City & State New York reports that the New York City Council has approved a bill to exempt member organizations (such as labor unions) and corporations from being required to […]
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Governor Calls for Campaign Finance Overhaul in State of the State Address
In yesterday’s State of the State Address kicking off the 2013 legislative session, Gov. Cuomo forcefully called for campaign finance reform and enhanced disclosure of political and lobbying contributions to […]
NYC Mayoral Candidate Challenges New York City Contribution Limits
The Wall Street Journal reports that Republican mayoral George McDonald has filed a lawsuit that is intended to prevent the New York City Campaign Finance Board (NYC CFB) from taking […]
Campaign Finance Reform Push Begins (Updated)
Even though the Governor has not yet delivered his State of the State address, and the push to reform the state’s campaign finance laws has already begun. At 10:30 in […]
Comptroller Sues Company Seeking Records of Political Spending from Company
State Comptroller Tom DiNapoli announced today that he has sued Qualcomm, a telecommunications company that is one of the nation’s largest manufacturers of computer chips for mobile devices, seeking internal […]
Assembly Speaker Proposes Bill to Increase Independent Expenditure Disclosure (Updated)
As reported by the AP and the Times Union, Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver has introduced legislation (A.690) “to ensure that entities engaged in express advocacy of candidates are subject to […]
NYC CFB’s Full Disclosure, Fall Issue
The New York City Campaign Finance Board has come out with the latest issue of its quarterly newsletter, Full Disclosure. The latest issue looks at independent expenditures in the recent […]
NYC Coordination Controversy Looks to be Resolved
A follow up to this earlier post, which described an impending battle over a New York City Council bill that would have allowed campaigns to coordinate with unions or companies […]
Could 2013 be the year… Campaign finance reform comes to Albany?
The NY World (published by Columbia Journalism School) asks that question, and provides a good overview of where the various players stand on the issue as we approach the 2013 […]
Governor: Reform New York’s Campaign Finance Laws in 2013
Not long after Attorney General Eric Schneiderman announced his initiative to address Super PAC spending in the state’s elections, Gov. Cuomo said that he intends to go further in 2013. […]