The New York Ethics Review Commission, which is tasked with reviewing and evaluating the activities and performance of the state’s Joint Commission on Public Ethics (JCOPE) and the Legislative Ethics […]
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JCOPE Seeks Comments on Proposed Advisory Opinion Regarding Elected Official Fundraising
The Joint Commission on Public Ethics (JCOPE) has posted a proposed advisory opinion – on which they are seeking ‘informal comments’ – that addresses “[whether] an elected official may solicit […]
Recap of the Ethics Review Commission’s Public Hearing
The New York Ethics Review Commission held its only public hearing yesterday in New York City. The hearing lasted almost 90 minutes. Commission chair Dale Volker, a former State Senator […]
JCOPE Posts Executive Director Position
The Joint Commission on Public Ethics (JCOPE) has posted two vacancies notices for its vacant Executive Director position on the StateJobsNY web site; they can be viewed here and here. […]
Watch the Ethics Review Commission’s Public Hearing
The New York Ethics Review Commission (commonly called the JCOPE Review Commission) will be holding its only public hearing at 11:00 a.m. today. Read some background on the issues the […]
What Will the JCOPE Review Commission Be Looking At?
Politico New York’s Bill Mahoney provides a preview of tomorrow’s public hearing of the New York Ethics Review Commission. The Commission is reviewing the activities and performance of the New […]
JCOPE Review Commission Cancels Albany Hearing
As reported in the Capitol Confidential blog, the New York Ethics Review Commission (commonly known as the JCOPE Review Commission) has cancelled the public hearing that has scheduled for this […]
JCOPE to Introduce New FDS Filing System
The Joint Commission on Public Ethics (JCOPE) has announced, via an “eblast,” that it will be implementing a new system for filing financial disclosure statements online. According to the eblast, […]
Assembly Speaker Announces Appointment of Executive Director of New Ethics and Compliance Office
Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie (D-Bronx) has announced the appointment of Jane T. Feldman to serve as the Executive Director of the Assembly’s newly-created Office of Ethics and Compliance. According to […]
Will Ethics Reform be on the Legislature’s 2016 Agenda?
City & State NY looks ahead to the 2016 legislative session, and says that after the leaders of both houses were charged with public corruption crimes in 2015 “new scrutiny […]