Gary Lavine says law school deans illegally blocked his nomination to the state’s ethics body.
Despite mounting evidence that a disbarred attorney stole client funds, Manhattan prosecutors have taken no action.
Sullivan County is telling investors there will be massive growth at a Catskills casino resort, but its own consultants predict decline.
Frank Seddio is representing Jules Parisien in over 500 cases — despite the physician’s history of insurance fraud allegations.
Several states already proactively send out payments in much larger amounts than New York currently does.
A harsh mailer capitalized on recent reporting about a controversial rezoning deal in the Westchester town.
Drew Warshaw is taking on Comptroller Tom DiNapoli with a pledge to repay the entire pot of unclaimed funds as soon as ‘humanly possible.’
New York is sitting on a $20 billion pot of unclaimed money, and some of it might be yours. Here’s how to see if you’re on the list.
Four lobbying groups representing Wall Street firms are trying to block the bill from passing in the final days of the legislative session.
An expert calls the six-figure haul “extraordinary” for an unpaid party seat whose powers are picking judges, poll workers, and party officers.
As courts buckle under hundreds of thousands of unresolved cases, a quiet fight is erupting in Albany over how — and where — to add more judges.
Richard Dionisio participated in multiple votes related to a controversial rezoning effort without publicly disclosing his financial interest.
Nick Spano went from prison sentence to multimillion-dollar lobbying comeback.
Mayor Mike Spano has stated his administration has not been lobbied by his powerful brother’s firm. Emails indicate otherwise.
A Queens court’s failure to reveal a romance has sparked accusations of bias.
The campaign has created 64 public fundraising web pages for people to raise money on its behalf. But it didn’t disclose any intermediaries.
Donors solicited by at least three undisclosed bundlers — Tonio Burgos, Jim Whelan, and Rick Ostroff — were told their gifts would be matched with public funds, despite that being barred by city election law.
They got tens of millions of taxpayer dollars to defend Andrew Cuomo against scandal. Now, they’re helping fund his comeback.
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A New York Focus investigation reveals how party officials and politically connected law firms continue to profit from court-appointed roles.