New York State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman has formally provided notice of his proposed rules (and upcoming public hearings) to address what he calls “dark money” – political spending by […]
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Super PAC Spending in the 46th SD
In today’s Times Union, Jimmy Vielkind takes a close look at the multi-million dollar campaign for New York’s newly-created 46th Senate District: It was the most expensive election held this […]
NYC CFB Announces Next Meeting
The New York City Campaign Finance Board will hold its next public meeting on Thursday, December 13 at New York Law School, 185 West Broadway, Manhattan. The meeting agenda is […]
JCOPE to Hold Training Sessions on New Reporting Mandates (Update)
According to two recent Joint Commission on Public Ethics (JCOPE) e-blasts, JCOPE will be holding training sessions for registered lobbyists and client filers on the new Source of Funding and […]
Study Attempts to Show Cost of Public Financing of Campaigns
Yesterday, the Rockefeller Institute of Government at the University at Albany and the League of Women Voters held a forum on campaign finance reform. (Read my prior post about the […]
JCOPE Revises Source of Lobbying Funding Regulations
The Joint Commission on Public Ethics (JCOPE) has moved forward with its “source of lobbying funding regulations,” which will require lobbying groups to report names of donors who give them […]
JCOPE Schedules Next Meeting (Updated)
The Joint Commission on Public Ethics (JCOPE) has scheduled its next meeting for Tuesday, Nov. 20 at 1:00 at its offices in Albany. There is no agenda available yet. The […]
“Independent Spending Reshapes State Senate”
If you are interested in campaign finance and related issues, I highly recommend this article from the NY World. The article’s subtitle pretty much tells the story: Independent campaign spending […]
Campaign Finance Reform Event at Rockefeller Institute, Dec. 3rd
The Rockefeller Institute (the public policy research arm of the SUNY system) and the League of Women Voters of NYS are co-sponsoring public policy forum on campaign finance reform on […]
Citizens Union Files Complaint Against Independent Group
According to a post on the Capital Tonight blog, New York City-based good government group Citizens Union said today that it will file a complaint with State Attorney General Eric […]