After its meeting in Albany today, the Joint Commission on Public Ethics (JCOPE) announced the appointment of Letizia Tagliafierro to serve as its new Executive Director. She replaces Ellen Biben, […]
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JCOPE to Meet Tuesday, Oct. 29 (Updated)
The Joint Commission on Public Ethics (JCOPE) announced today that it will meet next Tuesday, Oct. 29th, at 10:30 at its offices in Albany. There is no agenda yet. The […]
JCOPE Publishes Emergency/Proposed Rules on ‘Source of Funding’ Reporting
Today’s NYS Register includes a notice of emergency adoption and a notice of proposed rulemaking for the Joint Commission on Public Ethic’s (JCOPE) ‘source of funding’ disclosure requirements. (Read my […]
JCOPE Revises Source of Funding Regulations
At its meeting earlier today, the Joint Commission on Public Ethics (JCOPE) changed its “source of funding” disclosure regulations. The Commission also decided to make any such applications for exemptions […]
JCOPE to Meet Next Tuesday (Updated)
The Joint Commission on Public Ethics (JCOPE) has scheduled its next meeting for Tuesday, Sept. 24th at 10:30 am, at its offices in Albany. There is no agenda available yet. […]
JCOPE Fines Lobbying Firm for Incomplete, Inaccurate Filings
Yesterday, the Joint Commission on Public Ethics (JCOPE) announced that has imposed a $20,000 fine on Mercury Public Affairs for “failing to file and for submitting incomplete and inaccurate filings […]
Court of Appeals Will Not Hear Challenge to Ethics Commission’s Subpoena Power
Earlier today, the state’s highest court denied a motion for leave to appeal a challenge to the ability of the state’s ethics enforcement entity to issue subpoenas. The denial means […]
New York Times on New York’s ‘Source of Funding’ Disclosure Mandate
Today’s New York Times includes an article titled “Nonprofits Are Balking at Law on Disclosing Political Donors” that looks at New York’s relatively new ‘source of funding’ disclosure requirement. In […]
New York City Bar Launches JCOPE Survey; Will Report on State Ethics Reforms
Yesterday’s Times Union reported that the New York City Bar Association (NYCBA) committee on government ethics is undertaking a review of the state’s 2011 ethics reform law (the Public Integrity […]
JCOPE Adopts Source of Funding Regulations, Formally Proposes Others
According to today’s New York State Register, the Joint Commission on Public Ethics (JCOPE) has adopted “source of funding reporting” regulations (19 NYCRR Part 938), which can be viewed here. […]