The Joint Commission on Public Ethics (JCOPE) has launched a new quarterly newsletter, called The Ethics Review. The first issue covers politics in the workplace and summarizes the enforcement actions […]
Archive Author: Hinman Straub
JCOPE Launches Mandatory Training for Lobbyists
The Joint Commission on Public Ethics (JCOPE) has launched its online ethics training program, called Ethics for Lobbyists, as required under the Lobbying Act. Anyone who is (or was) registered […]
State Senate Candidate Pays Himself for Campaign Compliance
The New York Observer has an interesting article about Munir Avery, a candidate for State Senate from Queens who ran in the recent Democratic primary against incumbent Democrat Malcolm Smith […]
NYC CFB Testifies Before City Council, Seeks Changes to City’s Matching Funds Program
This morning, New York City Campaign Finance Board (CFB) Executive Director Amy Loprest testified before the New York City Council’s Committee on Governmental Operations. Ms. Loprest testified on the CFB’s […]
JCOPE is Hiring
The Joint Commission on Public Ethics (JCOPE) has posted job notices for an Investigative Counsel and a Policy Analyst, both of which will be located in Albany. The duties of […]
NYC CFB to Meet
The New York City Campaign Finance Board (NYC CFB) will hold its next meeting on Thursday, Sept. 18 at its offices in lower Manhattan. The meeting agenda is not yet […]
More on ‘Dark Lobbying’ in New York
Following up on the recent Crain’s article looking at the growing “strategic consulting” industry in New York, (my prior blog post is here) the NT2 blog offers some analysis and […]
Hearing Officer Recommends Fines After JCOPE Enforcement Hearings
The Times Union reports that the Joint Commission on Public Ethics (JCOPE) has held its first-ever enforcement hearings for entities that are alleged to have violated the state’s lobbying law. […]
JCOPE to Hold ‘Failure to File’ Enforcement Hearings
The Joint Commission on Public Ethics (JCOPE) has posted a hearing notice indicating that it will hold public enforcement hearings regarding the failure of four entities (Blackboard, Inc.; Community Redemption […]
New York’s Influential ‘Non-Lobbyists’
In Crain’s, Chris Bragg takes a close look at a growing industry in New York: the “strategic consultant.” Though they do not register as lobbyists, they “regularly meet with government […]