At a forum in Manhattan hosted by the good government group Citizens Union, Attorney General Eric Schneiderman offered a series of proposals that he said will “cure the disease” of […]
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NYC CFB to Meet
The New York City Campaign Finance Board (NYC CFB) will hold its next meeting tomorrow (Thursday), March 12 at 10:00 at its offices in Manhattan. The meeting agenda is here.
NYC Bar to Hold CLE program on Campaign Finance
The New York City Bar Association is holding a CLE program on Tuesday, March 24th titled ‘Campaign Finance: The Current State of Affairs & Where We Go From Here.’ Here […]
Report: Federal, State Investigators Looking into Maziarz Campaign Spending on Local Races
The Buffalo News reports that state and federal investigators are investigating whether former State Senator George Maziarz’s campaign committee secretly paid for mailers, advertising, robocalls and other campaign materials in […]
Good Government Groups Call for Reforms
Earlier today, the Brennan Center for Justice, Citizens Union, Common Cause/NY, the League of Women Voters and NYPIRG held a press conference at which they “urged the members of the […]
An Argument Against the Public Financing of Political Campaigns
In the Winter 2015 edition of the City Journal, Stephen Eide argues against the state’s adoption of a system of public matching funds for political campaigns: The current enthusiasm for […]
Brennan Center to Host Event on ‘The State of Money in Politics’
Next Monday, the Brennan Center for Justice is hosting an evening event at NYU Law School on ‘The State of Money in Politics.’ The event will look at how the […]
SBOE Holds Campaign Finance Seminar, Webinars on Winding Down a Campaign
The State Board of Elections (SBOE) has three upcoming programs scheduled. This coming Thursday, Jan. 15, SBOE is hold a ‘Campaign Finance Seminar’ at the Albany Hilton from 10:00 am […]
NYC CFB E-Mail System Hacked
The New York City Campaign Finance Board’s e-mail accounts were hacked this morning, and are apparently being used for “phishing” attacks. So not opening any e-mails from them (at least […]
Recap of the Assembly Election Law Committee Public Hearing
Gotham Gazette has a recap of last Friday’s Assembly Election Law Committee public hearing, which was supposed to focus on the new compliance unit at the state Board of Elections […]