Comptroller Tom DiNapoli announced the indictment and arrest of two former Monroe County public officials and two business executives. They are accused of […]
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Senate, Assembly Introduce “Pay-to-Play” Disclosure Bill
Both houses of the Legislature introduced a bill today that could be viewed as being a response to the Moreland Commission’s issuance of subpoenas to law firms that employ state […]
Ethics and Campaign Finance Update
Over the weekend, the Times Union reported that the Moreland Commission to Investigate Public Corruption met with good government groups last week to get their perspective on the issues under […]
Attorney General Subpoenas Nassau County GOP, County Executive’s Re-Election Campaign
Newsday reports (behind its pay wall) that Democratic State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman has subpoenaed the Nassau County Republican Party and Nassau County Executive Ed Mangano’s re-election campaign. The subpoenas […]
News Coverage, Reaction to Moreland Act Commission
Here are links to some of the news coverage of yesterday’s announcement of the establishment of the “Commission to Investigate Public Corruption” — the New York Times, the Times Union, […]
Attorney General Adopts Regulations Requiring Reporting of Political Spending by Non-Profit, Tax Exempt Organizations
State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman announced this morning that he has adopted new rules that require non-profit organizations that are registered with his office to report their election-related expenditures that […]
Ethics, Campaign Finance Update for April 18
Here are link to ethics and campaign finance stories in the news and on the editorial pages today: a Daily News/New York Public Interest Research Group analysis finds that since […]
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, […]
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, […]
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. […]