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Commission
to Investigate Public Corruption
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April 2, 2013 - July 1, 2013
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July 2,
2013 - December 1, 2013
December 2, 2013 - onward
December 2, 2013
"GOP
Chairman Ed Cox to Gov. Cuomo: Meeting with Soros son 'Pay to Play'",
Daily News, Ken Lovett
"Dissenting
Opinon on Public Financing Expected in Anti-Corruption Panel Report",
Daily News, Ken Lovett
"Why
the Legislature is Fighting the Governor's Anti-corruption Commission",
Gotham Gazette, David Howard King
"First
Read", City & State
"Moreland
Commission blasts Albany culture in 98-page report", Politics on Hudson,
Jon Campbell
"NYPIRG's
plan to fix corruption",
Legislative Gazette, Dan O'Regan
"Public
financed campaigns bad for NY, says anti-tax group", Legislative
Gazette, Dan O'Regan
"Will
public financing make the Moreland report?",
Capital New York, Jimmy Vielkind
"Silver's
firm donates to Lippman backing PAC", Capital New York, Jimmy Vielkind
"Moreland
reports suggest legislator misdeeds, pushes public campaign financing",
Capital New York, Jimmy Vielkind
"NY
Attorney General Scheiderman Praises Reform Proposals by Moreland
Commission", Daily News, Ken Lovett
"Panel
Appointed by Cuomo Says Corruption Common in Albany", New York Times,
Thomas Kaplan
"NY
corruption panel seeks reforms"
"Where
corruption cops fell short", Daily News, Bill Hammond
"Moreland
Panels releases first set of recommendations",
Capitol Confidential, Casey Seiler
"A
Moreland Commission 'Whoops' moment has left some angry", Daily News,
Ken Lovett
"How
Cuomo owns the Moreland report", Capital New York, Jimmy Vielkind
"Moreland
Mahoney: Would be 'a Mockery' to Investigate Gov", State of Politics,
Liz Benjamin
"Corruption
Commission Joanie Mahoney on Moreland Dissent", State of Politics, Liz
Benjamin
"Eric
Schneiderman Says Moreland Commission Should Probe What It Needs To",
Daily News, Ken Lovett
"Cuomo
Says Gov. Cuomo Still Intent on Getting Public Financing of Campaigns
(Updated)", Daily News, Ken Lovett
"Moreland
Report React-O-Mat", Capitol Confidential, Casey Seiler
"Corruption
panel member: we didn't investigate Cuomo or Schneiderman, who appointed
board", Daily Journal/AP, Michael Gormley
Houston Chronicle
"We
Knew New York Was Corrupt, But We Didn't Know It Was This Bad",
Huffington Post, Paul Blumenthal
"Cuomo
says funding split was no surprise", Capitol Confidential, Casey Seiler
"Corruption
Panel Report Offers Look at Pay-Back Culture in Albany", New York Times,
Thomas Kaplan, Jesse McKinley
"Moreland
fixes v. Cuomo fixes, or the French have a phrase for it", Capitol
Confidential, Casey Seiler
"O'Reilly:
More Moreland Madness in Albany", Newsday
"Cash
source behind anti-Latimer mailers evades even Moreland subpoenas",
LoHud/Gannett, Jon Campbell
"Albany's
lawmakers bristle as anti-corruption panel paints with broad brush",
Buffalo News, Tom Precious
"US
Attorney warns budget cuts could turn New York into crime hub",
Daily News, John Marzulli, Daniel Beekman
"Prosecutor
Sees Danger in Budget Cuts", New York Times,
Benjamin Weiser
December 4, 2013
"The
reek of Albany", New York Post, editorial
"A
