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April 2, 2013 - July 1, 2013
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July 2, 2013 - December 1, 2013
July 2, 2013
"Cuomo
Creates Special Commission to Investigate Corrupt Elected Officials",
New York Times, Thomas Kaplan
"Gov.
Cuomo to create special anti-corruption commission focusing on state finance
laws", Daily News, Ken Lovett, Glenn Blain
"Cuomo
Appoints Commission to Probe Legislature",
Karen DeWitt
"Andrew
Cuomo discussed Albany corruption and witches", Politiker, Colin
Campbell
“Cuomo,
Schneiderman detail ‘broad and sweeping’ investigative panel”, Jimmy
Vielkind
“Executive
order: what can the Moreland panel do?, Capitol Confidential, Jimmy
Vielkind
"Gov
Andrew Cuomo appoints Moreland Commission", Democrat & Chronicle
"Cuomo's
Moreland Commission Draws in Schneiderman", YNN, Nick Reisman
"Editorial:
Cuomo panel should study Albany's corrupt culture", Newsday
"Editorial:
Corruption panel faces fish in a barrel", Gannett
"Appointment
of Prolific Fundraiser to Moreland Commission Raises Concerns", Gotham
Gazette, Howard King
"Fed up with Legislature's dithering, Cuomo takes on culture of corruption",
Buffalo News
"Donors
To Cuomo, Schneiderman Included on Moreland Panel", YNN, Nick
Reisman
July 3, 2013
"Follow
the money to the source of Albany's corruption":
Syracuse.com, commentary by John T. Sullivan, Jr.
Gov Cuomo's Moreland Commission has a huge
job to do", Daily News, editorial
Cuomo on you-tube
July 5, 2013
"Fed
up with Legislature's dithering, Cuomo takes on culture of corruption",
Buffalo News, editorial
"Bronx
DA, a member of Cuomo's corruption commission, did not report donors during
run for re-election, Daily News, Ken Lovett
"If
Sheldon Silver discloses income on holidays, does it make a noise?",
CapitalNY, Azi Paybarah
July 6, 2013
"Prosecuting
Albany", New York Post, editorial
July 7, 2013
"Latest
corruption panel a win-win for Cuomo", Newsday, Dan Janison
"Cuomo
turns to Moreland Commission to attack corruption, and we hope it succeeds",
Syracuse Post-Standard, editorial
July 8, 2013
"How
we will clean up Albany", Daily News, Governor Cuomo
"Another
panel to scrutinize integrity", Albany Times Union, James Odato
"NY
Corruption panel has more teeth, will it bite?", AP
"Gov's
corruption-busting just an 'Act'", NY Post, Fred Dicker
"Corruption
probe begins", Legislative Gazette, Dan Mosher
July 9, 2013
"Our
view: Corruption forms a roadmap for corruption panel", Auburn Citizen
"Past
Moreland Act Commission Fell Short", WXII, Karen DeWitt
July 11, 2013
"Commission
is Best Hope for a 'Cleaner' NY", Long Island Herald
"Panel
has opportunity to extinguish corruption", Journal News, Bennett
Gershman
"A
silent public start for anti-corruption panel: Panel investigating political
corruption holds closed meeting",
Albany Times Union, Jimmy
Vielkind
"Spitzer
deserves a second act", Albany Times Union, commentary by John Sullivan,
Jr.
July 12, 2013
"Dentist
who beat Spitzer's fraud charges warns he shouldn't be NYC comptroller", Daily News, Glenn Blain
July 15, 2013
"The
never-ending culture of corruption",
Capitol Report, Susan Arbetter
"More
laughter, fewer bills", Legislative Gazette, Dan Mosher
July 16, 2013
"More
of the same for NY", Capitol
Confidential, Observation Deck editorial
"Moreland
Commission Announces its First Public Meetings", Gotham Gazette, David
King
"Cuomo's Anti-Corruption Panel Schedules First Hearing" ,
Syracuse Post-Standard, John O'Brien
"State
commission investigating public corruption to hold first public hearings in
September", The Citizen - auburnpub.com,
Robert Harding
"Moreland
to BOE and JSCOPE Preserve Records", YNN, Liz Benjamin
July 17, 2013
"Moreland
panel sends preservation letters to JCOPE, Board of Elections",
Albany Times Union-Capitol Confidential, Casey Seiler
"NYS
Moreland Commission Orders Board of Elections, JCOPE Not to Destroy
Documents", Daily News, Glenn
Blain
"In
TV Ad, Cuomo Vows to Clean Up Corruption", New York Times,
Thomas Kaplan
Cuomo's ad "Trust is Everything to Me" -- posted on YouTube by Bill
Hammond/Daily News
July 18, 2013
"Moreland
panel wants records kept for review", Albany Times-Union, Casey
Seiler
July 24, 2013
"A
Sampling of Editorials from Around New York", Newsday
"State
Lawmakers to Gov Cuomo: Help us repeal luxury development property tax
breaks", Daily News, Daniel Beekman
Schneiderman interview, Lohud
July 25, 2013
"New
poll finds bill thompson in good shape in mayor's race", Politicker
July 26, 2013
"Watchdog
panel starts digging-in: Commission seeks records from agencies, listens to
advocates for good government",
Albany Times Union, Rick Karlin
July 29, 2013
"The
executive director of Cuomo's anti-corruption commission was sued 17
