The New York City Clerk’s Lobbying Bureau, which is responsible enforcing the city’s Lobbying Law, has released its annual report. The report reveals that $71.7 million was spent reported as […]
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JCOPE to Hold Roundtable on Updates to its Lobbying Filing System, Web Site Redesign
In an E-blast today, the Joint Commission on Public Ethics (JCOPE) said that it will be hosting “an informal roundtable discussion” in Albany on Friday, March 13th. The roundtable discussion […]
JCOPE Issues Annual Report, Recommends Changes to the State’s Ethics Laws
The Joint Commission on Public Ethics (JCOPE) issued its third annual report yesterday. Under Executive Law § 94(1), JCOPE was required to “undertake a comprehensive review” of regulations and opinions […]
NYC Bar, Common Cause Renew Call for JCOPE Review
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 […]
JCOPE Issues Reminders, Announces Fines for Failure to File Disclosure Reports
The Joint Commission on Public Ethics (JCOPE) sent out a series of reminders last week, and announced that it has imposed $24,000 in fines on two lobbying clients for failure […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
JCOPE Releases Mid-Year Lobbying Data
The Joint Commission on Public Ethics (JCOPE) released its mid-year lobbying data report today; it reflects lobbying data submitted to JCOPE by lobbyists, their clients and public corporations from January […]