The report released on Monday by lobbying and ethics regulators found
the top lobbying entities this year so far have been the New York State Nurses Association, which spent $ 2.3 million — nearly double than what the group spent in the first six months of last year.
JCOPE announced the hiring of Seth Agata, 57, on Tuesday for the
top staff post at the watchdog
entity, which polices the
lobbying industry and investigates potential violations of public officers law.