times", Daily
News, Ken Lovett
"Moreland Commission
Explores Public Corruption but Changes Can Take Place Through Legilsation",
Assemblyman William Barclay
"Citizen
Action calls pro-fracking support unfair, wants investigation",
News 12, Erika Mahoney
August 4, 2013
"Clean
house, New York", Albany Times Union editorial
"Their
silence won't silence us", Riverdale
Press, editorial
August 5, 2013
"Members
of Cuomo's anti-corruption panel failed to pursue 1,500 criminal referrals
from the Board of Elections ", Daily News, Ken Lovett
August 6, 2013
"The
Moreland Commission has issued subpoenas", Capitol Confidential,
Jimmy Vielkind
"Kathleen
Rice says Moreland Commission 'actively engaged' -- and issuing subpoenas",
Daily News, Glenn Blain
"Moreland
Co-chair Says Subpoenas Have Been Sent",
wxxi, Karen DeWitt
"Subpoenas
already issued by Moreland Commission, co-chair says",
Gannett, Jon Campbell
"Nassau
DA: commission sends out election subpoenas",
Newsday, Yancey Roy
"Moreland
panel issues its first subpoena: state agency records to be reviewed for
signs of buying political favors", Albany Times Union,
Jimmy Vielkind
"Common
Cause, REBNY Throw Down", Crain's New York Business, Andrew Hawkins
August 7, 2013
"Big
NYC developers seen getting subpoenas",
Crain's New York Business, Daniel Geiger
"Subpoenas
sent to real estate developers , Sheepshead Bites,
"Sedita
strong arms his staff to pry donations", Buffalo News, editorial
August 8, 2013
"Towering
Corruption: Commission must find the truth about Albany's tax breaks for
luxury highrises",
Daily News, editorial
"Taxpayer
funds showered on uncompetitive races",
Crain's Business, Chris Bragg
August 9, 2013
"Another
Commission to report the obvious?",
Auburn Citizen, Cosentino
"Gov
Cuomo got $100,000 from developer, then signed law giving it big tax breaks",
Daily News, Ken Lovett
"Pay
to play allegation hits Cuomo in New York",
Hot Air, Ed Morrissey
"Double
Standard on Reform", Crain's Business, editorial
August 10, 2013
"Gov
Cuomo's long-time citydeveloper got more generous when it stood to get $35
million in tax breaks"
, Daily News, Ken Lovett
August 11, 2013
"Follow Cuomo's money too",
Daily News, editorial
"Andrew
Cuomo's love affair with governmental commissions",
Newsday, Yancey Roy
"Andrew's
special friends",
New York Post,
editorial
August 12, 2013
"Gov
Como's Executvie Director Of Anti-Corruption Commission Making $175K
", Daily News, Ken Lovett
"NY
Minute: state anti-corruption director making $175,000 ",
Syracuse.com, Teri Weaver
"Anthony
Weiner, Eliot Spitzer 'a joke', Nassau DA Kathleen Rice", NY
Daily News, Ken Lovett
"Sheldon
Silver ally William Rapfogel is fired as CEO of Metropolitan Council on
Jewish Poverity because of 'financial irregularities'", Daily News,
Ken Lovett
"Attorney
General Investigating New York Power Broker", New York Times, Thomas
Kaplan
August 13, 2013
"Shelly
pal booted in kickback scheme", New York Post, Sally Goldenberg,
Carl Campanile
"Diaz:
Cuomo's real estate money quacks loudly", Capitol Confidential,
Jimmy Vielkind
"Subpoenas
for Albany", New York Times, editorial
"Cuomo
real estate donors among Moreland subpoena targets", Albany Times
Union, Jimmy Vielkind
"In
an irony Rapfogel served on Schneiderman charity committee",
Capitol Confidential, Rick Karlin
"NY
Jewish community leader under investigation for corruption", Jerusalem
Post
August 14, 2013
"Diaz
says Albany has ethical double standard...",
Gotham Gazette, David Howard King
August 15, 2013
"Onondaga
County D.A. William Fitzpatrick, chair of state corruption panel, takes in
hundreds of thousands in campaign donations",
Syracuse.com, Sara Patterson
"Moreland
Commission issuing subpoenas to real estate interest groups",
YNN, Nick Reisman
"AG's
history with kickback honcho", New York Post, Beth DeFalco & Carl
Campanile
August 18, 2013
"Assembly
Speaker Sheldon Silver behind tax breaks to five luxury developers: source",
Daily News, Ken Lovett
August 19, 2013
"Common
Cause's 'Moreland Monday' brings an update",
Rick Karlin, Capitol Confidential
"Assemblyman
Keith Wright furtious with Sheldon Silver over tax break scandal: source",
Daily News, Ken Lovett
"ICYMI:
Cuomo talks wine, Rice talks corruption",
Capitol Confidential, Jimmy Vielkind
video-Aug 16
"Cost
of latest reform panel a Moreland mystery", Albany Times Union, James
Odato
August 21, 2013
"Is
the Commission addressing old problems", YNN, Nick Reisman
August 26, 2013
"Anti-Corruption
Panel Co-Chair Receives Big Donations From Sheldon Silver's Law Firm",
Daily News, Ken Lovett
"Critics
question how deeply corruption panel co-chair Kathleen Rice would probe
Sheldon Silver after campaign contributions,", Daily News,
