One of the Co-Chairs to the Moreland Commission to Investigate Public Corruption, Onondaga County District Attorney William Fitzpatrick, was interviewed on the Capital Pressroom this morning. (Listen to the interview […]
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Moreland Commission to Hold Hearing on Campaign Finance Reform
Earlier today, the Moreland Commission to Investigate Public Corruption announced that will hold a public hearing on campaign finance reform next Monday, October 21st, at 6 p.m. in New York […]
Town Supervisor Arrested on State and Federal Corruption Charges
The supervisor of the Town of Halfmoon, an Albany suburb, was charged yesterday by state and federal prosecutors in two cases. She is charged with embezzling money from her campaign […]
NYC CFB Releases Voter Guide
The New York City Campaign Finance Board (NYC CFB) released its online voter guide, which provides information on all of the city-wide, borough and city council races that will be […]
Judge Denies Super PAC’s Challenge to State Contribution Limits
A federal judge has denied a motion by the New York Progress and Protection PAC, an independent political action committee seeking to make independent expenditures in support of Republican New […]
Moreland Commission Update
It looks like things could get interesting in Albany. Gov. Cuomo’s Moreland Commission to Investigate Public Corruption appears to be moving forward with subpoenas as part of its investigation. After […]
Local Government Ethics in the News
The Times Union of Albany has run a series of articles and an editorial over the past week relating to local government ethics. The first was a follow-up article to […]
Ethics, Elections and Campaign Finance Update, Oct. 8
On the Moreland Commission front… The Moreland Commission to Investigate Public Corruption does not appear to have any upcoming public events scheduled, but that does not mean that things have […]
NYC CFB to Meet; Plans to Take Up Violation of Independent Expenditure Rules (Updated)
The New York City Campaign Finance Board meets tomorrow at its Manhattan headquarters at 10 am. The meeting agenda is here. One agenda of particular interest is the following: 7. […]
Super PAC Files Lawsuit Challenging New York State’s Campaign Finance Spending Limits
Earlier this week, a political action committee that is supporting Republican Joseph Lhota’s campaign for New York City mayor filed a federal lawsuit challenging the state’s $150,000 campaign-contribution limit. The […]