referendum on reform", Albany Times Union, editorial
"The
Moreland game: Cuomo's commission comes up short",
Bob McManus
"Is
Joannie Mahoney...the Manchurian Morelander?", Capitol
Confidential, Casey Seiler
"State
legislator questions why Moreland Commission is not looking at Gov. Cuomo,
Eric Schneiderman", Daily News, Ken Lovett
"Before
Moreland Commission found 'perfectly legal, but wrong political activity,
Capitol Pressroom: Susan Arbetter interview of Gov. Cuomo & GOP Chairman Ed
Cox
"Cuomo:
NY Legislature, not governor's office, is where corruption happens",
Daily News, Glenn Blain
"Cuomo:
NY Legislature has a history of corruption", AP, Michael Gormley
December 6 correction
"SPIN
CYCLE: Cox
calls two key Moreland players ambitious Democrats [Updated]", Newsday,
Yancey Roy
"Cuomo
defends Moreland Commission's narrow focus", NY1
"Reaction
divided to report on corruption in Albany", North Country Public Radio,
Karen DeWitt
City & State:
interview of Steve Cohen -- column: "Corruption
Thrives In Albany: Why Don't Prosecutions", Steve Cohen
"Moreland
findings against Cuomo's actions 'breathtaking'", New York Post,
Fred Dicker
December 5, 2013
"New
York's 'Legalized Bribery'", New York Times, editorial
"Lawmakers
can't really expect New Yorkers to buy into their indignation",
Buffalo News, editorial
"State
can't wait for all-at-once reform", Lohud/Gannett, editorial
"Public
campaign financing remains elusive in NY", Gannett, Joseph Spector
"Corruption
in N.Y. Bred in the bone?", Daily News, Errol Lewis
"Onondaga
County District Attorney defends proposals by Moreland Commission", YNN,
Bill Carey
"Moreland
chair: We got nothing on Cuomo", Capital New York, Jessica Bakeman
"Moreland
Commission's first report leaves us hungry for more", Syracuse.com,
editorial
"Goo-goos:
a penny a day keeps corruption away", City & State, Nick Powell
"Fitzpatrick
to talk about Moreland Commission investigations at public event in Syracuse",
Syracuse.com, Michelle Breidenbach
"Some
questioning Moreland Commission report", YNN, Nick Reisman
"Legislature
has a history of corruption", Legislative Gazette/AP, Mike Gormley
"Moreland
takes up the cause of a fired BOE investigator",
Capital New York, Jessica Alaimo
"Did
Moreland Investigate the Governor or Not?", Gotham Gazette, David
Howard King
"AG:
Queens Nonprofit executive stole grant money", Capital New York, Jessica
Bakeman
"Cash
source behind anti-Democratic mailers evades even Moreland subpoenas",
Poughkeepsie Journal/Gannett, Jon Campbell
December 6, 2013
"Moreland
Commission's work casts shadow of lawmakers' return", Gannett, Jon
Campbell
"Cuomo
commission spending still undisclosed", Capital New York, Jimmy
Vielkind
December 7, 2013
"Judge
slaps down allegedly corrupt pol's 'unfair' cry", New York Post,
Rich Calder
"Sizing
up the Senate on campaign finance, an addendum", Lohud, Jon
Campbell
December 8, 2013
"Brooklyn
agency fits the description of mystery nonprofit in Moreland probe",
New York Post, Melissa Klein, Carl Campanile
December 9, 2013
"GOP
blasts Cuomo crony's corruption essay", New York
Post, Fred Dicker
"Wall
St. mogul Maurice (Hank) Greenberg brands an assistant state attorney
general a liar", NY Post, Ken Lovett