Ken Lovett
“Sheldon
Silver ally recently fired as CEO of Met Council under investigation for
shady donations to politicians”
Daily News, Ken Lovett, Greg Smith
August 27, 2013
"Campaign
reports give rise to questions about Corruption Commission's ability to
fight the system" , Syracuse.com, Sara Patterson
"Campaign
reform advocates meet with Onondago County D.A. who chairs NY anticorruption
commission",
Syracuse.com, Teri Weaver
August 29, 2013
"Gov
Cuomo's anti-corruption panel can even investigate him",
Daily News, Glenn Blain
September 2, 2013
"Assembly
Speaker Sheldon Silver and his pals lawyer up",
Daily News, Ken Lovett
"Cuomo
duo runs amok: Corruption commission's 'loose canons'", New York
Post, Fred Dicker
September 3, 2013
"Assembly
Donor Kasowitz repped New York Assembly in Cuomo-led corruption probe",
Daily News, Ken Lovett
September 6, 2013
"Anticorruption
Panel Tells State Legislators to Disclose Outside Work and Clients",
New York Times/AP
"Gov's
anticorruption commission asks Senate and Assembly members to detail outside
income, clients", Daily News, Glenn Blain
"NY
corruption commission seeks lawmaker clients", Wall Street
Journal/AP
"Corruption
panel eyes lawmakers' outside business",
Newsday, Yancey Roy
"Investigation
Hits Hurdle in the Assembly", Wall
Street Journal, Erica Orden
"Here's
your Moreland probe scorecard", Capitol Confidential, Rick Karlin
September 7, 2013
"Legislators
asked income details", Albany Times Union, Rick Karlin
"Make
'em come clean", Daily News, editorial
September 9, 2013
"NY's
commission effort to reveal pols' private clients supported by Bar, is law
in 20 states", Republic/AP, Mike Gormley
September 10, 2013
"EXCLUSIVE:
Indicted former senate Democratic leader John Sampson reveals separation
from his wife, lucrative asset in report", Daily
News, Ken Lovett
September 12, 2013
"NY
corruption commission plans NYC hearing",
Wall Street Journal/AP
"Cuomo
commission to meet with prosecutors who targeted corrupt politicians",
Daily News, Ken Lovett
"Moreland
Commission hearings on tap, seaking speakers", Capitol
Confidential, Rick Karlin
"Setting
the agenda: Good Government",
City & State, Stephen Witt
"US
Attorneys Preet Bharara and Loretta Lynch to Testify At Moreland Hearing",
Daily News, Glenn Blain
"Cuomo
commission to meet with prosecutors who've targeted corrupt politicians",
Daily News, Glenn Blain
"NY
Minute: Gov Andrew Cuomo anti-corruption commission launches hearings",
Syracuse.com, Glenn Coin
September 13, 2013
"Legislature
Gets Extra Week to Respond to Moreland Panel", Capitol
Confidential, Casey Seiler
"More
time for disclosure effort", Albany Times Union, Casey Seiler
September 14, 2013
"Alan
S. Chartock: Albany is all about money", Troy Record
September 15, 2013
"Alan
Chartock: Gov. Andrew Cuomo shows courage in facing public corruption
monster", Daily Freeman, opinon
"EDITORIAL:
Moreland commission cracks down on corruption in state politics"
Post-star.com
"Cuomo
Watch: Corruption panel opens hearings",
Newsday, Yancey Roy
September 17, 2013
"Cuomo's
anti-corruption commission to hold first public hearing today",
Syracuse.com, Teri Weaver
"Bill
Samuels Says Anti-Corruption Commission Should Look in Gov Cuomo's
Corporate Donors", Daily News, Ken Lovett
"Cuomo
seeks, legislators hide", Daily News, Bill
Hammond
"Who
Is Afraid Of The Moreland Commission?", Gotham Gazette, David
Howard King
"New
Rules Could Strip Pensions from Politicians Convicted of Corruption",
New York Times, William Rashbaum, Jesse McKinley
"Give
details about work" Herald Leader
September 18 , 2013
"Moreland
Commission holds public corruption hearing",
YNN, Zack Fink; "Moreland
Commission Holds hearing into Public Corruption", NY1, Zack Fink
"Public
Blocked From Moreland Commission Hearing",
Epoch Times, Ivan Penchoukov
"Top
prosecutors: non-profit scrutiny key to fighting pol corruption",
The New York World, Laura Nahmias
September 20, 2013
"State
lawmakers to Cuomo commission: you're out of bounds", Newsday, Yancey
Roy
"Senate
and Assembly leaders refuse to disclose details about outside jobs to Gov.
Cuomo's anti-corruption commission", Daily News, Ken Lovett
September 21, 2013
"NY
corruption panel not transparent on spending", AP, Michael Gormley
September 22, 2013
"Scandalous
Pensioners", New York Times, editorial
September 23, 2013
"New
York Legislators' secret income", New
York Times, editorial
"Skirting
the separation-of-powers argument so far", Newsday, Yancy Roy
"Gov
Cuomo: Moreland Will Get What It Wants", Daily News, Celeste Katz
"EDITORIAL:
Financial rewards finds those in power",
Poststar.com, editorial
"Legislative
officials call Gov Cuomo's anticorruption commission 'Spitzer-esque",
Daily News, Ken Lovett
"Gov.
