New York Dems Use Special Account to Raise Corporate Donations A limitless "housekeeping" account is being used to rake in donations this year from casino developers, DoorDash, and healthcare groups that are lobbying the state.
Public Campaign Financing Is Coming to New York With funding approved in the state budget, a new program that matches small-dollar donations could allow candidates to run campaigns supported by everyday New Yorkers.
New York Groups Call on Lawmakers to Fully Fund Small-Donor Matching Program Advocates for a groundbreaking New York public campaign financing program await word of its funding level in the "Big Ugly" budget bill.
Mysterious Super PAC Attacks Biaggi in Homestretch of Primary Against DCCC Chair Maloney A shadowy super PAC has popped up to attack the progressive Biaggi after DCCC head Rep. Maloney has declined to condemn the wave of outside spending in Democratic primaries.
Hochul's Stadium Swindle The New York governor’s billion-dollar subsidy deal for a new Buffalo Bills stadium could reward her husband—and is the latest example of the state squeezing the Seneca Nation.
Good Gov Groups Slam New York’s New Ethics Commission Plan Politicians will still have too much control over the ethics commissioners, the groups say, as part of a state budget deal negotiated behind closed doors.
Real Estate and Private Equity Billionaires Set to Profit From NY Clean Grid Investments By relying on public private partnerships, New York is virtually guaranteeing that wealthy businesses with deep political connections will substantially benefit from state investment.