NY Senate expected to force reforms on ethics panel that approved Cuomo book
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The Democratic-led state Senate plans to throw the book at New York’s embattled watchdog Joint Commission on Public Ethics Tuesday, preparing to pass legislation overhauling the panel.
Instead, it was secretly greenlit by staff — enraging commissioners who later launched an investigation into the dealings. But a new ‘JCOPE Reform’ bill was introduced late last week by state Senate Ethics Committee Chair Sen. Alessandra Biaggi (D-The Bronx) and aimed at reforming the board, as first reported by NY1. The bill would strip majority control over board appointments and allow both legislative leaders — from majority and minority conference in both the state Senate and Assembly — to each name two appointees to the 14-member board.More Related News