State Senator Jeff Klein, Senate Co-Leader and head of the Independent Democratic Conference (IDC) announced today that he will introduce legislation next week that will overhaul the state’s campaign-finance laws, […]
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News and Editorial Coverage of Gov’s Anti-Corruption Proposal
Read coverage of the Governor’s Public Trust Act, phase one of his public anti-corruption effort, in the Times Union, the Poughkeepsie Journal, the Daily News, the Post,the Syracuse Post-Standard, Newsday, […]
Governor Proposes New Law in Effort Against Public Corruption
In response to last week’s indictments of a State Senator, two Assembly members and a New York City Councilman, Gov. Cuomo held a press conference today to announce his first proposal […]
Public Financing of Political Campaigns: For and Against
The New York Times and the Daily News (via editorial board member Bill Hammond) offer competing views as to whether New York State should adopt a public campaign financing system. […]
Meetings This Week: State Board of Elections, New York City Campaign Finance Board
The state Board of Elections holds its next meeting tomorrow, April 9 at 12 noon at its offices in Albany. There is no agenda available. The New York City Campaign […]
In Wake of Scandals, Governor Says Campaign Finance and Ethics Reform are Priorities
In a radio interview this morning on WCNY, Gov. Cuomo said he wants to capitalize on two scandals from last week to advance an elections and ethics reform agenda. Without […]
State Board of Elections Releases 2013 Legislative Proposals
The State Board of Elections has posted its Election Law proposals for 2013. The Board notes that its list does not include “any legislative proposals that may be needed as […]
State Board of Elections Posts 2013 Updates
The state Board of Elections has posted three updates for 2013 for those involved in campaign finance. They are the 2013 Campaign Finance Handbook, a 2013 filer update, and the […]
US Attorney Announces Multiple Indictments of State Legislators, Others, in Corruption Cases
In what can only be described as an active week, U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara announced two sets of indictments this week. On Tuesday, State Senator Malcolm Smith (D-Queens) was arrested […]
Campaign Finance Advocates Hit the Airwaves
The New York Times reports that advocates for campaign finance reform are spending $800,000 in television ads to build public support for the issue. The ad was created by SKDKnickerbocker, […]