Yesterday, new Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie announced the appointment of a six-member search committee to “conduct a national search for an executive director to lead new Office of Ethics and […]
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Governor Gives the Legislature an Ultimatum on Ethics, Campaign Finance Reform (Updated)
This afternoon, Gov. Cuomo outlined his ethics and campaign finance reform agenda for the 2015 legislative session at the NYU Law School. [Watch video and read a transcript of the […]
Assemblyman Heastie Announces Reform Plans
As he continues to seek support from his Assembly colleagues in the race for Assembly Speaker, Assemblyman Carl Heastie announced the following “necessary first-steps” toward reform as part of a […]
Good Government Groups Call for Reforms
Earlier today, the Brennan Center for Justice, Citizens Union, Common Cause/NY, the League of Women Voters and NYPIRG held a press conference at which they “urged the members of the […]
Assembly Speaker Arrested on Public Corruption Charges; Will Resign Speakership Tomorrow
On Jan. 22nd, federal prosecutors arrested long-time Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver (D-Manhattan) on corruption charges. A five-count complaint filed in Manhattan alleges that Silver accepted millions of dollars in kickbacks […]
NYC Bar, Common Cause Renew Call for JCOPE Review
The New York City Bar Association and Common Cause New York have again called on Gov. Cuomo and the Legislature to create a commission to review the effectiveness of the […]
Reform Groups Call for Ethics, Campaign Finance Reforms in a Possible Special Session
The Daily Politics blog reports that Common Cause NY and NYPIRG have written to Gov. Cuomo and the legislative leaders, urging them to take up ethics and campaign finance reforms […]
Assembly Committee to Hold Public Hearing on New SBOE Compliance Unit
The Assembly Election Law Committee is holding a public hearing on Friday, Dec. 12, “to examine the implementation and operations of the new compliance unit created within the State Board […]
Analysis of Post-Moreland Reforms: ‘So Far, A Bust’
Capitol New York has posted an analysis, produced by the New York World, of the campaign finance reforms enacted this year by Gov. Cuomo and the state Legislature in exchange […]
Legislative Ethics Commission Identifies ‘Pre-Cleared’ Widely Attended Events
The Legislative Ethics Commission (LEC) has begun identifying specific “widely attended events,” as defined in Legislative Law § 1-c(j)(ii), and which are thus excluded from the definition of a gift […]