Category: New York

The New York State Public Integrity Commission pursued a number of entities for providing refreshments to officials with a value in excess of nominal value, which the Commission views as the “cost of an ordinary cup of coffee.”  To be clear, an extraordinary cup of coffee is strictly verboten in these circumstances.

Here’s a news report detailing the New York State Commission on Public Integrity’s recent enforcement activities. The Commision’s press release is here.

The Times surveys the New York ethics landscape after a conviction in the Bruno trial. Over his decades in the Legislature and his 14 years as leader, Mr. Bruno had structures named for him — a stadium, a school, a highway. It is time for another monument: the Joseph Bruno Ethics Loophole Closing Law.