The Joint Commission on Public Ethics (JCOPE) announced that it will hold its next meeting later this week, at 10:30 on Thursday, September 27th at its Albany office. No agenda […]
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Governor Defends JCOPE
In a press availability yesterday, Gov. Cuomo defended the Joint Commission on Public Ethics (JCOPE), the state’s new ethics commission, which has been criticized for leaks of confidential information and […]
New Issue of NYC CFB Newsletter Available
The New York City Campaign Finance Board has posted the latest issue of its newsletter, Full Disclosure, to its web site. The Summer 2012 edition discusses voter turnout in the […]
Two National Republicans Tell Schneiderman to Back Off on SuperPACs
Last month, it was reported that State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman began an investigation into whether some New York-based non-profit groups – which function as SuperPACs — are violating federal […]
NYC CFB is Hiring
The New York City Campaign Finance Board is looking to hire an attorney, an auditor, a press intern, and a standards coordinator for its Auditing and Accounting Unit. Successful candidates […]
JCOPE Formally Proposes Source of Funding Reporting Regulations
Today’s issue of the NYS Register (pages 8 and 9) includes JCOPE’s notice of their proposed “source of funding” reporting rules. The proposed rules are posted on JCOPE’s web site. […]
JCOPE Holds Special Meeting, Debates in Public and Expands Probe (Updated)
Apparently in response to criticism of its initially limited investigation into the sexual harassment scandal, the state’s Joint Commission on Public Ethics (JCOPE) held a special meeting yesterday to expand […]
JCOPE, NYC CFB to Meet Next Week
Earlier this afternoon, JCOPE announced that it will hold a special commission meeting next Monday at 10:30 a.m. There is no agenda for the meeting, but there is widespread speculation […]
JCOPE Issues First Advisory Opinion
The Joint Commission on Public Ethics (JCOPE) recently posted to its web site its first formal advisory opinion. AO 12-01 was issued in response to a request by a former […]
State Independent Expenditure Rules Not Yet In Place
Michael Gormley of the AP writes that New York’s regulations for independent expenditures, which are intended to require disclosure of spending and donors by SuperPACs, are not likely to be […]