Earlier this week I was a panelist at the 2012 Corporate Political Spending Conference presented by The Conference Board in Washington, D.C.  The panel topic was “So You Need a Policy: Context & Purpose in Developing a Program on Corporate … Continue reading →

No, we’re not talking about this Joint Commission on Public Ethics(J-COPE) investigation.  As an entirely separate matter, J-COPE will be conducting a public hearing on June 7 for the development of guidelines and regulations relating to new disclosure requirements for … Continue reading →

Yesterday, Bergen County posted a clarification to its recently enacted pay-to-play ordinance on its website. The clarification is intended to resolve “confusion” among vendors relating to the phrase “any candidate for elective office in the County of Bergen or holder … Continue reading →

There’s been quite a bit of discussion on campaign finance reform in NY recently,  including as we discussed here and here.  Today, NY Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver introduced a campaign finance reform bill  which would allow candidates running for state office to … Continue reading →

The New York Post reported today on an effort to draft Police Commissioner Ray Kelly to run as a candidate for NYC mayor in 2013.  The story implies that a political committee may soon be established to raise funds in … Continue reading →

The District of Columbia denied a request for a preliminary injunction by Plaintiffs, three federal contractors.  The court, finding that the prohibition was “closely drawn” to serve a “sufficiently important government interest” discussed the history of the provision which originated more … Continue reading →

Today, the Business Entity Annual Disclosure Statements filed with ELEC on Friday, March 30, 2012 will become public. Business entities can view their own reports or can search for the reports filed by their competitors by visiting ELEC’s website. The … Continue reading →

Th NY Times had two editorials in Sunday’s paper on campaign finance: When Other Voices Are Drowned Out and The Wall Between Contractors and Politics.

Yes, you read the heading correctly and, no, it is not April Fool’s Day! Today, the Center for Public Integrity released a report ranking New Jersey the state best prepared to prevent corruption. As part of the study, each state … Continue reading →

The New York City Campaign Finance Board adopted final rules today.  This action culminates an extensive rulemaking process following passage of NYC Charter amendments in 2010.  We have posted numerous comments during the progression of these rules, much of which … Continue reading →