Sentences with phrase «state joint commission»

The powerful State Joint Commission on Public Ethics yesterday joined the growing list o...

The annual disclosure forms legislators are required to submit to the state Joint Commission on Public Ethics only asks the elected officials to provide income ranges, not specific dollar amounts, for their outside income as well as the value of stock and property owned by them or their spouse.

That's according to findings released Monday by the state Joint Commission on Public Ethics, which investigated NYCLASS for lobbying without registering as lobbyists.

It is being investigated by the State Joint Commission on Public Ethics.

On Feb. 13, the state Joint Commission on Public Ethics said it had concluded an investigation, which sources said dealt with Lopez.

Although the governor has never revealed the details of his deal with the publisher — an arm of News Corp. — Cuomo's tax returns show he received $ 188,333 from the publisher in 2013, and his May filings with the state Joint Commission on Public Ethics revealed that he is in line to be paid deferred compensation between $ 550,000 and $ 650,000.

In June last year, a full panel met for the first time and chose Calnero, a former lawyer for the state Joint Commission on Public Ethics, as its chairperson.

Lobbying Disclosure Reports Available on JCOPE Website The New York State Joint Commission on Public Ethics has recently implemented the nation's first system of disclosure of funding sourcesfor specified entities spending in excess of $ 50,000 per year on lobbying expenditures.

JCOPE Releases Report on Lopez Scandal to Legislative Ethics Committee The New York State Joint Commission on Public Ethics sent to legislators its long - awaited report on sexual harassment complaints against sitting Assemblyman Vito Lopez.

A coalition of the state's leading political public relations firms filed a federal lawsuit Tuesday against the state Joint Commission on Public Ethics, claiming its new rules requiring disclosure of outreach to editorial boards represents an unconstitutional expansion of the definition of «lobbying.»

She's also a long - time Cuomo ally, having served on a number of the governor's commissions, including as chair of the New York State Joint Commission on Public Ethics from 2011 to 2013.

Disclosure forms made available for the first time Wednesday by the state Joint Commission on Public Ethics detail the amount of money state lawmakers earn from their outside jobs.

Those payments were noted in Percoco's 2014 financial disclosure form filed with the state Joint Commission on Public Integrity.

Joseph Porter, Eileen McLoughlin, Cartwright, and — likely by accident — Stacey Hamilton, who works for the state Joint Commission on Public Ethics.

The National Organization of Women and the good - government group Common Cause formally asked the state Joint Commission on Public Ethics to look into the circumstances surrounding Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver's handling of sexual harassment allegations against Assemblyman Vito Lopez, and Silver's decision to quietly settle an earlier complaint against the Brooklyn Democrat with a $ 103,000 payment.

• Cater told The News she had no contact with Hoyt since October 2016, while the suit said they talked after a probe was launched earlier by the state Joint Commission on Public Ethics.

While there were reports of Duffy's purchase in some Finger Lakes media outlets, neither Parker nor the RBA reported the sale in their most recent filings with the state Joint Commission on Public Ethics.

But a year after the US attorney and Manhattan district attorney closed their probes, the state Joint Commission on Public Ethics is still investigating, it was reported Monday.

The state Joint Commission on Public Ethics voted Tuesday to refer a case involving Upstate to the AG's Office for further investigation and possible criminal prosecution, said Walter McClure, a commission spokesman.

After a brief exchange, Lemire looped in top - ranking SUNY leaders Joseph Porter, Eileen McLoughlin, Cartwright, and — likely by accident — Stacey Hamilton, who works for the state Joint Commission on Public Ethics.

Under state law, the state Joint Commission on Public Ethics was required to collect Percoco's financial disclosure form for 2013 and make it available.

Also Wednesday, Ed Cox, chairman of the statewide Republican Party, sent a letter to the state Joint Commission on Public Ethics formally requesting an investigation of another aspect of the case: Percoco's regular use of his Executive Chamber office in Manhattan during the eight - month period on 2014 when he was managing Cuomo's re-election campaign.

Scott's findings have been referred to the state Joint Commission on Public Ethics.

Cox on Wednesday sent a similar letter to the state Joint Commission on Public Ethics.

'' Kirsten John Foye has been engaged in lobbying activities on behalf of Airbnb,»» Tom Cayley of the West Side Neighborhood Alliance said in a complaint filed with the state Joint Commission on Public Ethics and the City Clerk.

