On Friday, a State Supreme Court Justice ruled against Republican mayoral candidate George McDonald in his challenge to New York City’s contribution limits. (Read my earlier posts on his challenge […]
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Election Reform Day at the Capitol
From an Election Law perspective, Tuesday was quite a busy day at the State Capitol. Gov. Cuomo went first, releasing his election reforms legislation (read the bill text and sponsor’s […]
Weekend Ethics & Campaign Finance Reform Recap
News articles: Albany Times Union: How much will public financing of campaigns cost? The Journal News: Public campaign finance debate heats up in Albany. AP: Politicians’ promises clean up Albany […]
Campaign Finance Reform Update
For your reading pleasure, below are some links to recent stories regarding campaign finance reform in New York State: Campaign finance reform continues to be a hot topic at the […]
Business Council Compares the Various Campaign Finance Proposals
Heather Jung, Director of Government Affairs at the Business Council, has posted an overview of the various campaign finance proposals that have been put forth thus far – those of […]
US Attorney: More Needs to be Done to Root Out Corruption in New York
In a speech this morning before the Citizens Crime Commission in New York City, U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara said that effectively addressing corruption in the state will require more than […]
Weekend Editorial Round-Up: Ethics and Campaign Finance Reform in Albany
The New York Times supports reforming the Wilson-Pakula ballot access law and establishing an independent enforcement unit in the state Board of Elections, but sees public financing of elections as […]
Senate to Hold Hearings on New York City’s Public Finance Program
In a press release issued yesterday, the Senate Republicans announced that they intend to hold public hearings on “New York City’s often abused public finance system amid calls by Democrats […]
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 […]
Governor Announces Phase Two of Anti-Corruption Agenda
Gov. Cuomo announced the second step in his anti-corruption efforts yesterday – “a series of proposals and reforms to strengthen New York State’s electoral process and help prevent public corruption.” […]