NY Capitol News has a thought-provoking opinion piece by former Assemblyman and 2010 Attorney General Candidate Richard Brodsky entitled “Thinking Hard About Ethics Reform.” He suggests that we need to […]
Archive Author: Hinman Straub
Ethics Reform Up Next?
Ken Lovett of the the NY Daily News has been on the leading edge of the news coverage of ethics reform in Albany. On Sunday, the News reported that (citing […]
CPI Finds MRT Members Did Not Violate Public Officers Law
On Friday, Commission on Public Integrity (CPI) Executive Director Barry Ginsberg responded to the complaint filed in early March by the Center for Justice and Democracy (CJD). The group asked […]
Commission on Public Integrity Revises Gift Regulations
This week, the Commission on Public Integrity notified lobbyists and clients via e-mail that it has modified its proposed gift regulations for lobbyists and clients, which were originally published in […]
Senate Committee Votes Down Campaign Finance Disclosure Bill
State Senator Ruben Diaz (D-Bronx) filed a “motion for committee consideration” on his bill (S.96) that would amend the Public Officers Law to require statewide elected officials, Senators and Assembly […]
Two Legislators, Lobbyist Indicted for Corruption
On Thursday, U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara charged Assemblyman William Boyland Jr. and Senator Carl Kruger, both Democrats, with taking money in exchange for official favors. The criminal complaint alleges that […]
NYC Lobbying Commission to Hold First Meeting
As I blogged here back in January, the five-member New york City Lobbying Commission is tasked with making recommendations for improvements to the 2006 lobbying laws (under Local Law 15 […]
Group Files Ethics Complaint Over Medicaid Redesign Team
A New York City-based organization has submitted a formal ethics complaint to the state Commission on Public Integrity alleging that members of Governor Cuomo’s Medicaid Redesign Team (MRT) charging the […]
NYC Campaign Finance Board to Hold Hearing on Disclosure of Independent Expenditures
Last November, New York City voters overwhelmingly approved a Charter revision proposal to require the disclosure of independent campaign expenditures in New York City elections. The New York City Campaign […]
Ethics Reform Package Advancing?
The Daily News reports that progress is being made on an ethics reform bill that would: – permit public officials, legislators and staff to accept gifts valued at less than […]