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 […]
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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 […]
JCOPE to Meet (Updated)
The Joint Commission on Public Ethics (JCOPE) holds its next meeting on Tuesday, Oct. 28th. The meeting agenda can be found here. Oct. 27 update: JCOPE’s meeting has been cancelled […]
JCOPE: The Lobbying Act Does Not Apply to Political Parties
Last fall, NYPIRG filed a complaint with JCOPE (the Joint Commission on Public Ethics), asking the state’s lobbying regulator to “undertake a review of the lobbying activities of certain political […]