The Daily News reports that George McDonald, a Republican candidate for New York City Mayor in the upcoming election, is intentionally violating the city’s campaign finance laws by accepting numerous […]
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AG Holds Hearing on Regulations to Require Disclosure of Dark Money
On Tuesday, Attorney General Eric Schneiderman held a second public hearing on his proposed regulations to address what he calls “dark money” – political spending by non-profit, tax exempt organizations. […]
Business Council Tracks Campaign Finance, Election Reform Legislation
Ken Pokalsky of the Business Council of NYS is tracking legislative introductions relating to campaign finance and election reform here. He writes: “Campaign finance reform will be a major issue […]
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 […]
Attorney General Proposes Sweeping Non-Profit Campaign Disclosure Rules
New York State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman has issued a draft regulation that, if adopted, will require most nonprofits to disclose information regarding their election advocacy. The draft rule requires […]