Cuomo urged to probe political gifts by Cablevision, Time-Warner Cable,
Verizon", Ken Lovett
"Boyland
Jr. takes on corruption charges after dramatic u-turn", New York
Post, Selim Algar
September 24, 2013
"Moreland
Commission Looks Past Legislature for Answers", Gotham Gazette,
David Howard King
"Moreland
commission to hear Sacha's allegations of corruption", Buffalo
News, Robert McCarthy
"Cuomo
believes anti-corruption commission can force legislators to give
details on outside income", Daily News, Glenn
Blain, Ken Lovett
"Silence
of the sheep", Daily News, editorial
"Corruption
commission to press lawmakers", AP
"Moreland
panel hears campaign finance reforms",
Gannett, Jon Campbell
"Push
to remove legislative roadblocks", Gannett/Democrat & Chronicle,
editorial
"Watch
livecast of Albany Commission Moreland's hearing",
Capitol Confidential, Casey Seiler
"Corruption
commission presses on after conflict", AP/Houston Chronicle, Mike
Gormley
San Francisco Chronicle
"Corruption
commission presses on after conflict",
AP/Auburnpub.com
September 25, 2013
"Moreland
Commission focuses on more alleged corruption", NY Now, Karen
DeWitt
"Taint
of pork-barrel spending repels public corruption investigation panel",
Albany Times Union, Casey Seiler
"Six-figure
salaries for the Moreland Commission staff",
Gannett, Joseph Spector
"More
Moreland: Fired Buffalo ADA calls out Frank Sedita", Capitol
Confidential, Casey Seiler
"Editorial:
NY lawmakers shouldn't fight ethics reforms", Newsday
"As
tensions rise, Moreland Commission meets in Albany", Gannett, Jon
Campbell
September 26, 2013
"NY
Minute: Gov Andrew Cuomo's anticorruption commission staff on loan from
other agencies", Syracuse, Glenn Coin
"Effective NY's Samuels: Moreland commission should ask campaigns how
they raise money from corporations, LLCs",
Auburnpub.com, Robert Harding
"Sacha
testifies to Moreland Commission, Absent Sedita",
Artvoice, Geoff Kelly
"Our
View: Panel Needs Transparency",
Utica Observer Dispatch, editorial
September 29, 2013
"Corruption
panel battle with lawmakers drags on", Gannett, Jon Campbell
"New
York Senate Democratic Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins to colleagues: Go
public with outside income", Daily News, Ken Lovitt
September 30, 2013
"Gov
Cuomo leans on 'independent' corruption panel", Daily News, Ken Lovett
"Gov
Cuomo Grabs Greater Control of AntiCorruption Commission: Multiple Sources",
Daily News, Ken Lovett
"New
York State editorial round-up", Auburnpub.com
October 1, 2013
"Cuomo's
controlling instincts", Daily News
"Cox:
Schneiderman should recuse him from any Silver probe", Capitol
Confidential, Casey Seiler
October 3, 2013
"Cuomo's
anticorruption panel stops at investigating his own Democratic party",
Daily News, Ken Lovett
"Cuomo:
Washington should be more like Albany", Gannett, Jon Campbell
"Moreland
commission subpoenas state GOPers, no Dems -- yet", The
Saratogian-AP, Mike Gormley
October 4, 2013
"Pat
Barrett: No conflict in his effort to pass casino referendum and Moreland
Commission", Syracuse.com, Teri Weaver
October 5, 2013
"No
pensions for corrupt politicians. That's common sense", Newsday,
Joye Brown
"GLYNN:
Critics say Cuomo tries to sway panel", Niagara Gazette, Don Glynn
October 6, 2013
"Brodsky:
A case of dueling tax committees", Albany Times Union, Richard Brodsky
October 7, 2013
"EDITORIAL:
Legislators need to hand over employment records", Poststar.com
"Government
Reformers To Gov. Cuomo: Let Anti-Corruption Commission Act
Independently", Daily News, Ken Lovett
"Corruption
Panel reports weekly to Governor: reports independence", Newsday
"Breslin
offers look at client list", Albany Times Union, Jordan
Carleo-Evangelist
"Moreland
commission claims independence but reports on a weekly basis to Gov, AG",
Democrat & Chronicle/Gannett, Joseph Spector
"A
'disheartened' advocate on Cuomo's role in steering an anti-corruption panel",
Capital New York, Jimmy Vielkind
"Goo
Goos Write To Moreland", YNN, Nick Reisman
October 8, 2013
"Cuomo's
Office Is Said To Reign In Ethics Board He Created", New York
Times, Jesse McKinley, Thomas Kapan
"Andrew
Cuomo's Much Touted Corruption Watchdog is Begininng to Look Like a Joke",
Mother Jones, Andy Kroll
"Our
View: Cuomo must back off Moreland panel",
auburnpub.com
"Is
Cuomo's Corruption Commission Going Off the Rails",WXXII news,
Karen DeWitt
October 9, 2013
"Governor's
office refutes early break-up rumors of Moreland Commission",
Legislative Gazette, Dan O'Regan
"Cuomo
chickens out on corruption", New York Post, editorial
"Early
exit possible for panel", Albany Times Union,
James Odato
"Has
Cuomo squandered his Moreland moment", Capital NY, Jimmy Vielkind,
Azi Paybarah
"TV
execs give big money to New York politicians who hand them tax credits",
