Reaction to JCOPE Appointments

Lots of press coverage today in response to yesterday’s announcement of the JCOPE appointments.

Newsday and the Daily News highlight criticisms by good government groups of Senate Minority Leader John Sampson’s choice of Ravi Batra. (More from Gotham Gazette on this.)

Read other coverage at the New York Times, the Times Union, the New York Post, the Journal News, WNET,  the Buffalo News and Newsday.

In the New York Law Journal, a former member of the Commission on Public Integrity and the Ethics Commission praised the appointment of Ms. DiFiore, but expressed concern that the 14-member entity is too large.

A Daily News blog post notes that the wife of Assembly Minority Leader Brian Kolb’s appointee David Renzi works for Senator Patti Ritchie.

Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos defends his JCOPE picks here.

David Grandeau, Albany’s unofficial, uncensored gadfly and online agitator has some recommendations for the new JCOPE chair, while the Brennan Center has one for the legislative leaders.

New York State Bar Association President Vincent Doyle approves.