The Joint Commission on Public Ethics (JCOPE) has scheduled its next meeting for Thursday, Nov. 1 at 1:00 at its offices in Albany. There is no agenda available yet. Update: […]
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Trade Groups Write to JCOPE on Proposed Source of Funding Regulation
Capitol Confidential reports that a number of trade groups have signed onto a letter to JCOPE arguing that its proposed regulations regarding the source of lobbying funding go too far. […]
Queens Politician Charged With Campaign Finance Fraud
Yesterday, the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York and the FBI’s New York City office announced the unsealing of an indictment against Al Baldeo, a Democratic district […]
Times Union Calls for Better Enforcement of Election Laws
Following up on its weekend article about “how the state fails to adequately police those who abuse campaign finance laws,” the Times Union’s editorial board calls on the state to […]
State Board of Elections Adopts Independent Expenditure Regulations
In today’s New York State Register, the State Board of Elections (SBOE) has provided notice that it has adopted the regulations requiring the disclosure of independent expenditures that it proposed […]
Corporate Political Activity Blog: Guest Blogger #4
The Corporate Political Activity blog has posted the last of four guest posts on campaign finance reform in New York. The final installment is from Heather Briccetti, President & CEO […]
Super PACs in New York
Today’s New York Times has an article about the “outside groups with murky ties” that are advertising in three of the key State Senate races that may determine whether the […]
Report Looks at Corporate Donations in the State Senate from 2008 to 2012
The Center for Working Families (an advocacy group run by “community activists, veteran union organizers and experienced policy advocates”) released a report today entitled “The Big Switch.” The report looks […]
NYC Campaign Finance Board to Meet (Updated)
The New York City Campaign Finance Board (CFB) holds its next public meeting Thursday morning at its offices in lower Manhattan. The agenda is not yet available here. Perhaps the […]
Sam Waterson for Campaign Finance Reform
Actor Sam Waterson, formerly of “Law & Order” and currently starring in HBO’s “The Newsroom” has made a video for Fair Elections New York. The group is a coalition of […]