The Assembly’s Ethics and Guidance Committee is scheduled to meet tomorrow morning. The sole agenda item is a “motion to meet in executive session.”
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Ethics and Campaign Finance Update – Final Week of Session Edition
It promises to be an interesting week in Albany, what with session scheduled to end for the year on Thursday. But first, a recap of recent activity: The Time’s Union’s […]
JCOPE to Hold Roundtable on Random Audit Program
The Joint Commission on Public Ethics (JCOPE) announced today via e-blast that it will be hosting “inform roundtable discussions” on the lobbying random audit program. The program, which is intended […]
Governor Proposes Campaign Finance Reform Bill
Earlier today, Gov. Cuomo released the Campaign Finance Reform Act of 2013 (Governor’s Program Bill #12). The bill is the third of his three-part reform package. (Read blog posts about […]
Ethics and Campaign Finance Update — June 11, 2013
According to the Times Union, the Governor is preparing to submit a bill that will provide for public financing of elections and limit “housekeeping” donations to political parties. The Governor […]
Attorney General Adopts Regulations Requiring Reporting of Political Spending by Non-Profit, Tax Exempt Organizations
State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman announced this morning that he has adopted new rules that require non-profit organizations that are registered with his office to report their election-related expenditures that […]
Ethics, Lobbying and Campaign Finance Update — June 3, 2013
The Times Union editorial board wants to see election and campaign finance reform done as part of the end-of-session agenda. Assemblyman Kieran Michael Lalor (R-Fishkill) speaks out against “the proposal […]
Ethics and Campaign Finance Update
As we approach the last few weeks of the legislative session, there continues to be a great deal of activity relating to ethics reform and campaign finance reform. Here are […]
Ethics and Campaign Finance Reform Update
Governor Cuomo appointed attorney David Arroyo to JCOPE to fill the vacancy created by the resignation of Westchester District Attorney Janet DiFiore. Read the Governor’s press release, and news coverage […]
JCOPE to Meet
JCOPE will hold its next meeting on Tuesday, May 28 at 10:30 am. There is no agenda available yet. The meeting agenda is here.