The New York City Campaign Finance board holds its next meeting tomorrow (Thursday, March 14th) at 40 Rector Street in Manhattan. Read the meeting agenda here.
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Watch Governor Cuomo’s Campaign Finance Reform Speech
As I described in this blog post, Gov. Cuomo delivered a speech on campaign finance reform last week. The Brennan Center for Justice, one of the organizations that hosted the […]
State Board of Elections Announces Schedule of 2013 Campaign Finance Seminars
The State Board of Elections (SBOE) is offering more than campaign finance seminars throughout the state, 31 in total, beginning on May 1st. The seminars run for three hours. Their […]
Governor Delivers Speech on Campaign Finance Reform
Last Friday, Gov. Cuomo delivered a speech in Manhattan at the office of the law firm Covington & Burling on campaign finance reform. The Governor said that is “cautiously optimistic” […]
Governor to Participate in Telephone Town Hall on Campaign Finance Reform
The State of Politics blog reports that Gov. Cuomo will participate in a “telephone town hall” with Citizen Action and Fair Elections for New York on Monday, March 7 at […]
Complaint Filed Over Maid of the Mist Contract
The Daily Politics blog is reporting that the Niagara Preservation Coalition, a non-profit group based in Niagara Falls, has written to the State Attorney General and Comptroller asking for them […]
NYC Lobbying Bureau Publishes Annual Report
The Lobbying Bureau of the New York City Clerk’s Office has released its seventh annual report. Click through to read about lobbying-related complaints and how they were disposed of, civil […]
JCOPE to Hold Round Table Discussions
The Joint Commission on Public Ethics (JCOPE) has announced that it will hold “informal roundtable discussions for lobbyists, client filers and compliance officers on a variety of topics.” The first […]
Attorney General Announces Guilty Plea in Non-Profit Embezzlement Scheme
Yesterday, state Attorney General Eric Schneiderman announced that Clement Gardner has pleaded guilty to embezzling $560,000 from two taxpayer-funded Bronx charities over an eight-year period. He faces two to six […]
JCOPE Issues Advisory Opinion on POL’s Two Year Ban, Lifetime Bar
The Joint Commission on Public Ethics (JCOPE) recently issued Advisory Opinion 13-01, which addresses the application of the two year bar under Public Officers Law (POL) §73(8)(a)(i) and the lifetime […]