Gov makes Hail Mary play for elections reform

Cuomo pitches public funding of campaigns and tougher limits on donations ⧸ Full Story

Small donors flock to Liu campaign

Undeterred by a campaign scandal, modest contributors have a big impact on the comptroller's prospects for mayor ⧸ Full Story

Mysterious money

Bill Thompson's mayoral campaign leads the field in leaving out details on sources of funds ⧸ Full Story

Council prepares to trump mayor on political-influence law

Following Bloomberg veto, council readies rollback of campaign-spending disclosure rules ⧸ Full Story

Mayoral candidate can accept contributions over city limit — for now

Republican George McDonald wins round in bid to overturn campaign finance rules ⧸ Full Story

What Hizzoner left behind

Five legacies you might not know Mayor Ed Koch left New York City ⧸ Full Story

The mayoral money game

As the race for City Hall heats up, candidates cultivate distinct bases for fundraising ⧸ Full Story

Campaign fundraiser gets gig at Thompson-tied Battery Park City Authority

Ex-Deputy Mayor Randy Mastro raised $30,000 weeks before deal to provide legal services ⧸ Full Story

City political campaigns could become members-only affairs

Good-government groups side with City Council in quest to curb Campaign Finance Board's reach ⧸ Full Story

Bold campaign spending rules in the spotlight

Attorney General Eric Schneiderman says he expects to defend his disclosure mandates in court ⧸ Full Story

Campaign Finance Board fires back at City Council

Advisory in advance of hearing responds to charges board overreached ⧸ Full Story

Governor raises stakes in campaign finance reform bid

Gov. Cuomo renews call for overhaul of election spending rules, including public financing rejected by GOP leadership ⧸ Full Story

Could 2013 be the year…

With a new year on the horizon, New York World reporters share a big story they each expect to be covering ⧸ Full Story

Ex-Councilmember hit with $200k bill from Campaign Finance Board

Kendall Stewart, who lost his Brooklyn City Council seat in 2009, must repay all of the public matching funds he received in his losing race against Jumaane Williams ⧸ Full Story

The high cost of winning (and losing)

Independent campaign spending unleashed by Citizens United reshapes the State Senate ⧸ Full Story

Declarations of independent spenders

New York City's bold new campaign finance disclosure rules get their first test this Election Day ⧸ Full Story

Bloomberg’s Maine man

Senate candidate Angus King says New York City mayor's pledge of Super PAC support came out of the blue ⧸ Full Story

Queens congressional race has a clear cash winner

Democrat Grace Meng outraises GOP rival Dan Halloran nearly ten-to-one in last three months ⧸ Full Story

Real estate big blankets state Senate races with contributions

Companies associated with apartment high rise mogul Leonard Litwin have funneled more than $900,000 into state Senate races — mostly to Republicans, who are fighting to hold on to majority control ⧸ Full Story

Unpacking campaign bundlers

How we identified which city business associates are raising big buck for mayoral candidates ⧸ Full Story