The Joint Commission on Public Ethics (JCOPE) released a new guidance document today, the Plain Language Guide to Procurement Lobbying. The document is intended to help clarify the state’s (really […]
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JCOPE to Meet on March 27
The Joint Commission on Public Ethics (JCOPE) holds its next meeting on Tuesday, March 27 at 10:30. The meeting agenda includes an outreach update; news on JCOPE’s long-awaited web site […]
Plugged In @ Hinman Straub – March 21, 2018
Coverage of Albany and New York State government Assembly, Senate Approve One-House Budget Resolutions Two Regents Re-Elected Senate Approves Sexual Harassment Legislation Former Cuomo Aide Found Guilty in Corruption Trial […]
Former Cuomo Aide Found Guilty in Corruption Trial
Yesterday, a federal jury in Manhattan found Joseph Percoco, a former top aide to Governor Andrew Cuomo, guilty of three counts of corruption-related offenses. He was acquitted of three other […]
Attorney General Indicts Mount Vernon Mayor for Improper Use of Campaign Funds
State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman announced today that his office has indicted the Mayor of Mount Vernon for a series of charges relating to the personal use of campaign funds. […]
Former State Senator Pleads Guilty to Misdemeanor
Earlier this afternoon, former State Senator George Maziarz pleaded guilty in Albany County Court to one misdemeanor charge of filing a false instrument and will pay a $1,000 fine. Maziarz […]
Assembly Approves Governor’s Bill to Require More Disclosure of Digital Political Ads
Yesterday, the Assembly passed the Democracy Protection Act (A.9930), a Governor’s Program Bill that is intended “to protect the integrity of elections in the state by enhancing the disclosure requirements […]
JCOPE to Meet – Tuesday, February 27 @ 10:30
The Joint Commission on Public Ethics (JCOPE), the state’s ethics and lobbying regulator, holds its second meeting of 2018 tomorrow at 10:30 am. The meeting agenda is here, and the […]
SBOE Publishes 2018 Campaign Finance Calendar
The State Board of Elections (SBOE) has published its 2018 Filing Calendar for Campaign Financial Disclosure, which notes that the filing deadlines relating to the September primary will change if […]
Governor to Propose ‘Democracy Agenda’ for 2018
Yesterday, Gov. Cuomo announced that he will propose his ‘Democracy Agenda’ in 2018. The Governor said that his proposal will include greater transparency for online political advertisements by treating political […]