New York Daily News, Ken Lovett
"Will
voters decide fate of publicly financed campaigns?",
Syracuse.com, Teri Weaver
"Concerns
aired over Cuomo's anticorruption commission",
WBFO, Karen DeWitt
October 10, 2013
"Housing
Activists' Hopes for Moreland Commission Fades", Gotham Gazette,
David Howard King
"DA
Fitzpatrick: NYC media would not question independence of corruption panel
if they knew him", Syracuse.com, Michelle Breidenbach
"Cuomo
on Moreland involvement, or: How to pull teeth",
Capitol Confidential, Casey Seiler
"Hands
on, hands off, Cuomos differ", Albany Times Union, Casey Seiler
"Cuomo
denies that he (personally) blocked a Moreland subpoena",
Capital NY, Jimmy Vielkind
"Cuomo
Seeks to Resurrect an Ethics Deal", Wall Street Journal, Erica
Orden
October 11, 2013
"Cuomo
refutes claims he ordered anticorruption group to nix subpoenas", Daily
News, Ken Lovett
"Moreland
commission must be free of interference", Journal News, Blair
Horner/NYPIRG
October 13, 2013
"Will
New York's Political Watchdog Pass the Test?", New York Times, editorial
"Steel
cage death match", Daily News, editorial
"Just
what is going on here?", Albany Times Union,
editorial
"State
commission set up to investigate corruption must be allowed to do its job",
Buffalo News, editorial
October 14, 2013
"Corruption
commission seeks to turns N.S.A. software on Albany", Capital New
York, Jimmy Vielkind
"Governor's
Crusade Against Corruption Comes With Too Many Asterisks",
New York Times, Michael Powell
"When
Rocky met the Moreland panel", Capitol Confidential, Casey Seiler
"Cuomo,
a Democrat offers another board denunciation of the shutdown", Capital
New York, Jimmy Vielkind
October 15, 2013
"Data
firm tapped to target state corruption", New York Post, Carl
Capanile
"Moreland
panel will move forward with subpoenas", Capitol
Confidential, Casey Seiler
"Casino
referendum led gambling interests to spend richly in Albany", New York
Times, Thomas Kaplan
"Panel
to investigate State Democratic party", New York
Times, Thomas Kaplan
"NY
corruption commission promises more subpoenas on outside income, houskeeping
accounts", Associated Press, Mike Gormley
"Cuomo,
under pressure on casino money and Moreland, meets the 'Times'", Capital
New York, Azi Paybarah
"Moreland
Commission will order legislators to turn over client data", Capital New
York, Jimmy Vielkind
"Schneiderman:
Let the Moreland Commission be 'Independent'", Gannett, Joseph Spector
"EXCLUSIVE:
Anti-corruption commission sending subpoenas To Gov. Cuomo-Tied Entities",
Daily News, Ken Lovett
"Cuomo
sees no immediate change in Moreland commission status",
Buffalo News, Robert McCarthy
"Cuomo's
anticorruption commission turns sights on itself and its allies", Daily
News, Ken Lovett
"Moreland
Commission To Issue Subpoenas to NYSLawmakers For Info On Outside Income",
Daily News, Ken Lovett
"Cuomo
doing damage control over anti-corruption commission -- gets no favors from
GOP", Daily News, Ken Lovett
"Also
from Moreland panel, housekeeping subpoenas",
Capitol Confidential, Casey Seiler
"State
power players draw the most cash", Times Union, Rick Karlin
"Moreland
Commission targets Cuomo's soft money too", Capital New York, Jimmy
Vielkind
"Schneiderman
speaks up on the importance of Moreland's independence", Capital New
York, Jessica Bakeman
"A
Republican super PAC requests Cuomo's Moreland records",
Capital New York, Reid Pillifant
October 16, 2013
"Moreland
Commission to Legislature: 'Everything is on the Table'", Legislative
Gazette, Dan O' Regan
October 17, 2013
"Moreland
co-chair received donations from intel-gathering contractor", Capital
New York, Jimmy Vielkind
October 18, 2013
"Cuomo
anticorruption commission co-chair received $20K from CEO of firm the panel
is set to hire", Daily News, Ken Lovett
"Off
the leash", Daily News, editorial
"Moreland
Commission shows its backbone as it vows to press ahead with corruption
investigation", Buffalo News, editorial
"Corruption
commission probes intensify", WAMC, Karen Dewitt
October 18-20, 2013
"It's
Now Official: New York is Drowning in Bribes and Corruption",
Counterpunch, Pam Martens
October 19, 2013
"Questions
Arise Over Moreland's Access to Gov's Inner Circle",
NY1, Zack Fink
"Moreland
Commission taking heat", YNN, "web staff"
"Unanswered
Pigeon complaint fuels concerns about panel's independence",
Buffalo News, Tom Precious
"Alan
Chartock: Runaway Moreland Act Commission may be worry for New York Gov.
Andrew Cuomo", Daily Freeman, Chartock
"A
long story short", Albany Times Union, editorial
October 20, 2013
"Inquiry of Ex-Charity Chief Sheds Light
on Payments by '97 Council Campaign", New York Times, Russ Buetner
October 21, 2013
"Judy
Rapfogel hires lawyer as investigators probe husband's alleged $5M kickback
scheme", Daily News, Ken Lovett
"Gov.
