Proposals 1 and 6 on the back of the mayoral ballot shouldn’t even be there and show a lack of regard for what should be normal practices and process in New York government. Whether they pass or ...

Looking over the scandal-pocked landscape of Albany in the wake of former Governor Andrew Cuomo’s resignation, lawmakers in the State Senate set their sights this week on the dysfunctional Joint ...

New York’s ethics laws – those covering the actions of public officials and lobbyists – gets an annual airing at a public hearing convened by the state’s ethics watchdog. Last week, the Commission on ...

The state’s ethics watchdog is considering whether to add guardrails to campaign contributions made by lobbyists. The Commission on Ethics and Lobbying in Government is looking at a range of options: ...