Special prosecutor Dan Donovan and the New York State Joint Commission on Public Ethics (JCOPE) confirmed Silver's role.

Ramon Jimenez, a Bronx lawyer and Green Party candidate for Attorney General, called on the state Joint Commission on Public Ethics to investigate the actions of a lobbying firm representing FreshDirect in its bid to move to the Bronx.

Donations to de Blasio's shuttered nonprofit group have been under high scrutiny for more than a year now, with investigations by U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara, Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance Jr. and the state Joint Commission on Public Ethics.

The number of lobbying clients represented by Patrick B. Jenkins & Associates skyrocketed from nine during the 2013 - 2014 legislative session to 27 in 2015 - 2016 sessions — making Heastie's chum an emerging Albany power broker, records filed with the New York State Joint Commission on Public Ethics show.

Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie has appointed Bronx attaorney Marvin Ray Raskin to serve on the New York State Joint Commission on Public Ethics (JCOPE).

Nor was the donation listed on the group's 2014 filings with the New York State Joint Commission on Public Ethics.

His name was also mysteriously removed Friday from a state Joint Commission on Public Ethics website that lists registered state lobbyists and their clients.

According to The Alt's review of filings with the state Joint Commission on Public Ethics, the distributors spent at least $ 62,000 on lobbyist compensation from March through April; their efforts appear to have largely focused on medical marijuana - related policies or legislation, with some success.

DiFiore served as the chairwoman of the state Joint Commission on Public Ethics during its sometimes rocky first 16 months of operation in 2012 and 2013.

's review of filings with the state Joint Commission on Public Ethics, the distributors spent at least $ 62,000 on lobbyist compensation from March through April; their efforts appear to have largely focused on medical marijuana - related policies or legislation, with some success.

Without commenting specifically on Wright's case, Walter McClure, director of communications for the state Joint Commission on Public Ethics, said in an email that restrictions under Section 8 (a)(iii) apply to former legislators.

The State Joint Commission on Public Ethics is also examining whether the Campaign for One New York violated lobbying rules by not registering as a lobbyist last year, according to multiple people familiar with the inquiry.

MANHATTAN VALLEY — Mayor Bill de Blasio said his political nonprofit will finally comply with a subpoena from the New York State Joint Commission on Public Ethics, but he believes the state panel is on a «fishing expedition» and «beyond its jurisdiction.»

After what was described as a nine - month nationwide search that yielded 200 resumes, the state Joint Commission on Public Ethics has once again found a new executive director close to home — in the employ of Gov. Andrew Cuomo, to be precise.

The state Joint Commission on Public Ethics by a 6 - 5 vote denied a request by the New York Civil Liberties Union for waiver that would have allowed it to keep the names of its donors secret.

Previously Dr. Chan served as the Chief Economist and Director of Audit and Review for the New York State Joint Commission on Public Ethics, and as a Deputy Inspector General for the New York State Inspector General's Office.

Cuomo is still in line to receive an additional $ 150,000 to $ 250,000 in «deferred income» from his 2014 memoir «All Things Possible,» according to his 2015 financial disclosure form filed with the state Joint Commission on Public Ethics.

Good government groups used the occasion of Silver's sentencing to renew their calls for comprehensive ethics reform, including limits on lawmakers» outside income and a comprehensive overhaul of the operation of the state Joint Commission on Public Ethics.

Peebles» donation was not disclosed to the the media or on the group's 2014 filings with the New York State Joint Commission on Public Ethics.

Those consulting fees were listed on Percoco's 2014 financial disclosure form on file with the state Joint Commission on Public Ethics.

Peebles» donation was also not listed on the group's 2014 filings with the New York State Joint Commission on Public Ethics.

But a form filed with the state Joint Commission on Public Ethics (JCOPE) says Benjamin is on paid retainer «at a rate of $ 5,000 per month» for Genesis, beginning June 2017, a month after he was elected, and ending in June 2018.

Any challenge to the new roles of the three former Cuomo staffers could be considered by the state Joint Commission on Public Ethics.

Uber had spent more than $ 1 million between July and December 2016, lobbying both state and local officials, according to the New York State Joint Commission on Public Ethics.

In last week's report the state Joint Commission on Public Ethics also found «a substantial basis to conclude» Lopez violated civil provisions of state Public Officer's Law.