Sentences with phrase «state ethics commission»

And the head of the state's Republican Party, Ed Cox, renewed calls for probes by the Manhattan district attorney's office and state ethics commission on whether Cuomo himself was involved any wrongdoing.

The New York state ethics commission met Tuesday, and spent most of its time in a private session, as a key appointee of Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver resigned from the board.

The newly formed state ethics commission, championed by Governor Andrew Cuomo, found that a lobbying group closely associated with the Governor's policies, The Committee to Save New York was the biggest spender in 2011.

The controversial state ethics commission is in the midst of a review by a panel appointed by Gov. Andrew Cuomo and the legislature.

In addition to a possible state ethics commission probe, the Staten Island District Attorney, Dan Donovan, who has be chosen to serve as a special prosecutor in the case, has begun a criminal investigation into the charges against Assemblyman Lopez.

The controversial New York State ethics commission is in the midst of a review by a panel appointed by Governor Andrew Cuomo and the legislature.

To restore public confidence and address this potential and actual conflict of interest, Andrew Cuomo will... establish an independent State ethics commission with robust enforcement powers to investigate and punish violations of law by members of both the executive and legislative branches.»

Learn About Tableau State Insurance Commissioner Thomas B. Leonardi has taken more than 115 trips over the past three years, many out of the country, to speak at conferences and attend seminars, a review of records filed with the insurance department and state ethics commission reveals.

The allegations against the Westchester County DA chosen by Governor Cuomo to head a newly formulated state ethics commission were first reported in the New York Post.

Daniel J. Horwitz chairs a JCOPE state ethics commission meeting Tuesday, Aug. 12, 2014, in Albany, N.Y. (John Carl D'Annibale / Times Union)

And the head of the state's Republican Party, Ed Cox, renewed calls for probes by the Manhattan District Attorney's office and state ethics commission on whether Cuomo himself was involved any wrong doing.

The newspaper reports come as the recently formed state ethics commission, known as JCOPE, is holding a hearing on new rules to require greater disclosure from 501C - 4 groups as well as more conventional lobbyists.

DiFiore was not asked many questions about her role as the first chair of a controversial state ethics commission.

The governor's failure to «establish an independent State ethics commission with robust enforcement powers» will leave him open to the attacks from County Executive Astorino, and other possible candidates, that he hasn't adequately dealt with Albany's ethical woes.

Gov. Eric Greitens» former campaign manager told the Missouri attorney general's office that the governor knowingly lied to the state ethics commission about how he came to possess a donor list belonging to a veterans charity.

State Senate Deputy Majority Leader John DeFrancisco, a GIOP gubernatorial candidate, is calling for the resignation of the state ethics commission's executive director, Seth Agata, over his testimony in the Percoco trial.

The executive director of the state ethics commission, Seth Agata, isn't going anywhere — despite a call for his resignation or firing by DeFrancisco.

There is no new money included in the budget for additional investigations of alleged sexual harassment by the state ethics commission.

Governor Cuomo and legislative leaders have released the names of their appointments to the newest version of the state ethics commission Monday.

Percoco is not charged with any federal crimes in connection with his use of the government offices, but the practice violates state laws and codes of conduct set up by the state ethics commission.

Letters have already been sent to the state Board of Elections and the state ethics commission, asking them to preserve all documents.

Vito Lopez served in the Assembly from 1985 to 2013, when he resigned ahead of a vote of the chamber to expel him after the state ethics commission had released a bombshell report that showed he had routinely sexually harassed young staffers in his office.

A lobbying group closely associated with Governor Andrew Cuomo was the elephant in the room during a hearing by the state ethics commission on new rules for donor disclosure.

The state ethics commission is investigating.

The head of the state ethics commission, Janet DiFiore, says she has «done nothing wrong,» after allegations she used her influence as Westchester County DA to obtain welfare benefits for her maid.