Capitol Pressroom interview of William Fitzpatrick
"Moreland
co-chair see hope for public campaign financing", Capital New York,
Jimmy Vielkind
"The
man who makes the Cuomo commission look credible", Capital New
York, Jessica Bakeman
"Moreland
Commission report draws concerns", WNYT.com
"NY
Board of Elections "has to go' good government groups say", Democrat &
Chronicle/Gannett, Jon Campbell
"Its
wide state of corruption", Daily News, Ken Lovett
December 10, 2013
"Wrongdoing
Not Just In NYS Legislature; Executive Branch Employees Also Get In Trouble",
Daily News, Ken Lovett "It's
Wide State of Corruption"
"What
money buys in the Capitol", Daily News, Bill Hammond
"Government
watchdog coalition calls for quick action on anticorruption recommendations",
Legislative Gazette, Dan O'Regan
"Moreland
Commission recommendations now in Governor's hands", Legislative Gazette
"Experts
have mixed feelings on corruption report", Legislative Gazette, Dan
O'Regan
"Corruption
probe appears to target Hikind, Maimonides",
Crain's Business, Chris Bragg
"Deals
on campaign finance, corruption, likely in Albany",
Newsday, Yancey Roy
"Groups
push for changes", Albany Times Union, Casey Seiler
December 11, 2013
"Nearly
300 Empire State Employees Slapped With Corruption Charges", The
Jewish Voice, Marissa Savitch
"Independence
Party: Moreland made a damaging 'mistake'", Capital New York, Jimmy
Vielkind
"Moreland
Commission Aftermath is One of Contradiction And Lack Of Trust",
The Jewish Voice
"NY
Post Said to have ID'd Shady Moreland Nonprofit", The Jewish Voice,
Marissa Savitch
"I
am secure in my job", Politics Now/Buffalo News, Tom Precious
"Public
financing no cure-all", Albany Times Union, Commentary by Jeffrey
Milyo and David Primo
"First
Moreland report rips Albany politics", Queens Chronicle, Michael
Gannon
"Legislature
must heed commission's findings", LI Herald
"Commission
writes Gov't Cleanup List", Ridgewood Times
Newsweekly
"Moreland
report shows paucity of ethical conduct", Democrat & Chronicle,
Dick Moss
"BOE
discusses making enforcement more enticing to DA's", Capitol
Confidential,Casey Seiler
December 12, 2013
"Second
NYC Judge Recuses Herself From Hearing Case Against Sheldon Silver, Vito
Lopez", Daily News, Celeste Katz
December 13, 2013
Albany Scoop -- Capital New York: Jimmy Vielkind with the Capital Albany
bureau
WAKE-UP SCOOP --
Ciampoli returns: G.O.P. attorney John Ciampoli is returning to the Senate
Republicans after a four-year stint working for Nassau County Executive Ed
Mangano, a Senate spokesman confirmed. Ciampoli was
abruptly terminated by Mangano
in the days following his re-election.
Ciampoli started on Dec. 5 as a
counsel in the conference’s Legislative Services unit,
where he said he’ll focus on legislation and other matters as needed. He is
on the short list of G.O.P. lawyers who handle election cases—he took time
off from his county post to assist the Republican team handling the close
election between ex-Assemblyman George Amedore and now-Sen. Cecilia
Tkaczyk—and previously served as a counsel to the State Board of Elections,
which could be invaluable as lawmakers prepare to consider changes to its
operating structure. He last worked for the Senate in 2009. His new salary
will be $155,000 a year.
