In today’s Times Union, Chris Bragg looks at the ethical challenges that a former Executive Chamber official faces in her new position overseeing the government relations department of an Albany-area […]
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JCOPE Commissioners Argue Over Hiring Practices, and Outside Influence
At today’s meeting of the Joint Commission on Public Ethics (JCOPE) – the first since four Commissioners complained of “incessant interference” with the Commission’s operations – Commissioners argued about its […]
JCOPE Rejects ‘Source of Funding’ Exemption Applications
At its meeting earlier today, the Joint Commission on Public Ethics (JCOPE) denied requests from three organizations that sought to shield the identities of their donors – the New York […]
Group Files Ethics Complaint Against DEC
Today’s New York Times includes an article that follows an e-mail trail which shows that officials from the state Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) worked with a private company, NYCO […]
JCOPE to Meet, Discuss Search for New Executive Director
The Joint Commission on Public Ethics (JCOPE) holds its next meeting in Albany next Tuesday. The meeting will be JCOPE’s first since it was announced that the organization’s Executive Director […]
JCOPE Commissioners Question Hire
In a letter to the editor of the Times Union, four JCOPE commissioners say the recent appointment of State Police First Deputy Superintendent Kevin Gagan to the position of ‘special […]
Report: Advocacy Groups Able to Hide Donors, Despite State Donor Disclosure Requirements
Chris Bragg of the Times Union reports that three education advocacy groups – which together spent more than $8.3 million on lobbying in 2015 – were able to avoid disclosing […]
JCOPE Adopts Revised Outside Activity Rules
The Joint Commission on Public Ethics (JCOPE) has adopted revised regulations relating to “outside activities” for state officials and employees, which it proposed earlier this year. Under the prior rules, […]
JCOPE Executive Director to Tax & Finance
The Capital Confidential blog reports that Letizia Tagliafierro, who has served as the Executive Director of the Joint Commission on Public Ethics (JCOPE) since October 2013, is moving to the state’s […]
The Latest Issue of JCOPE’s Ethics Review is Out
The Joint Commission on Public Ethics (JCOPE) has released the latest edition (Spring/Summer) of its quarterly newsletter, The Ethics Review. This issue covers the state’s ban on nepotism, addresses the […]