He served in the Assembly from 1985 to 2013, when he resigned ahead of a vote of the chamber to expel him after the state ethics commission released a bombshell report that showed he had sexually harassed at least eight young staffers in his office, including one he asked to feel his tumors on his neck and others he wanted to dress provocatively.

What Cuomo says he did not know was reported by Percoco in financial disclosure forms with the state ethics commission in mid 2015.

Senate Republican Leader Dean Skelos, whose GOP majority rules the Senate, is the second highest earner of private income in the Senate, after former Speaker Silver, as reported in required annual filings with the state ethics commission.

The state ethics commission report on the Assemblyman Vito Lopez sexual harassment scandal might finally be made public later this month.

Albany, NY — The state ethics commission is cracking down on receptions held by lobby groups at the state Capitol, and has charged three groups, including the trial lawyers and a police association with violating a new law that bans gifts worth more than an ordinary cup of coffee.

Carroll says the recent controversy surrounding Governor Cuomo's possible interference with a state ethics commission has not negatively affected his popularity or his job performance rating with voters.

Blake said he had cleared the position with a state ethics commission and saw no conflict of interest because he would be working with national and international clients.

The state ethics commission tends to overlook minimal use of state resources that don't create significant personal financial benefit, executive director Robert Caruso told the AP, speaking generally, but not about McGinty's case specifically.

The state ethics commission requires officials to disclose information about some of the finances of their married partners.

Earlier this week he told reporters that the state ethics commission that investigated the gropings of Vito Lopez but not the coverup by Shelly Silver was «the best» he could get through the state Legislature.

A 1990s opinion from the state ethics commission said that effectively means election campaigns can not use state resources.

Mr. Lopez, who as the Democratic leader in Brooklyn and chairman of the Assembly's housing committee projected great influence across New York City and the state, resigned in May 2013 after a state ethics commission released a report about his alleged behavior including groping of female staff members and other unwanted sexual advances.

The state ethics commission opined that it would even be legal for another Brown Rudnick partner Tom Ritter (another former Speaker!)

«When jurisdiction becomes so bifurcated or attenuated that the ball just keeps bouncing from one agency to the next, that can become a tool for delay,» said Paula Franzese, a professor at Seton Hall Law School and former chairwoman of New Jersey's state ethics commission.

The group, along with an affiliated organization, Vocal - N.Y., filed a complaint with the state ethics commission in March arguing that the Committee to Save New York should register Mr. Cuomo as its lobbying client.

«Only in Andrew Cuomo's New York would Bernie Madoff's criminal defense attorney be put in charge of the state ethics commission,» said TNT partner Bill O'Reilly.

A slew of prominent communications firms may be forced to register as lobbyists under a proposal by the state ethics commission, JCOPE.

Aides to Cuomo discouraged a state ethics commission from issuing subpoenas connected to Buying Time, according to recent reports that the governor steered the commission away from entities that touched on his administration.

NEW YORK — Real estate giant Glenwood Management was fined $ 200,000 by a state ethics commission for its role in the federal corruption convictions of former Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver and former Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos, once two of New York's most powerful politicians.

What Cuomo says he did not know was reported by Percoco in financial disclosure forms with the state ethics commission in mid-2015.

Grandeau answered that if ALEC meets the basic criteria for lobbying defined by the state ethics commission, known as JCOPE, then, yes they should be registered.

A lobby group closely associated with Governor Andrew Cuomo was the elephant in the room during a hearing by the state ethics commission on new rules for donor disclosure.

For instance, Senator Squadron says, it's difficult to determine whether ALEC, incorporated as a 501 - C 3 charity, is a lobbying organization and should be registered with the state ethics commission.

One day before the state ethics commission is to hold hearings on new rules for lobbying disclosures, there are more revelations about a multi million dollar advocacy group associated with Governor Andrew Cuomo.

Instead, they will be allowed to appeal to a third party, either the state ethics commission, or the Office of Court Administration.