Category: New York

NY: Senate Application

Post author By Eric Brown
Post date January 11, 2009
Categories In New York

Roll Call has obtained what purports to be an “application” for the U.S. Senate seat vacated by Sen. Hillary Clinton.

Candidate Liability

Post author By Eric Brown
Post date January 2, 2009
Categories In New York

If a campaign committee files a late report, is the candidate liable? That’s the issue in this New York case. This report has more information. The state Supreme Court’s Appellate Division ruled Tuesday against state Sen.-elect Pedro Espada Jr. and reinstated $61,750 in fines stemming from his unsuccessful run for Bronx borough president. A lower […]

NY: Ethics Enforcement Cuts

Post author By Eric Brown
Post date December 18, 2008
Categories In New York

The budget crisis in Albany may force cuts in the budget for the office charged with enforcing ethics laws, according to this report. Gov. Paterson’s budget would wipe out 21 positions designed to check for campaign-finance fraud and other problems – setting up New York to be “another Illinois,’’ a good-government lobbyist said today.