Governor Cuomo delivered his annual State of the State Address today, during which he called for “real campaign finance reform,” which includes: implementing a voluntary system of public funding of […]
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Lobbyist Expected to Plead Guilty in Bribery Case
The New York Times reports that Richard Lipsky, the lobbyist who was charged along with former Senator Carl Kruger (who pled guilty last month shortly after resigning his seat, and […]
NYPIRG Criticizes SBOE for Failure to Act on Independent Expenditure Regulations
The New York Public Interest Research Group (NYPIRG) is criticizing the state Board of Elections for failing to meet a statutory deadline to issue regulations relating to the disclosure of […]
JCOPE Migrating Website
The Joint Commission on Public Ethics (JCOPE) has moved their website from the former Commission on Public Integrity site (www.nyintegrity.org) to a new JCOPE site (www.jcope.ny.gov).
Attorney General Looks at Local Ethics
In what appears to be an effort to bolster self-policing by local governments, the Associated Press reports that state Attorney General Eric Schneiderman has asked the state’s 932 towns to […]
JCOPE Holds First Meeting; Adopts Ethical Code of Conduct and Recusal Policy
Last Tuesday, the state’s new ethics and lobbying oversight entity – the Joint Commission on Public Ethics (JCOPE) — held its first meeting in Albany. The agenda for the public […]
Federal Appeals Court Rejects Challenge to NYC Campaign Finance Laws
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit has upheld New York City’s campaign finance rules – which prohibit corporate contributions to political campaigns and require candidates to disclose […]
State Senator Pleads Guilty to Accepting $1 Million in Bribes
State Senator Carl Kruger (D-Brooklyn) resigned his office today, shortly before pleading guilty to federal corruption charges. He admitted conspiring to accept at least $1 million in bribes. Kruger will […]
Political Operative Sentenced to Prison in Theft
Political consultant John Haggerty, who was convicted of stealing campaign funds from New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg in October, was sentenced to one and a third to four years […]
JCOPE to Hold First Meeting Tomorrow
The Daily Politics blog informs us that the JCOPE will be holding its first meeting tomorrow at 12 noon at the former offices of the Commission on Public Integrity. Read […]