"New
York's 'Moreland Commission' Issues its Preliminary Report",
InsidePoliticalLaw.com, Covington & Burling
"Cosentino:
Why public campaign financing won't fly",
Auburncitizen.com
"Most
oppose publicly financed campaigns",
Rochester Business Journal
"Onondaga
District Attorney to Speak on the Moreland Commission to Investigate Public
Corruption", WRVO Public Media
"Cuomo
administration wary of board of elections staff change", Capitol
Confidential, Casey Seiler
December 14, 2013
"Soares
critical of election board", Albany Times Union, Casey Seiler
December 15, 2013
"The
Capitol Connection: waiting to see what the governor does", Troy Record,
Alan Chartock
December 16, 2013
"Moreland
Commission critical of Board of Elections", Democrat &
Chronicle/Gannett, Jon Campbell
"QUIZ:
Who said it? 23 years apart, anti-corruption panels had similar findings",
Politics on Hudson/Gannett, Jon Campbell
"Watchdogs
to Cuomo: Use bully pulpit to get reforms done", Legislative
Gazette, Dan O'Regan
"Fitzpatrick
could become champion for term limits if NY lawmakers won't reform campaign
laws", Syracuse.com, Michelle Breidenbach
December 17, 2013
"Bharara
challenges Council convict pensions; is Albany next?", Capital New York,
Laura Nahmias
"Bharara
seeks pension forfeiture for convicted former officials", Capitol
Confidential, James Odato
"Cuomo
offers a preview of 2014", Times Union, Casey Seiler
"Preet
Bharara goes after pensions of thieving former New York City Council members",
Daily News, Daniel Beekman
"Court
filings show who's fighting Moreland subpoenas", Politics on
Hudson/Gannett, Jon Campbell
"Cuomo's
video message to the press", Capital New York, Jimmy Vielkind
December 18, 2013
"Moreland
subpoena challenges may stretch into March",
Capital New York, Jimmy Vielkind
"Consultant
tied to anti-Democrat nonprofit fights subpoenas from anti-corruption panel",
Daily News, Ken Lovett
December 19, 2013
"Letter:
The Commission to Investigate Public Corruption is a Misnomer", Westbury
Times, Thomas Liotti
December 23, 2013
"Trump
accuses NY Attorney General of Ethics Breaches", Epoch Times, Associated
Press
December 27, 2013
"Creelan
leaving the administration", YNN/State of Politics, Nick Reisman
"The
governor's 'fix' is in", Bill Maurer, NY Post
December 30, 2013
"Kill
the moonlight, state Sen. Brad Hoylman says of pols working on the side",
Daily News, Ken Lovett
January 5, 2014
"Will
public financing push ever come to shove in state", Albany Times Union,
Jordan Carleo-Evangelist
January 6, 2014
"Bill
would create full-time legislature, restrict outside pay",
Legislative Gazette, James Gormley
"Blair
Horner: The Opening Of The 2014 Session", WAMC radio
"Cuomo:
scandals in Albany could harm Legislature", AP
January 7, 2014
"Cox:
Cuomo's refusal to address Assembly abuse makes him part of culture of
corruption", Legislative Gazette
January 8, 2014
"Ethics
reformers call on Cuomo to use 'maximum leverage'", Capital New
York, Jessica Alaimo
"Cuomo's
right track address", Capital New York, Jimmy Vielkind
January 9, 2014
"Elizabeth
Warren to rally for NY public financing", Capital New York, Jimmy
Vielkind
January 10, 2014
"Governor
tries again for anti-corruption reform", NY NOW, Karen DeWitt
"New
candidate to challenge Malcolm Smith", Politiker,
Ross Barkan
"Silver
doesn't expect a public hearing for Kellner", Capital New York, Jimmy
Vielkind
January 13, 2014
"Lovett:
State Senate Democrats debt-free as they prepare for fall elections",
Daily News, Ken Lovett
"Moreland:
Legislative sidejobs raise 'risk of criminal behavior'", Capital
New York, Jimmy Vielkind
"Assemblyman
Stevenson Found Guilty on Corruption Charges", Politicker, Colin
Campbell
"Eric
Stevenson guilty in bribery case, booted from Assembly", Capitol
Confidential, Rick Karlin
"Jury
finds State Assemblyman Stevenson guilty of taking $22K in bribes",
Daily News, Daniel Beekman
"Assemblyman
From the South Bronx Is Convicted on Bribery and Extortion Charges", New
