The Fair Elections for New York campaign is calling on Gov. Cuomo to include, as part of his 2014-15 Executive Budget proposal, public financing of elections and an independent elections […]
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Governor Again Calls for Ethics, Elections Reforms in State of the State Speech
In yesterday’s State of the State speech, said that he again plans to pursue the ethics and campaign reforms that he has previously proposed. These include new anti-bribery and corruption […]
Moreland Commission Issues Preliminary Report
Last night, the Moreland Commission to Investigate Public Corruption released its preliminary report. (Read the Commission’s press release, and the full report.) Governor Cuomo’s anti-corruption commission report is a scathing […]
Senate Republican Campaign Committee Looks to Quash Moreland Commission Subpoena
The long-anticipated showdown between Gov. Cuomo’s Moreland Commission to Investigate Public Corruption and state legislators is underway, as lawyers for the New York State Senate Republican Campaign Committee (SRCC) moved […]
Senate, Assembly Introduce “Pay-to-Play” Disclosure Bill
Both houses of the Legislature introduced a bill today that could be viewed as being a response to the Moreland Commission’s issuance of subpoenas to law firms that employ state […]
Moreland Commission Update
It looks like things could get interesting in Albany. Gov. Cuomo’s Moreland Commission to Investigate Public Corruption appears to be moving forward with subpoenas as part of its investigation. After […]
Ethics, Elections and Campaign Finance Update, Oct. 8
On the Moreland Commission front… The Moreland Commission to Investigate Public Corruption does not appear to have any upcoming public events scheduled, but that does not mean that things have […]
Can the Pensions of Corrupt Lawmakers be Seized?
In his testimony to the Moreland Commission to Investigate Public Corruption earlier this week, U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York Preet Bharara announced that his office intends […]
New York Times on New York’s ‘Source of Funding’ Disclosure Mandate
Today’s New York Times includes an article titled “Nonprofits Are Balking at Law on Disclosing Political Donors” that looks at New York’s relatively new ‘source of funding’ disclosure requirement. In […]
State Launches Project Sunlight Database
Gov. Cuomo announced today that the state has launched the Project Sunlight database. The new database provides information about meetings between government officials and outside individuals, entities, and their representatives […]