The Joint Commission on Public Ethics (JCOPE) holds its next meeting on Tuesday, August 8 at 10:30 am at its offices in Albany. The meeting agenda includes proposed JCOPE regulations […]
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Election Law Complaint Filed Against Rochester Mayor
Gotham Gazette reports that a potential challenger to Rochester Mayor Lovely Warren (D) has filed a complaint against her with the Chief Enforcement Counsel at the State Board of Elections. […]
Appeals Court Reverses Conviction of Former Assembly Speaker
Last Thursday, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit found threw out Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver’s 2015 conviction on corruption charges, citing improper jury instructions in the wake […]
Brennan Center Files Appeal in LLC Loophole Case
Last week, the Brennan Center for Justice announced that it has filed an appeal of the February 2017 State Supreme Court decision dismissing its lawsuit seeking to overturn the state […]
Citing Insufficient Evidence, Judge Dismisses Charges Against State Senator
In March, State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman indicted State Senator Robert Ortt (R-Niagara County) for allegedly filing false campaign reports in what Schneiderman said was an illegal scheme to provide […]
JCOPE to Meet – Tuesday, June 27 @ 10:30 am (Updated)
The Joint Commission on Public Ethics (JCOPE) holds its next meeting tomorrow, June 26, at 10:30 am. The meeting agenda is here, and the link to livestream it can be […]
JCOPE Releases 2016 Annual Report
Last week, the Joint Commission on Public Ethics (JCOPE), the state’s ethics and lobbying regulator, released its 2016 Annual Report. The report finds that $242.7 million was spent on lobbying […]
JCOPE Announces Settlement With Uber for Under-Reporting Lobbying Expenses
The Joint Commission on Public Ethics (JCOPE), the state’s ethics and lobbying regulator, announced that it has reached a settlement with Uber for under-reporting its lobbying expenses in 2015-16. Uber […]
Ulster County Executive Proposes Campaign Finance Reforms
Earlier this week, Ulster County Executive Mike Hein released a campaign finance reform proposal that includes matching public funds for candidates who agree to limit their campaign spending; establishes enhanced […]
JCOPE to Meet Tuesday @ 10:00
The Joint Commission on Public Ethics (JCOPE) holds its next meeting this coming Tuesday at 10:00 am. (The meeting agenda is here.) Among the agenda items for discussion by the […]