The Kingston Daily Freeman reports that the Ulster County Legislature is considering legislation that would impose limits on campaign contributions to county elected official from certain sources. Under a bill […]
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JCOPE Adopts Revised Outside Activity Rules
The Joint Commission on Public Ethics (JCOPE) has adopted revised regulations relating to “outside activities” for state officials and employees, which it proposed earlier this year. Under the prior rules, […]
JCOPE Executive Director to Tax & Finance
The Capital Confidential blog reports that Letizia Tagliafierro, who has served as the Executive Director of the Joint Commission on Public Ethics (JCOPE) since October 2013, is moving to the state’s […]
Group Files Lawsuit Challenging ‘LLC Loophole’
The New York Times reports that an “eclectic group of liberal and conservative interests and individuals filed suit” have filed a lawsuit in State Supreme Court in Albany against the […]
Group Wants to Build the ‘Death Star’ of State Campaign Finance Data
The Albany Project, an “activist platform” that is “fight[ing] against Albany’s endemic culture of corruption,” recently announced a campaign to build a new Internet-based tool that the groups hopes will […]
The Latest Issue of JCOPE’s Ethics Review is Out
The Joint Commission on Public Ethics (JCOPE) has released the latest edition (Spring/Summer) of its quarterly newsletter, The Ethics Review. This issue covers the state’s ban on nepotism, addresses the […]
NYC CFB Launches New Web Site
The New York City Campaign Finance Board (NYC CFB) launched its new web site yesterday. According to their press release, their goal was to “design a website user experience that […]
JCOPE to Meet
The Joint Commission on Public Ethics (JCOPE) holds its next meeting tomorrow, June 30th, at 10:30 am. The meeting agenda is here.
Good Government Groups Call for Special Session on Ethics
New York’s 2015 legislative session ended early this morning, but good government groups are expressing dissatisfaction that lawmakers did not address Albany’s “ceaseless ethics problems.” The groups – which include […]
JCOPE Imposes $75,000 Fine for Lobbying Act Violations
The Joint Commission on Public Ethics (JCOPE) announced today that it has entered into a settlement agreement with Health Management Systems (HMS) for violations of the gift provisions of Legislative […]