Three weeks after being acquitted of federal bribery charges in Manhattan, Assemblyman William Boyland Jr. (D-Brooklyn) was arrested and charged on allegations that he solicited more than $250,000 in bribes […]
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Liu Hires Former State Attorney General to Review His Campaign Finances
New York City Comptroller John Liu said yesterday that his campaign has hired former state attorney general Robert Abrams to review the finance records of his campaign committee, Friends of […]
New York State Seeks Waiver on Earlier Primary Date
The Gannett newspapers are reporting that the Governor and legislative leaders have agreed change the state’s September primary date in 2013, and that the state is seeking a waiver from […]
DOJ Moves to Force Earlier 2012 Primary in New York (Updated)
The Wall Street Journal reports the U.S. Department of Justice has filed papers asking that federal judge Gary Sharpe force the state to move up its primary date in order […]
Hospital Executive Convicted of Bribing Politicians (Updated)
The New York Times is reporting that David Rose, former chief executive of the Medisys Health Network, was convicted today of bribing State Senator Carl Kruger and Assemblyman William Boyland […]
Review of the Public Integrity Reform Act of 2011, Part 1: The Joint Commission on Public Ethics (JCOPE)
Now that the Governor has approved the new ethics law (Chapter399 of the Laws of 2011), I will posting more in-depth explanations of the various parts of the bill. Today: […]
New York’s September Primary Date to Change
One matter that went unaddressed in the 2011 legislative session was the issue of moving the state’s primary elections earlier so that the state can comply with the federal Military […]
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 […]
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 […]
Evaluating Albany’s Ethics Reform Bill
The debate over the ethics bill (which has not yet been delivered to the Governor for his signature), and its shortcomings, continues today. Lawrence Norden, Counsel to the Brennan Center […]