Archive for July, 2007

Chapter 271: Countdown to Business Entity Disclosure

59 days to go.
Pursuant to Chapter 271, a business entity that has received $50,000 or more in government contracts in a calendar year must file an annual disclosure statement electronically with ELEC. The disclosure form requires reporting contract information and reportable contributions the business entity has made. The due date for the first […]

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Let’s (Not) Have Another Cup of Coffee: Gifts to Public Officials

If you are engaged in lobbying the City of New York, can you offer a New York City public servant a cup of coffee? The answer is Yes and No.

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Laurence Laufer Profiled in NY Observer

An “architect of public financing,” Laurence Laufer was profiled in the NY Observer today by Azi Paybarah, also a writer for the the Observer’s political blog, The Politicker.

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City Revamps Campaign Finance Law

In today’s New York Law Journal read about the new NYC pay-to-play law and other recent campaign finance law changes.

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