The New York City Bar Association and Common Cause New York have again called on Gov. Cuomo and the Legislature to create a commission to review the effectiveness of the […]
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Governor Makes Appointment
Gov. Cuomo announced a number of administration appointments today, including one relating to ethics and compliance. According to the announcement: Linda Lacewell has been appointed Counselor to the Governor. She […]
JCOPE Announces Settlements for Failure to File Financial Disclosure Statements
Yesterday, the Joint Commission on Public Ethics (JCOPE) announced settlements with 17 state officers and employees who failed to file their annual financial disclosure statements. Under Public Officers Law 73-a, […]
Gotham Gazette Asks “How Is JCOPE Doing”?
The title of this article from Gotham Gazette, Three Years In, New York Ethics Commission Still Looking to Find Footing, pretty much says it all. The article quotes a number […]
NYPIRG Calls for Stronger Local Ethics, Lobbying Laws
NYPIRG released a report earlier today that calls for “sweeping changes in the state’s local government ethics law, administration, enforcement, and improvements to the state’s Open Meetings and Freedom of […]
JCOPE Responds to Trump Lawsuit
Capital NY reports that the Joint Commission on Public Ethics (JCOPE) has hired former U.S. Magistrate David Homer of Carter Conboy in Albany to defend it against a lawsuit filed […]
Reform Groups Call for Ethics, Campaign Finance Reforms in a Possible Special Session
The Daily Politics blog reports that Common Cause NY and NYPIRG have written to Gov. Cuomo and the legislative leaders, urging them to take up ethics and campaign finance reforms […]
Two Articles Look at Albany’s Dark Side
Two articles published today shine some light on the murkier aspects of Albany’s ethics and campaign finance rules. In a front page article in today’s edition, the New York Times […]
State Inspector General Alleges Wrongdoing By Commission Staffer
The New York State Inspector General (IG) recently wrote to the Lake George Park Commission regarding the Commission’s Executive Director, who solicited a gift from an organization that falls under […]
JCOPE Hiring Lawyers
The Joint Commission on Public Ethics (JCOPE) has two posted two vacancy notices (here and here) on the StateJobsNY web site for Associate Counsel positions. The positions require New York […]