At his budget signing press conference this morning, Gov. Cuomo defended the pilot program on public campaign financing, calling it “the largest advancement on public financing in 30 years.” He […]
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Campaign Finance and Ethics Reform: Reactions, Analysis and Follow-Up
There will surely be much more written in the wake of the state budget agreement, which includes a matching campaign funds “pilot” program, new anti-public corruption provisions and ends the […]
Budget Agreement Includes Matching Campaign Funds Pilot Program, Corruption Provisions, Ends Moreland Commission
Gov. Cuomo’s initial budget proposal included a number of ethics and campaign finance reforms, including a system of public financing for state political campaigns. (Read my prior blog post on […]
Citizens Union Blasts State Board of Elections for Investigative Failures
New York City-based Good government group Citizens Union (CU) criticized the State Board of Elections (SBOE) today for its failure to follow through on a complaint CU filed with the […]
City & State NY Provides A Close Look at the NYC Campaign Finance Board
City & State NY takes a critical look at the New York City Campaign Finance Board (NYC CFB), which it calls “the judge, jury and executioner of New York City’s […]
SBOE Updates Campaign Finance Handbook, Announces Schedule of Campaign Finance Seminars
The State Board of Elections (SBOE) has released the 2014 version of its Campaign Finance Handbook, an essential resource for anyone dealing with campaign committees or PACs. The SBOE also […]
SuperPAC Challenges Moreland Commission Subpoena
The State of Politics blog reports that lawyers for Strategic Advantage International, a political consulting firm, are asking a state court to quash a subpoena issued to it by the […]
Liu Files Lawsuit Against NYC CFB
Earlier today, former New York City Comptroller John Liu announced that he has filed a federal lawsuit challenging the New York City Campaign Finance Board’s (NYC CFB) decision to deny […]
State Board of Elections to Investigate PAC
The Buffalo News reports that the State Board of Elections (SBOE) has voted to investigate alleged campaign finance violations by a Western New York political action committee. The two Erie […]
Campaign Finance and Public Corruption Update
Since (as of this writing) neither house of the Legislature has released their respective one-house budget bills yet, we do not know where the Governor’s reform proposals stand. Last Friday […]