The state’s watchdog commission unveiled new and improved online search features on Tuesday to track government lobbying in New York. The capabilities offered by the Joint Commission on Publi...
https://blog.timesunion.com/capitol/archives/287508/jcope-promotes-improved-transparency-tool/
A nearly two-year-old search by Assembly Republicans to fill their seat on the Joint Commission on Public Ethics board appears to be over. Assembly Republican Leader Brian Kolb said on Wednesday ...
https://blog.timesunion.com/capitol/archives/286054/assembly-gop-finally-finds-their-man-for-jcope/
Nearly $130 million was spent lobbying state and local government in New York during the first six months of the year. Spending increased by 6.7 percent compared to this period last year and 1199...
https://blog.timesunion.com/capitol/archives/284547/spending-on-lobbying-in-new-york-increases/
Queens state Sen. Tony Avella, who has been pushing a bill to require more disclosure by political consultants, is heaping praise on new guidelines issued by the Joint Commission on Public Ethics...
https://blog.timesunion.com/capitol/archives/236159/avella-applauds-jcope-lobbying-guidelines/
A growing class of New York political consultants who enjoy close ties to elected officials but don’t register as lobbyists may well have to start doing so, in light of a proposed guidance issu...