Earlier today, Gov. Cuomo released the Campaign Finance Reform Act of 2013 (Governor’s Program Bill #12). The bill is the third of his three-part reform package. (Read blog posts about […]
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Ethics and Campaign Finance Update — June 11, 2013
According to the Times Union, the Governor is preparing to submit a bill that will provide for public financing of elections and limit “housekeeping” donations to political parties. The Governor […]
Ethics, Lobbying and Campaign Finance Update — June 3, 2013
The Times Union editorial board wants to see election and campaign finance reform done as part of the end-of-session agenda. Assemblyman Kieran Michael Lalor (R-Fishkill) speaks out against “the proposal […]
Ethics and Campaign Finance Reform Update
Governor Cuomo appointed attorney David Arroyo to JCOPE to fill the vacancy created by the resignation of Westchester District Attorney Janet DiFiore. Read the Governor’s press release, and news coverage […]
Ethics and Campaign Finance Reform Update
The New York Times reports that a number of “major political donors” have signed onto a letter urging Gov. Cuomo to push for a publicly-funded campaign finance system in New […]
Groups Call for an End to Party “Housekeeping” Funds
Earlier today, Common Cause, the League of Women Voters and NYPIRG held a press conference announcing a report on party “housekeeping” accounts, and calling for such accounts to be abolished, […]
State Department of Labor Issues Draft Rules Prohibiting Wage Deductions for PAC Contributions
The state Department of Labor recently issued draft regulations (12 NYCRR 195) regarding permissible employee wage deductions under Labor Law § 193, which was amended by Chapter 451 of 2012. […]
Monday Update on Ethics, Campaign Finance Reform
As the 2013 session moves towards its conclusions and the anti-corruption and campaign finance talk heats up, I am having a tough time keeping up with all of the activity. […]
Campaign Finance Reform, Public Corruption Update
This are heating up in Albany in terms of campaign finance reforms and addressing public corruption. Thus, there is a long list of link-worthy items today: Yesterday, the Assembly passed […]
Bill Would Bar Political Consultants from Lobbying
State Senator David Valesky (D-Oneida), a member of the Independent Democratic Conference (IDC), has introduced legislation that would prohibit political consultants from lobbying, and lobbyists from engaging in political consulting. […]