The New York City Clerk’s Office has released their Lobbying Bureau Annual Report for calendar year 2010. Pursuant to the City’s Administrative Code, the report addresses the Lobbying Bureau’s administration […]
Archive Author: Hinman Straub
Public Comment Period Open on Judicial Campaign Rules
The Administrative Board of the Courts recently approved for public comment the Proposed Part 151 of the Rules of the Chief Administrator of the Courts. The proposed rules establish standards […]
Ethics Reform in the News – Weekly Round-Up
The debate over ethics reform is heating in the Capitol. Governor Cuomo has not formally delivered a bill to the Legislature, but behind-the-scenes conversations have reportedly been going on for […]
NYC Candidates No Longer Personally Liable for “Wasted” Matching Funds
Last week, an Appellate Division panel ruled that under New York City law, candidates who participate in the city’s campaign finance program (which provides matching funds to candidates under certain […]
New Judicial Rule To Address Campaign Donations, Case Assignments
Chief Judge Jonathan Lippman told the New York Times and the New York Law Journal that he will announce a new that will prohibit the state’s elected judges from hearing […]
Watch Panel Discussion on Ethics Report at NYSBA Presidential Summit
In a recent post, I provided a link to the final report of the New York State Bar Association (NYSBA) Task Force on Government Ethics. This report was the subject […]
Ethics Reform in the News – Feb. 9, 2011
The Albany Times-Union‘s editorial board calls for “Ethics reforms we can believe in.” NYPIRG’s Blair Horner discusses the status of ethics reform on Capitol Tonight. Assembly Speaker Silver pivots on […]
Ethics Reform in the News – Feb. 7, 2011
A quick round-up of ethics reform-related article from today’s news, and from over the weekend: The Poughkeepsie Journal, Syracuse Post-Standard and Newsday (behind a pay wall) editorialize in favor of […]
Bar Association Task Force Ethics Issues Final Report on Government Ethics
The New York State Bar Association (NYSBA) Task Force on Government Ethics released the final report today. The Task Force was chaired by Patty Salkin of Albany Law School and […]
Attorney General To Establish a New “Taxpayer Protection Unit”
Attorney General Eric Schneiderman has announced the creation of a new “Taxpayer Protection Unit” within his office. The new unit, which will use existing staff resources, “will conduct civil investigations […]