As the wait for the end of the 2016 legislative session continues (it was supposed to end yesterday, according to the legislative calendar), Governor Cuomo, Senate Majority Leader Flanagan and […]
Archive Lobbying, Ethics and Elections Compliance
Governor Proposes Restrictions on Independent Expenditure Groups
Earlier today, at a speech at Fordham Law School, Gov. Cuomo announced two actions “to curb the power of independent expenditure campaigns unleashed by the 2010 Supreme Court case Citizens […]
Memo Lays Out Fundraising Rules for De Blasio Effort to Aid Senate Democratic Candidates
An October 2014 memorandum from a campaign finance attorney Laurence Laufer to New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio’s top political aides, explains how the de Blasio team could legally […]
State Inspector General Identifies Source of SBOE Referral Leak
On Tuesday, the state Inspector General released a report which finds that a state Board of Elections (SBOE) spokesperson – a Republican appointee — released a memo that made a […]
Governor Challenges Legislature to Close LLC Loophole
Earlier today, Gov. Cuomo announced that he is submitting to the Legislature legislation to close the LLC loophole in New York State. The Governor has sent the Legislature eight bills […]
JCOPE Responds to PR Firm Lawsuit Challenging Advisory Opinion
In Politico NY, Bill Mahoney reports that the Joint Commission on Public Ethics (JCOPE) has filed papers responding to the lawsuit that five public relations firms filed in March challenging […]
JCOPE Brings Action to Force Compliance with Subpoena
Last Friday, a lawyer for the Campaign for One New York — a 501(c)(4) created to push for New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio’s agenda – wrote to the […]
Governor’s Office Subpoenaed in Federal Probe
Last Friday, the Daily News reported that “[a] former top aide and several others close to Gov. Cuomo are being probed by the Manhattan U.S. Attorney’s office for potential improper […]
Mayor de Blasio, Lawyer Respond to Allegations of Election Law Violations
Last Friday evening, after reporting that the State Board of Elections’ Chief Enforcement Counsel had recommended that the Manhattan District Attorney’s office pursue criminal charges relating to the 2014 state […]
Reports: De Blasio Fundraising Being Investigated
Earlier this month, the Wall Street Journal reported that the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Manhattan is investigating New York City Mayor de Blasio’s campaign fundraising activities. This week, new details […]