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 […]
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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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Ethics Reform Under Discussion in the State Capitol
In Monday’s Daily News, Celeste Katz reports that Governor Cuomo has provided the Senate and Assembly majorities copies of a draft ethics reform bill, but that the Senate and Assembly […]
Governor Cuomo Makes CPI Appointments
Governor Andrew Cuomo has announced three appointees to serve on the Commission on Public Integrity, which is responsible for overseeing ethical matters relating to Executive Branch employees and regulating lobbyists […]