Cuomo Expects Challenges to Anti-Corruption Commission Subpoenas",
Daily News, Ken Lovett
"NY Voters Don't Know Much About Moreland Commission, But Say Keep
Digging", Daily News, Celeste Katz
"Cuomo
fears he losing casino amendment gamble", NY Post, Fred
Dicker
"Siena
poll: New Yorkers know little about Moreland Commission",
Rochester Democrat & Chronicle/Gannett, Jon Campbell
Stargazette.com
lohud.com
Poughkeepsie Journal
"Scharff:
Moreland needs to push for public financing of campaigns",
Capitol Confidential, Casey Seiler
"New
Yorkers don't know the Moreland Commission by name, but they want someone to
investigate political corruption", Syracuse Post-Standard, Michelle
Breidenbach
"In
a memo, judges share retirement-age talking points",
Capital New York, Jimmy Vielkind
"Voters
unaware of Moreland Commission's work, but say Albany corruption is a
serious problem", Legislative Gazette, staff
writers
"Poll
shows Cuomo poised for safe re-election, with some weakness",
NY NOW, Karen DeWitt
"Blair
Horner: Moreland Commission's Credibility Hangs In The Balance",
WAMC
"Siena
poll looks at Moreland, Cuomo", Buffalo Business First, staff
Capitol Pressroom - interview of Steven Greenberg, Siena Poll, Susan Arbetter
"Moreland
hearing scheduled for NYC"**, Capitol Confidential, James Odato
"ODATO:
Moreland may have conflict", Albany Times Union, James Odato
"Moreland's
next public hearing will be in a convention center"**,
Jessica Alaimo, Capital New York
"Poll:
Solid support for Moreland", Albany Times Union, Casey Seiler**
October 22, 2013
"Briefing: Cuomo takes Moreland questions and a host list for Hillary",
Capital New York, Jimmy Vielkind
Capitol Pressroom-interview of William Fitzpatrick, Susan
Arbetter
"Moreland
co-chair: Legislative surrender 'did not pan out'", Capital New
York, Jimmy Vielkind
"Jury
still out on Moreland commission"**, Dan
O'Regan, Legislative Gazette
"On
Moreland Commission, Fitzpatrick's reaction often is, 'You've got to be
kidding me. This is legal?", Syracuse.com,
Michelle Breidenbach
"Moreland
co-chair: Complaints about subpoenas 'absurd'",
Jon Campbell, Democrat & Chronicle/Gannett
WGRZ
"Anti-Corruption
Co-Chair William Fitzpatrick Denies Governor's Office Interference",
Daily News, Ken Lovett
"AntiCorruption
Co-chairs' Attack on Legislature Receives Harsh Blowback",
Daily News, Ken Lovett
"Member
of Cuomo's anticorruption commission calls NY state legislature corrupt",
Daily News, Ken Lovett
"Fitzpatrick
bemoans Moreland leaks", YNN, Nick Reisman
"Poll
shows Cuomo poised for safe reelection, with some weakness", North
County Public Radio, Karen DeWitt
October 23, 2013
"Moreland
Commission must prove its independence", editorial, Democrat &
Chronicle
"AM
roundup: Fitzpatrick: Moreland 'rat' irks Soares", Capitol
Confidential, Jordan Carleo-Evangelist
"Gov.
Cuomo: Legislature Would Be Making Big Mistake By Fighting Anti-Corruption
Commission", Daily News, Ken Lovett
"Lawmakers 'making a mistake' with Moreland reaction, Cuomo says",
Gannett/Lo-Hud, Jon Campbell
"Cuomo
warns legislators about resisting Moreland requests",
Capital New York, Jimmy Vielkind
"Cuomo
warns legislators to cooperate with anticorruption panel", Buffalo
News, Tom Precious
"Cuomo
Cool to the Idea of Public Financing Amendment", Capital Tonight, Nick
Reisman
October 24, 2013
"VIDEO:
Cuomo Q & A on Moreland, referendums and more", Capitol
Confidential, Casey Seiler
"Tax
Watch: State halts judges' double-dipping", Lohud/Gannett, David
McKay Wilson
"Job
interview raises ethical questions", Albany Times Union, James Odato
October 25, 2013
"How
to Make the Impossible Possible with, Yes a Government Commission",
Huffington Post, Karen Scharff
"Judges
mobilize to fight for Prop 6, with Lippman at the fore", CapitalNew
York, Jimmy Vielkind
October 27, 2013
"The
reason why the rent is too high", Daily News,Jaron Benjamin
"Lovett:
State legislature to argue that Gov. Cuomo abused power to force ethics
reform", Daily News,
"Moreland
Commission Seeks to Rebuild Credibility at 3rd Hearing", Gotham
Gazette,David Howard King
"Moreland's
next hearing, without good government groups", Capital New York,
Jimmy Vielkind
October 28, 2013
"Hevesi's
letter sent to Cuomo's Commissioners", Capitol Confidential, James
Odato
"Odato:
Tough order to get unanimity in secret", Times Union, James Odato
"NY
elections board gets hard questions at hearing", Associated Press,
Deepti Hajela
"Cuomo
anticorruption panel targets state Board of Elections as body cries poverty",
Daily News, Celeste Katz
"Moreland
Commission Grills State Board of Elections Over Investigations -- Or Lack
Thereof", Daily News, Celeste Katz
"NYS
Elections Board to ask corruption investigators to recognize dire need for
resources", Syracuse Post Standard, Michelle Breidenbach
"NY
GOP calls for investigation of Lt Gov Robert Duffy", Gannett/LoHud,
Jon Campell
"Cuomo,
Duffy Have Nothing But Praise for Each Other", WAMC, Karen DeWitt
"Three
queried by panel", Times Union, Casey Seiler
"A
conflict for Mr. Duffy", Times Union,
editorial
"Cox
calls for Duffy Probe (Updated)", State of Politics,
YNN/ NY NOW, Nick Reisman
October 29, 2013
"State
Board of Elections Put Under Scrutiny At Final Moreland Commission Public
Hearing", NY1, Zack Fink
"Moreland
Commission beats up on inert state Board of Elections", Capital New
York, Jessica Alaimo
"Cuomo:
Election board is 'gridlocked by design'", Capital New York, Jimmy
Vielkind
"Our
toothless watchdogs", Daily News, Bill Hammond
"NY
elections board gets critiqued", WHAM 13
"BOE
Officials Grilled at Corruption Commission Hearing", North Country
Radio, Karen DeWitt
"Older
state supreme court judges no longer able to collect pension and salary
simultaneously", Daily News, Ken Lovett
October 30, 2013
"Cuomo
versus breakaway Dems, and rabbis against casinos",
Capital New York, Azi Paybarah
"New
NY Senate Bill Designed to Make Moreland Commissions More Independent,
Sponsors Say", Daily News, Ken Lovett
"NY
Democrats to IDC Senator 'Register Republican'", Gannett/LoHud, Jon
Campbell
S5973
"In
a shot a Cuomo, majority senators call for Moreland independence",
Capital New York, Jessica Alaimo
"NY
Republicans Seek to Block Corruption Panel Subpoena", Bloomberg,
Phil Milford, Freeman Klopott
"Democrats
state party executive director Rodney Capel, Staten Island Sen. Diane Savino
spar over Cuomo's anticorruption commission",
Daily News, Dareh Gregorian, Ken Lovett
"Moreland
Tangles With Senate Republicans", Gotham Gazette, David Howard King
"GOP
Committee Fights Moreland Subpoena", Wall Street Journal, Erica Orden
"GOP
campaigners resist subpoenas", Times Union, Casey Seiler
"Tax-watch:
State halts judges' double-dipping",
Gannett/Journal News, David McKay Wilson
"Revealed:
The Unnamed Focus of Moreland Commissioner's Questioning", City & State,
Morgan Pehme
"Cuomo,
state senators continue sparring over Moreland Commission", Buffalo
News, Tom Precious
"Senate
GOP to fight Moreland Commission in Court", Capital New York, Jimmy
Vielkind
October 31, 2013
"Adjusting
the Moreland script: Cuomo goes to war with former Senate allies",
Capital New York, Jimmy Veilkind
"Gov.
