The New York City Lobbying Commission’s preliminary report is now available. The Commission’s recommndations are very much in line with what is outlined in this earlier post. Once the report […]
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NYC Lobbying Commission Preparing Preliminary Report
Gotham Gazette reports that the New York City Lobbying Commission is expected to release a preliminary report, possibly as early as this afternoon. The Commission is expected to recommend: – […]
NYC Conflicts of Interest Board Fines Brooklyn Borough President
On Monday, the New York City Conflicts of Interest Board (COIB) announced that it has found that Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz violated the city’s conflict of interest law by […]
U.S. Supreme Court Strikes Down Some Public Campaign Financing Provisions
And the question for this blog is “how does the Court’s decision in Arizona Free Enterprise Club’s Freedom Club PAC v. Bennett impact New York City’s matching funds program?” The […]
NYC Campaign Finance Board to Meet on Thursday
The NYC CFB will meet on Thursday, May 12th at 10:00 am at at 40 Rector Street in Lower Manhattan. The agenda will not be available until Wednesday. Updated: The […]
NYC Lobbying Commission to Hold First Meeting
As I blogged here back in January, the five-member New york City Lobbying Commission is tasked with making recommendations for improvements to the 2006 lobbying laws (under Local Law 15 […]
NYC Clerk’s Office Releases Annual Report on Lobbying
The New York City Clerk’s Office has released their Lobbying Bureau Annual Report for calendar year 2010. Pursuant to the City’s Administrative Code, the report addresses the Lobbying Bureau’s administration […]
Report: New York City Council Will Appoint a Lobbying Commission
City Hall News reports that the City Council plans to appoint a Lobbying Commission later today by confirming former Councilman (and current lobbyist) Herb Berman as Chair. The five-member advisory […]