NYPIRG released a report earlier today that calls for “sweeping changes in the state’s local government ethics law, administration, enforcement, and improvements to the state’s Open Meetings and Freedom of […]
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Local Government Ethics in the News
The Times Union of Albany has run a series of articles and an editorial over the past week relating to local government ethics. The first was a follow-up article to […]
State Comptroller Legislation Would Address Local Government Ethics
Both houses of the Legislature have introduced the Comptroller’s legislation (A.10512/S.7539), to would update and enhance General Municipal Law Article 18, which governs local government ethics enforcement. The bill would […]
Suffolk County Grand Jury Issues Report on Abuse of County Ethics Commission
A special grand jury in Suffolk County has issued a scathing report which finds that members of former County Executive Steve Levy’s administration and Ethics Commission employees engaged in a […]