Cuomo Warns Legislature That Next Year Is An 'Accountability Year'",
Daily News, Ken Lovett
"GOP
Committee Fights Moreland Subpoena", Wall Street Journal, Erica Orden
"State
GOP leader Ed Cox criticizes Cuomo's ethics panel", Newsday, Yancey Roy
"Cuomo
on ethics reform: I'll hammer state lawmakers at the polls", NY Post,
Carl Campanile
"Solitare
Man, and other Tales from the Moreland Hearing", Capitol Confidential,
Casey Seiler
November 1, 2013
"Cuomo
at odds with legislature over ethics reform", YNN, Nick Reisman
"Amid
war, I.D.C. and G.O.P. remind Cuomo where they're aligned", Capital NY,
Jimmy Vielkind
"Senate
leaders: remember, we support casino gambling", Capitol Confidential,
Casey Seiler
"Board
of dereliction", Daily News, editorial
"Elections
board makes changes after Moreland's public flogging", Capital New
York, Jessica Alaimo
"Longtime
commissioner to leave State Board of Elections", Capital New York,
Jessica Alaimo
November 4, 2013
"Diaz
on IDC Traitors. Et tu, Cuomo", Capitol
Confidential, Casey Seiler
"Moreland
Commission asks if BOE can do more", Legislative Gazette, Kelly Fay
"Gov
Cuomo criticism of 'double-dipping' judges brings charges of hypocrisy",
Daily News, Ken Lovett
"Three
NY Supreme Court judges could serve past 70 if voters approve amendment",
Daily News, Ken Lovett
"Fixing
the System", New York Times, Joe Nocera
November 7, 2013
"Cuomo
and Skelos Meet; Is Peace Coming", Buffalo News, Tom Precious
November 8, 2013
"'Hyprocrisy'
in the Moreland Commission?", WNYT.com, Steve Flamisch
"Have
the Morelanders uncovered criminality?, 'We have,' Fitzpatrick Says",
Capitol Confidential, Jordan Carleo-Evangelist
"Moreland
Commmission co-chairs: Gov. Cuomo never interfered", WNYT.com, Steve
Flamisch
November 10, 2013
Campell Conversation, WRVO-Public Media: Bill Fitzpatrick
November 11, 2013
"Editorial:
Ethics panel must follow the money", Poughkeepsie Journal/Gannett
"Moreland
chair: Commission has found criminality, will recommend new watchdog",
Capital New York, Jessica Alaimo
"In
video: Board of Elections reacts to Moreland grilling",
Capitol Confidential, Casey Seiler
November 12, 2013
"Poll
Asked Voters What They Think Gov's Moreland Commission Should Recommend",
Daily News, Ken Lovett
Capitol Pressroom interview of Attorney General Schneiderman
"Attorney
General Eric Schneiderman:Moreland Commission's Job Is To Promote Reform",
Daily News, Glenn Blain
"Is
Gov. Cuomo's Anti-Corruption Commission Going Off the Rails?",
Bennett Gershman, Huff Post
"More
Call for Campaign Public Finance System Including a Moreland Commission
Co-Chair", XXIInews, Karen DeWitt
"Critics
say DAs should not lead campaign finance panel",
Newsday, Yancey Roy
November 13, 2013
"Schneiderman:
Legislative Subpoenas are a 'tricky game'", Capital New York, Jimmy
Vielkind
Interview of Schneiderman, Cuomo on Capitol Pressroom, Susan Arbetter
"Leaders
of Cuomo panel push public financing of campaigns", Newsday, Yancey
Roy
"Election
board member folds", Capitol Confidential, Casey Seiler
November 15, 2013
"Onondaga
County D.A. is right to support public campaign financing: your letters",
syracuse.com
November 18, 2013
"NYPIRG
wants ethics commission to probe political parties' lobbying efforts",
Capitol Confidential, Jordan Carleo-Evangelist
"'Bribe
pol' claims Baharara's pension comments will prevent 'fair trial'",
New York Post, RIch Calder
"Nassau
DA Rice got $1M in gifts through a loophole being investigated by the
anticorruption commission she runs", Daily News, Ken Lovett
"Public
Campaign Financing Advocates Plan Phone Rally on Tuesday to Pressure
Moreland Panel", Daily News, Ken Lovett
"New
hope for public campaign financing", Legislative Gazette, Dan O'Regan
November 20, 2013
"Comptrollers,
good government groups call for state-level campaign financing",
Capital New York, Jessica Alaimo
"AG:
Talks to 'work out' Moreland subpoenas", Newsday, Yancey Roy
"Tele-town
hall meeting rallies support for public financing of elections",
Legislative Gazette
"Moreland
Commission Gets Support From AG Attorney General Eric Schneiderman",
Daily News, Glenn Blain
"Schneiderman
acknowledges talks to 'work out' Moreland subpoenas", Capital NY,
Jimmy Vielkind
November 21, 2013
"Cuomo
predicts short role for Moreland commission", Buffalo News, Robert
McCarthy
"Cuomo,
NY Dems Trade Corruption Charges", Frontpage Mag, Daniel Greenfield
"Forget
TV, to spread word, Cuomo's on Radio", New York Times, Thomas
Kaplan
November 22, 2013
