Ethics
Andrew Cuomo
New DOJ settlement concludes Cuomo harassed state employees
Federal prosecutors released an agreement with the executive chamber based on its investigation into claims of harassment and retaliation against the former governor
Donald Trump
This Jan. 6, NY Democrats are vocal about removing Trump from the ballot, but decision remains with the BOE
New York City Council members and state lawmakers have written letters to the state Board of Elections urging them to exclude the former president.
Courts
Appellate court clears way for former Cuomo lawyer’s lawsuit
Craig Herskowitz, now a candidate running against incumbent Republican Rep. Nick LaLota, is suing the state for both sex discrimination and retaliation.
Eric Adams
Eric Adams says unnamed ‘political opportunists’ want to see him crash
The mayor insisted he’s not getting distracted by investigations and rumors.
Eric Adams
Adams admin won’t say whether other officials’ devices were seized
The mayor said Tuesday he’s “fully cooperating” with the federal probe, but declined to say whether other members of his administration or campaign have been contacted as part of the investigation.
Ethics
Cuomo wins initial legal fight to unravel new ethics commission
A conservative judge handed former Gov. Andrew Cuomo an early win in his legal fight against the state’s new ethics commission, which investigated Cuomo’s pandemic-era book deal.
Ethics
Breaking News
Six supporters of Eric Adams' mayoral campaign indicted
The accused allegedly ran a straw donor campaign to win influence in City Hall
Ethics
De Blasio ordered to pay $475,000 for using city resources in 2019 in failed presidential run
The former mayor has been dogged by debt to the city for using NYPD security on his many campaign trips, but now the city Conflict of Interest Board is inflicting additional punitive fines.
Opinion
Opinion: New York must say no to social media surveillance
With just three words – “Accept friend request” – covert cops can surveil your most private and unfiltered communications, putting youth of color at risk.
2023 session wrap-up
40 government reform groups decry proposed tweaks to NY campaign finance law
In a letter to legislative leaders, the watchdogs said the changes undermine the much celebrated campaign finance reforms passed in 2019.
Policy
Cuomo lawyers argue ethics commission is unconstitutional
The former governor used to control the state's old ethics commission. Now he's trying to kill the new one.
Politics
4 things to know about Breon Peace, the prosecutor charging Rep. George Santos
The U.S. attorney for the eastern district of New York is in the spotlight with this high-profile fraud case.
Heard Around Town
Eric Adams is skipping the Met Gala, but other pols are going.
It’s the first year after AOC and Carolyn Maloney’s ethics investigations tied to the gala were revealed.
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Politics
Cuomo, who specialized in controlling ethics commissions, sues existing ethics commission for being too independent of the governor
The former governor filed a lawsuit against the new Commission on Ethics and Lobbying to challenge its ‘constitutional authority’ over a probe into his pandemic book deal.
New York State
New York’s new ethics agency is still taking shape
The Commission on Ethics and Lobbying in Government will be tasked with policing public officials. But lawmakers are still the ones appointing them.
Ethics
What about those JCOPE reforms?
After the governor promised bold reform of the state’s ethics watchdog in the budget, the proposal may have sputtered.
Ethics
JCOPE action on Cuomo book deal seen as ‘small’ step toward righting marred history
Despite the popular decision, calls for the commission’s dissolution remain
Ethics
A new ethical zeitgeist hits Albany
Even JCOPE is doing something about holding public officials accountable.
New York City Council
Andy King likely to be kicked out of NY City Council
The Committee on Standards and Ethics unanimously recommend expulsion for multiple charges of misconduct.
New York City
