Last Wednesday, New York State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman announced the filing of a felony complaint against three people in Erie County for “illegal campaign coordination.” The charges, three violations […]
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No Ethics or Campaign Finance Reforms in the Enacted 2017-18 State Budget
No new ethics or campaign finance reforms were included in the state’s recently-enacted budget for 2017-18. The Governor announced the 35th proposal of his 2017 State of the State, Restoring […]
Attorney General Indicts State Senator, Former State Senator for Election Law Violations
Earlier today, State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman announced the indictment of State Senator Robert Ortt (R-Niagara County) and his predecessor, former State Senator George Maziarz (R-Niagara County), on charges of […]
Prosecutors: No Charges Against de Blasio, Aides in Campaign Fundraising Probe
This morning, the Acting US Attorney for the Southern District of New York and the Manhattan District Attorney said that they have concluded their investigation into the campaign fundraising practices […]
Governor Proposes Ethics, Campaign Finance and Procurement Reforms in Executive Budget
Last Tuesday, Gov. Cuomo released his 2017-18 Executive budget proposal. In addition to putting forward a state spending plan for 2017-18, the Governor’s proposal includes a “good government and ethics […]
Governor Will Again Propose ‘Comprehensive Ethics Reforms’
Gov. Cuomo has announced that he plans push for ethics reforms again in the 2017 legislative session, saying that he plans to introduce a 10-point proposal “to advance strong ethics […]
State Board of Elections Holding Campaign Finance Seminar
The New York State Board of Elections (SBOE) is holding a Campaign Finance Seminar in Albany on January 12, 2017 from 9:00 am to 12:00 pm at the Albany Hilton […]
Attorney General Charges Niagara Falls Councilman With Failure to File Campaign Finance Reports
State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman, in conjunction with the State Board of Elections’ Chief Enforcement Counsel Risa Sugarman, has announced the filing of a complaint against Niagara Falls City Councilman […]
Complaint Alleges Violation of New York’s New Independent Expenditure Law
The New York Post reports that the head of the New York State Republican Party has filed a complaint with the State Board of Elections charging the state teachers’ union […]
Governor Signs Ethics Bill Opposed by Good Government Groups
Yesterday, Gov. Cuomo announced that he has signed into law a bill that was negotiated behind closed doors and approved at the very end of the legislative session. Chapter 286 […]