"Climbing
out of Albany's swamp", New York Times, editorial
"NY
Minute: NY state Legislature to fight back against Gov. Cuomo's
Moreland Commission", Syracuse.com, Glenn Coin
"NY
legislators going to court to oppose subpoenas from new corruption
commission", Associated Press
"Assembly
Speaker Sheldon Silver: It's An Abuse of Process To Investigate Legislators'",
Daily News, Ken Lovett
"Senate,
Assembly to Jointly File against
Cuomo's anti-corruption commission,
sources", Daily News, Ken Lovitt
"Mario
Cuomo's Counsel Warned That Moreland Commissions Can't Investigate
Legislature", Daily News, Ken Lovett
"Document
Drop: NY Pols. v. Moreland Subpoenas", Daily News", Celeste Katz
"Lawmakers'
bosses respond to Moreland subpoenas", Capitol Confidential, Casey
Seiler
"Albany
D.A. defends his right not to prosecute Occupy protesters", Capital
New York, Scott Waldman
"Moreland
panel: Oh yes we do too have legal authority", Capitol
Confidential, Casey Seiler
"Skelos,
Klein, Silver file their own motion to quash subpoenas", Capitol
Confidential, Casey Seiler
"Lawmakers,
law firms try to beat back Moreland subpoenas", Gannett/Rochester
Democrat & Chronicle, Jon Campbell
"In
letter, Moreland Commission makes the case for subpoenas",
Gannett/Rochester Democrat & Chronicle, Jon Campbell
"Legislators
seeks to kill subpoenas", Times Union, Rick Karlin, Jordan
Carleo-Evangelist
"Democrats
join Republicans in challenging Moreland Commission", Buffalo News,
Tom Precious
"State
Lawmakers Fight Cuomo Commission Subpoenas in Court", WXXI, Karen
DeWitt
November 24, 2013
"Arrogance
of Power", Daily News, editorial
November 25, 2013
"More
than one kind of turkey", Albany Times Union, Fred Lebrun
"Gov.
Cuomo: Legislature Battle Over Moreland Panel Not About Separation of Powers",
Daily News, Ken Lovett
"NY
Legislature Sues to Void Corruption Probe Subpoenas",
Bloomberg News, Chris Dolmetsch, Freeman Kleepot
"Interest
Groups see a 'historic opportunity' in Upcoming Moreland Report",
Capitol New York, Jessica Alaimo
"NYPIRG
has reform ideas for the Moreland panel", Capitol
Confidential, Casey Seiler
"State groups spar over
taxpayer-supported campaigns", Buffalo News, Tom Precious
"Report
on corruption to be released Dec. 1st", YNN, Nick Riesman
"Unshackle
Upstate makes the case against public campaign funding", Gannett, Jon
Campbell
"Unshackle
Upstate opposes publicly-financed campaigns", Rochester Business
Journal, Thomas Adams
"NYPIRG
voices opinion on Moreland commission", WNYT.com
"NYPIRG
to Moreland: better enforcement and smaller JCOPE, please",
Gannett, Jon Campbell
"NYPIRG
issues report on reform", Albany Times Union, Casey
Seiler
November 26, 2013
"Why
don't Silver, Skelos comply with Moreland Probe? Newsday, editorial
"State
leaders balk at Moreland Commission subpoenas", Real Deal
"Cuomo
turns up the heat on opponents of anti-corruption panel", Daily News,
Ken Lovett
November 27, 2013
"Poll
finds fracking divide in New York; support for DiBlasio tax plan",
Buffalo News, Robert McCarthy
"Senate
Republicans strike a disclosure deal with Cuomo's anti-corruption panel",
Capital New York, Jimmy Vielkind
"New
York Senate Campaign Committee ends Suit",Bloomberg News, Chris
Dolmetsch and Freeman Kleepot
"NYS
Senate Republicans Withdrawn Push To Oppose Subpoenas on Housekeeping
Account Info (Updated)", Daily News, Ken Lovett
"Norden:
Moreland report is a chance to push public campaign financing", Newsday
"Moreland
panel should seize the moment"
"Albany's
campaign finance law fight appears to cool", Newsday, Yancey Roy
"NYPIRG
urges reform, Moreland report due Sunday",
Gannett, Jon Campbell
"NY
Senate GOP campaign group agrees to disclosure", AP/Glenn Falls News,
Michael Gormley
Leader
"Moreland,
SRCC come to arrangement on disclosure", Capitol
Confidential, Rick Karlin
November 28, 2013
"Moreland
commission report due on Sunday", Gannett/Rochester Democrat &
Chronicle, Jon Campbell
November 30, 2013
"They're
hiding something", Daily News, editorial
"Cuomo's
anticorruption panel ought to be running amok",
Newday, Joye Brown
"Cuomo's
Moreland Commission on corruption ready to report", Newsday,Yancey
Roy
"Brodsky:
proposals for limiting state's legal corruption",
Albany Times Union
December 1, 2013
"Spending
$60 million to save $1 billion", Huffington Post, Karen Scharff,
Citizens Action
"Odato:
Majority on Moreland not so open", Albany
Times Union, James Odato
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