JCOPE held its August meeting this morning (read the agenda here), meeting for just over 20 minutes in public session, and then adopting a motion to enter into executive session. […]
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Business Council Submits Comments on JCOPE’s Reportable Business Relationship Guidelines
In response to JCOPE’s request for comments on its proposed guidelines relating the disclosure of “reportable business relationships,” the Business Council of NYS (BCNYS) recently submitted comments expressing some concerns. […]
JCOPE Schedules Next Meeting (UPDATED)
The Joint Commission on Public Ethics (JCOPE) holds its next meeting on Tuesday, August 28th, at 10:30, in Albany. The agenda is not yet available. I will update this post […]
LEC, JCOPE Issue Informal Opinions on Gifts, Post-Employment Restrictions
According to recent news reports, the Legislative Ethics Commission (LEC) and the Joint Commission on Public Ethics (JCOPE) have recently provided informal guidance relating to gifts to legislators and post-employment […]
Closer Look: JCOPE’s Reportable Business Relationship Guidelines
As part of the 2011 ethics reform legislation (Chapter 399 of 2011), the Lobbying Act (Legislative Law Article 1-A) was amended to require lobbyists to report certain business relationships with […]
Closer Look: JCOPE’s Proposed “Source of Funding” Regulations
I took a quick look at a JCOPE’s proposed “source of funding” regulations in this post last week. I also noted that these rules must still go through the State […]
JCOPE Launches New Web Site
The Joint Commission of Public Ethics (JCOPE) unveiled its new web site this afternoon. At first glance, it looks better than the former JCOPE/CPI site. But the real test is […]
JCOPE Gives Tentative Approval to “Source of Funding” Regulations (Updated)
At its meeting today, the Joint Commission on Public Ethics (JCOPE) adopted regulations that will require some “advocacy organizations” to disclose the source of their funding (funding in excess of […]
JCOPE to Hold Meeting on July 31st
The Joint Commission on Public Ethics (JCOPE) will hold its July meeting next Tuesday, July 31, at 10:30 am at its Albany offices. The meeting agenda is not yet available.
JCOPE Adopts Regulations on Adjudicatory Proceedings and Appeals Procedure
In today’s issue of the New York State Register, the Joint Commission on Public Ethics (JCOPE) provides notice that it has adopted regulations to govern how it will conduct adjudicatory […]