The Joint Commission on Public Ethics (JCOPE) is seeking an Executive Director. The position, which will oversee JCOPE staff and operations in Albany, requires a law degree “plus experience in […]
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JCOPE Migrating Website
The Joint Commission on Public Ethics (JCOPE) has moved their website from the former Commission on Public Integrity site (www.nyintegrity.org) to a new JCOPE site (www.jcope.ny.gov).
JCOPE Holds First Meeting; Adopts Ethical Code of Conduct and Recusal Policy
Last Tuesday, the state’s new ethics and lobbying oversight entity – the Joint Commission on Public Ethics (JCOPE) — held its first meeting in Albany. The agenda for the public […]
More JCOPE Reaction
It was a bit of a rocky first week for the state’s new ethics oversight and enforcement agency: The New York Daily News: “Bungled Beginning for Revamped Albany Ethics Commission”: […]
Reaction to JCOPE Appointments
Lots of press coverage today in response to yesterday’s announcement of the JCOPE appointments. Newsday and the Daily News highlight criticisms by good government groups of Senate Minority Leader John […]
JCOPE Members Announced
Late this afternoon, Governor Cuomo and the four legislative leaders issued a press release announcing the 14 members of the new Joint Commission on Public Ethics (JCOPE). The JCOPE has […]
Parting Words from the CPI’s Outgoing Executive Director
The New York World (published by Columbia Journalism School, and named for school founder Joseph Pulitzer’s newspaper) has an interview with Barry Ginsberg, outgoing Executive Director and Chief Counsel of […]
Whither JCOPE?
Two articles over the weekend (in Newsday and the Times Union of Albany) note that none of the 14 commissioners have yet been named to the Joint Commission on Public […]
Fallon to Speak on New Ethics Law at BCNYS Annual Meeting
Our friends at the Business Council of New York State have invited me to participate in a panel on “The 2011 Ethics Law and Its Impact on Business Advocacy” at […]
Review of the Public Integrity Reform Act of 2011, Part 6: Election Law and Campaign Finance
This is my final blog post reviewing the major parts of the Public Integrity Reform Act (PIRA) of 2011 (Chapter399 of the Laws of 2011). Previous posts are linked to […]