The Joint Commission on Public Ethics (JCOPE) has released the Winter Edition of its periodic newsletter, The Ethics Review. This issue reviews the state’s Code of Ethics (Public Officers Law […]
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Citizen Union Event to Focus on ‘Albany’s Corruption Problem’
New York City-based good government group Citizens Union is holding an educational forum on Monday, March 16, titled ‘Can New Yorkers Fix Albany’s Corruption Problem?‘ The event is free, and […]
Groups Call for Limits on Lawmakers’ Outside Income
Earlier today, a coalition of good government groups called for the state to impose limits on lawmakers outside income, and to prohibit legislators and senior staff from engaging in services […]
NYC Bar to Hold CLE program on Campaign Finance
The New York City Bar Association is holding a CLE program on Tuesday, March 24th titled ‘Campaign Finance: The Current State of Affairs & Where We Go From Here.’ Here […]
Governor Links Ethics, Campaign Finance Reform to Budget
As he promised earlier this month, Gov. Cuomo has included a number of ethics and campaign finance reforms in his 30-day amendments. (Most of the language is in a new […]
Grand Jury Indicts Former Assembly Speaker on Fraud, Extortion Charges
A federal grand jury has indicted former Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver. The three-count indictment, filed by U.S. Attorney for the Southern District Preet Bharara, accuses the Manhattan Democrat of honest […]
JCOPE to Meet
The Joint Commission on Public Ethics (JCOPE) holds its next meeting on Tuesday, Feb. 24 at 10 am at its offices in Albany. Read the meeting agenda here.
JCOPE Says Silver Failed to Report Outside Income
Last Friday, the Joint Commission on Public Ethics (JCOPE) sent former Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver a ‘notice of delinquency’ relating to his annual financial disclosure statements for 2011, 2012 and […]
Report: Federal, State Investigators Looking into Maziarz Campaign Spending on Local Races
The Buffalo News reports that state and federal investigators are investigating whether former State Senator George Maziarz’s campaign committee secretly paid for mailers, advertising, robocalls and other campaign materials in […]
Judge Rules for Trump Over JCOPE
The Daily News reports that an Albany-area judge has ruled in favor of Donald Trump in his 2014 lawsuit against JCOPE seeking information on whether the state ethics commission voted […]