The Joint Commission on Public Ethics (JCOPE) has scheduled its next meeting for Thursday, March 28 at 10:30 at its offices in Albany. There is no agenda available yet. The […]
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McDonald Explains His Challenge to New York City’s Campaign Finance Law
Republican New York City mayoral candidate George McDonald explains the rationale for his recent lawsuit in today’s Daily News: “How does an average New Yorker afford to run for mayor? […]
JCOPE to Meet
The Joint Commission on Public Ethics (JCOPE) will meet at 12:30 this afternoon. There is no agenda available yet, and according to news reports, the meeting will not be webcast.
JCOPE Posts Source of Lobbying Funding, Reportable Business Relationship Data
The Joint Commission on Public Ethics (JCOPE) has begun posting Reportable Business Relationships and Source of Funding Disclosures. View the information made available so far: – Reportable Business Relationships (reported […]
JCOPE Accepting Public Comment on Source of Funding Regulations
Last Friday, the Joint Commission on Public Ethics (JCOPE) announced that they are accepting public comments on their permanent “source of funding” regulations, which can be found here. Read background […]
Signs of Project Sunlight
The Public Integrity Reform Act of 2011 included language establishing the Project Sunlight database (read my prior post on it here). That law became effective on January 1, 2013. In […]
Attorney General Moves Forward with Regulations to Require Disclosure of ‘Dark Money’
New York State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman has formally provided notice of his proposed rules (and upcoming public hearings) to address what he calls “dark money” – political spending by […]
Super PAC Spending in the 46th SD
In today’s Times Union, Jimmy Vielkind takes a close look at the multi-million dollar campaign for New York’s newly-created 46th Senate District: It was the most expensive election held this […]
NYC CFB Announces Next Meeting
The New York City Campaign Finance Board will hold its next public meeting on Thursday, December 13 at New York Law School, 185 West Broadway, Manhattan. The meeting agenda is […]
JCOPE to Hold Training Sessions on New Reporting Mandates (Update)
According to two recent Joint Commission on Public Ethics (JCOPE) e-blasts, JCOPE will be holding training sessions for registered lobbyists and client filers on the new Source of Funding and […]