According to the New York Times, the NYC Bar Association and Common Cause will release a report titled “Hope for JCOPE” that is critical of the Joint Commission on Public […]
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JCOPE to Meet on March 18
The Joint Commission on Public Ethics (JCOPE) has scheduled its next meeting for Tuesday, March 18 at 10:30 a.m. at its offices in Albany. The meeting agenda is here.
Liu Files Lawsuit Against NYC CFB
Earlier today, former New York City Comptroller John Liu announced that he has filed a federal lawsuit challenging the New York City Campaign Finance Board’s (NYC CFB) decision to deny […]
State Board of Elections to Investigate PAC
The Buffalo News reports that the State Board of Elections (SBOE) has voted to investigate alleged campaign finance violations by a Western New York political action committee. The two Erie […]
NYPIRG’s Horner: “Ethics Reform is Still Needed”
In a guest commentary on WAMC, an Albany-area public radio station, NYPIRG Legislative Director Blair Horner calls on the governor to overhaul state ethics oversight this session (as he promised […]
Campaign Finance and Public Corruption Update
Since (as of this writing) neither house of the Legislature has released their respective one-house budget bills yet, we do not know where the Governor’s reform proposals stand. Last Friday […]
NYC CFB to Meet
The New York City Campaign Finance Board (NYC CFB) will hold its next meeting on Thursday, March 13 at its offices in lower Manhattan. The meeting agenda will be available […]
Public Campaign Financing Advocates to Hold Lobby Day in Albany
Advocates for public financing of political campaigns, which Gov. Cuomo has proposed as part of his 2014-15 Executive budget, are holding an Albany lobby day on March 11th. For more […]
Moreland Commission Announces New Chief of Investigations
As reported in today’s Times Union, late last week the Moreland Commission to Investigate Public Corruption announced the appointment of Robert Addolorato as its Chief of Investigations. He replaces Danya […]
JCOPE Announces Comprehensive Ethics Training Course Schedule
The Joint Commission on Public Ethics (JCOPE) has released its 2014 schedule for its Comprehensive Ethics Training Course. Under the state’s 2011 ethics overhaul, all State officers and employees who […]