York Times, Benjamin Weiser
"Assemblyman
convicted in bribery case", Times Union/AP
"11
vacant seats in 212-member NY state Legislature", Post-star/AP,
Michael Hill
"Lawmakers
return to Albany", News 10-WHEC Rochester
January 15, 2014
"Despite
Letters from GOP Chairman, Some Republicans Coming Out For Governor Cuomo",
Daily News, Ken Lovett
"Growing
Number of Vacancies in Legislature Likely to Continue Until 2015", WXXI,
Karen DeWitt
"Cuomo
2014 spent $500K on TV ads", State of Politics, Nick Reisman
January 17, 2014
"Cuomo
Not Eager to Call Special Elections", Politicker, Colin
Campbell
"New
York Assembly Speaker Now Calling for Special Elections",
WAMC, Karen DeWitt
January 20, 2014
"Cuomo
set to release the budget January 21", North Public Radio, Karen
DeWitt
January 20, 2014
"Cuomo's
Budget Is Said to Include Ethics and Campaign Finance Reform", New
York Times, Thomas Kaplan
"Cuomo
met with Moreland leaders before subpoenas",
Capital New York, Jimmy Vielkind
"Lovett:
Cuomo to propose sex harassment complaints hotline for NY employees",
Daily News, Lovett
"Cuomo
calls for ethics reform in New York", Nicholas Kuznitz, Center for
Public Integrity
January 23, 2014
"New
York State Says Relief Resources Doesn't Help Anyone. It Does",
Jewish Daily Forward, Josh Nathan-Kazis, Robert Lewis
January 26, 2014
"Guest
Essay: More than reforms needed to stop big money",Gannett/Democrat
& Chronicle, Sam Fedele
January 29, 2014
"Kathleen
Rice Joins Race for U.S. House Seat", AP/Huff Post, Frank Eltman
January 27, 2014
"Cuomo
builds ethics reform into his budget", Legislative Gazette, Matthew
Dondiego
January 30, 2014
"Kathleen
Rice resigns as Moreland co-chair", Capital New York, Jimmy Vielkind
"Nassau
County District Attorney Upends Race for House Seat",
New York Times, Joseph Berger
February 3, 2014
"A
senator complies with Cuomo's commission", Capital New York, Jimmy
Vielkind
February 5, 2014
"NY
State Senator Only Member to Comply With Corruption Subpoena",
Jewish Voice, Vanessa Rothschild
February 10, 2014
"Fitzpatrick:
Anticorruption panel hasn't changed $29,000 'Fitz Invitational' golf
outing, other fundraising", Douglass Dowty, Syracuse
Post-Standard
February 23, 2014
"Silver
spends more to resist corruption commission", Capital New York, Jimmy
Vielkind
February 24, 2014
"New
York State Lawmakers Subpoenaed", Wall Street
Journal, Erica Orden
February 28, 2014
"Chief
Prober For Gov. Cuomo's Anti-corruption Commission Stepping Down",
Daily News, Ken Lovett
March 3, 2014
"New
Moreland investigations chief a Cuomo vet", Capitol
Confidential, Casey Seiler
March 14, 2014
"New
York City Bar Association Urges Steps to Improve Ethics Panel",
New York Times, Suzanne Craig
"City
Bar and Common Cause/New York Find Joint Commission on Public Ethics Not
Fulfilling its Mission", 44th Street Blog/City Bar
March 30, 2014
"New
York's Unfinished Budget"
New York Times (editorial)
"Good
government groups against (this) public finance"
Politico (Jimmy
Vielkind)
April 9, 2014
"US
Attorney Criticizes Cuomo's Closing of Panel"
New York Times
(William Rashbaum, Susanne Craig)
March 31, 2014
"Capitol
Corruption Panel's Demise Angers Watchdogs"
New York Times (Jesse
McKinley, Thomas Kaplan)
April 16, 2014
"With
Panel Gone, Move To Monitor Lawmakers' Outside Income is Thwarted"
New York Times (Thomas Kaplan)
May 5, 2014
"After
Pledge of Sunlight, Gov Cuomo Officals Keep their E-Mail in the Shadows"
Pro Publica (Justin Elliott)
May 8, 2014
"Cuomo
and Panel He Shut Differ on Its Independence"
New York Times
(William Rashbaum, Thomas Kaplan)
July 31, 2014
"Cuomo
aide urged spin"
Albany Times Union (Brendan Lyons)
October 24, 2014
"Cuomo's
post-Moreland reforms, so far, are a bust"
New York World (Harry
Stevens)
July 17, 2015
"Round
and Round the Revolving Door"
Catrinel Bartolemeu-
Accountability Project (City & State)
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