The Joint Commission on Public Ethics (JCOPE) will hold its next meeting next Tuesday, March 31, at its offices in Albany. The meeting agenda is here.
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Governor, Assembly Speaker Announce Two-Way Agreement on Ethics Reforms
Earlier today, Gov. Cuomo and Speaker Heastie announced that they have reached an agreement on “groundbreaking” ethics reforms. The Senate is not a party to the agreement, and the sense […]
Attorney General Proposes Comprehensive Ethics, Campaign Finance Reforms
At a forum in Manhattan hosted by the good government group Citizens Union, Attorney General Eric Schneiderman offered a series of proposals that he said will “cure the disease” of […]
Citizens Union Calls for Ethics Reform
At an event in Albany earlier today, good government group Citizens Union called for “comprehensive action on ethics reform” as part of the state budget to put “Albany on a […]
Governor Makes JCOPE Appointments
Earlier today, Gov. Cuomo announced two appointments to the Joint Commission on Public Ethics (JCOPE), the state’s ethics and lobbying regulator. Michael Rozen, a partner at the law firm of […]
Report: JCOPE Investigating Schneiderman
The New York Post is reporting that the Joint Commission on Public Ethics (JCOPE) is looking into whether state Attorney General Eric Schneiderman illegally solicited campaign contributions from Donald Trump’s […]
JCOPE Releases the Latest Edition of “The Ethics Review”
The Joint Commission on Public Ethics (JCOPE) has released the Winter Edition of its periodic newsletter, The Ethics Review. This issue reviews the state’s Code of Ethics (Public Officers Law […]
Citizen Union Event to Focus on ‘Albany’s Corruption Problem’
New York City-based good government group Citizens Union is holding an educational forum on Monday, March 16, titled ‘Can New Yorkers Fix Albany’s Corruption Problem?‘ The event is free, and […]
Groups Call for Limits on Lawmakers’ Outside Income
Earlier today, a coalition of good government groups called for the state to impose limits on lawmakers outside income, and to prohibit legislators and senior staff from engaging in services […]
Governor Links Ethics, Campaign Finance Reform to Budget
As he promised earlier this month, Gov. Cuomo has included a number of ethics and campaign finance reforms in his 30-day amendments. (Most of the language is in a new […]