The New York Commission on Public Integrity’s recent actions on lobbyist receptions is the topic of this North Country Gazette report. The Public Employee Ethics Reform Act of 2007 significantly changed the law by prohibiting lobbyists and clients from offering, and public officials, State officers and employees from accepting, gifts of more than nominal value, […]
Category: New York
Paterson seeks ethics overhaul, including public funding initiatives
New York Governor Paterson intends to propose a set of ethics reforms, according to this Times article. Under the proposed legislation, which Mr. Paterson will make a centerpiece of his State of the State address on Wednesday, New York would for the first time provide matching funds to candidates for state office, limit lobbyists to […]
NY Commission on Public Integrity critical of overhaul plan
The Times reports that the head of New York State’s Commission on Public Integrity is critical of a plan to reform ethics laws.