On Monday, the New York City Conflicts of Interest Board (COIB) announced that it has found that Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz violated the city’s conflict of interest law by […]
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July 15th Elections and Lobbying Filings Due
Today is a busy day in the elections and lobbying worlds. The July 15th state Board of Elections filings are due today. The filings due today cover political donations made […]
Governor Calls Special Elections for September 13th
Last Friday, Governor Cuomo issued proclamations calling for special elections to fill six vacant Assembly seats and Anthony Weiner’s former seat in Congress to be held on September 13th – […]
Wall Street Journal: “Albany Lobby Efforts Shift”
Jacob Gershman of the Wall Street Journal reports on the “growing crop of third-party coalitions” that has reshaped Albany’s lobbying landscape. Using the recent Common Cause report on third part […]
Attorney General Appoints Public Integrity Officers in Each Regional Office
Attorney General Eric Schneiderman has announced the designation of public integrity officers in each of his 14 regional offices throughout the state. According to the Attorney General, these attorneys are […]
OCA Adopts New Rule on Judicial Campaign Donations
The Office of Court Administration has announced that it has adopted, effective July 15, 2011, a new rule under which elected state judges will no longer receive assignments to cases […]
Attorney General Appoints Public Integrity Officer to Buffalo Regional Office
Attorney General Eric Schneiderman announced today that he has appointed Rose McMorrow, an Assistant Attorney General since 2007, as the Buffalo office’s regional public integrity officer. As the region’s Public […]
U.S. Supreme Court Strikes Down Some Public Campaign Financing Provisions
And the question for this blog is “how does the Court’s decision in Arizona Free Enterprise Club’s Freedom Club PAC v. Bennett impact New York City’s matching funds program?” The […]
New York’s 2012 Presidential Primary to be Held on April 24th
Both houses of the Legislature have approved a Governor’s Program Bill (S.5753/A.8363) that schedules next year’s presidential primary election for April 24th. The bill also allows the Republican party to […]
Inspector General to Review NYRA Financials
As reported in the State of Politics blog, the Cuomo Administration has asked the state Inspector General to examine the financials and operations of the New York Racing Association (NYRA). […]