Tomorrow morning, the New York City Bar Association is holding an event titled Campaign Finance: The Current State of Affairs & Where We Go From Here. The program, which will […]
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Ethics Reform Update
Yesterday, Gov. Cuomo announced that the New York State Bar Association and the New York City Bar Association support the lawmaker outside employment disclosure requirement that is part of the […]
Governor, Assembly Speaker Announce Two-Way Agreement on Ethics Reforms
Earlier today, Gov. Cuomo and Speaker Heastie announced that they have reached an agreement on “groundbreaking” ethics reforms. The Senate is not a party to the agreement, and the sense […]
Attorney General Proposes Comprehensive Ethics, Campaign Finance Reforms
At a forum in Manhattan hosted by the good government group Citizens Union, Attorney General Eric Schneiderman offered a series of proposals that he said will “cure the disease” of […]
Citizens Union Calls for Ethics Reform
At an event in Albany earlier today, good government group Citizens Union called for “comprehensive action on ethics reform” as part of the state budget to put “Albany on a […]
Governor Makes JCOPE Appointments
Earlier today, Gov. Cuomo announced two appointments to the Joint Commission on Public Ethics (JCOPE), the state’s ethics and lobbying regulator. Michael Rozen, a partner at the law firm of […]
NYC CFB to Meet
The New York City Campaign Finance Board (NYC CFB) will hold its next meeting tomorrow (Thursday), March 12 at 10:00 at its offices in Manhattan. The meeting agenda is here.
Report: JCOPE Investigating Schneiderman
The New York Post is reporting that the Joint Commission on Public Ethics (JCOPE) is looking into whether state Attorney General Eric Schneiderman illegally solicited campaign contributions from Donald Trump’s […]
New York City Clerk’s Lobbying Bureau Releases Annual Report
The New York City Clerk’s Lobbying Bureau, which is responsible enforcing the city’s Lobbying Law, has released its annual report. The report reveals that $71.7 million was spent reported as […]
JCOPE to Hold Roundtable on Updates to its Lobbying Filing System, Web Site Redesign
In an E-blast today, the Joint Commission on Public Ethics (JCOPE) said that it will be hosting “an informal roundtable discussion” in Albany on Friday, March 13th. The roundtable discussion […]