March 17, 2022
"Ethics chair makes last push to force Cuomo to repay book profits"
Albany Times Union (Chris Bragg)

March 18, 2022
"Ethics Commission orders Cuomo to repay $5.1M from book deal"
Albany Times Union (Chris Bragg)

March 18, 2022
"Ethics watchdog issues new order for ex-Gov Cuomo to return COVID book profits"
New York Post (Carl Campanile)

March 23, 2022
"What about those JCOPE reforms"
City & State (Rebecca Lewis)

March 23, 2022
"Hochul's ethics overhaul plan wilts but new plan is pushed"
Albany Times Union (Chris Bragg)

March 25, 2022
"Good government group 'Reinvent Albany'
on New York budget and ethics reform"
Spectrum News (Susan Arbetter)

March 25, 2022
"So, where's the reform?"
Albany Times Union (editorial)

March 26, 2022
"Newly released records show why top investigator at inspector general's office lost his job"
Gothamist  (Jon Campbell)

March 29, 2022
"Government watchdog groups are pushing for ethics reform
in the New York state budget"
WXXI (Karen DeWitt)

March 29, 2022
"Plan to replace New York's ethics panel taking shape"
Albany Times Union (Chris Bragg)

March 30, 2022
"Senate Ethics Chair 'frustrated' over plan to replace commission"
Albany Times Union (Chris Bragg)

March 30, 2022
"Senate Ethics chair 'frustrated' by plan to overhaul commission"
Albany Times Union (Chris Bragg)

March 31, 2022
"The ethics cop-out: Hochul and the Legislature
must not pass a lame JCOPE replacement"
Daily News (editorial)

APRIL

April 4, 2022
"Cuomo Sues Ethics Panel to Block It from Seizing Book Profits"
New York Times (Grace Ashford)

April 6, 2022
"A dozen Democrats protest party's ethics plan"
Albany Times Union (Chris Bragg)

April 8, 2022
"Read: the plan to replace JCOPE"
Albany Times Union (Chris Bragg)

April 8, 2022
"NYS budget replaces ethics comission with new entity"
WAMC-Public Radio (Karen DeWitt)

April 11, 2022
"Good Government Groups Slam New York's New Ethics Commission Plan"
Sludge (David Moore)

April 12, 2022
"Ethics loses again in Albany: Hochul fumbled reform by pushing for the Bills' stadium"
Daily News (editorial)

April 15, 2022
"A non-fond farewell to JCOPE"
Albany Times Union (Casey Seiler) 

April 22, 2022
"Don't expect Hochul's new ethics panel to be better than the old one"
NY Post (editorial)

April 28, 2022
"New ethics commission fails to fix predecessor's fatal flaws"
R Street (Sara Wall)

April 29, 2022
"JCOPE issues a curious letter on Cuomo -- 4 years after complaint"
Albany Times Union (Chris Bragg)

April 29, 2022
"Albany loves loopholes: Legislatives undermines process of enforcing ethical standards"
NY360

MAY

May 6, 2022
"Ethics commission hits back at Cuomo, seeking $5M book repayment"
Albany Times Union (Chris Bragg)

May 9, 2022
"'J-Joke': Ethics watch-dog's last gasp bid to grab Cuomo's millions"
NY Post (Carl Campanile)

May 19, 2022
"New York State to Replace JCOPE
With New Commission on Ethics and Lobbying in Government"
JD Supra

May 19, 2022 Wiley newsletter 
Wiley, Rein LLP -- Election Law & Gov't Ethics Team

May 22, 2022
"Lawsuit: Hochul's office involved in retaliatory firing of ethics officer"
Albany Times Union (Chris Bragg)

May 27, 2022
"Our error, Albany's mistake: we goofed in an editorial on disclosure form
filing deadlines, but the law is bad"
Daily News (editorial)

May 29, 2022
"Cuomo inquiry could die with outgoing commission"
Albany Times Union (Joshua Solomon)

May 31, 2022
"Transition to new ethics panel sparks early legal threat"
Albany Times Union (Chris Bragg)

JUNE

June 2, 2022
"Appellate court: NY lobbying rules legal"
Albany Times Union (Chris Bragg)  decision

June 7, 2022
"In their opinion: Albany must not let ethics slide"
Daily Star

June 8, 2022
"The challenge to name an ethical ethics panel"
Daily Gazette (editorial)

NYLJ -- NEWSPAPER:  June 13, 2022
"Citizens' Group Seeks To Void Repeal
And Replacement of NY Ethics Watchdog"
(Brian Lee)

June 12, 2022
"In lobbying probe, ethics commission critic faces $4M threat"
Albany Times Union (Chris Bragg)

June 14, 2022
"Ethics commissioner accuses Cuomo attorney of defamation"
Albany Times Union (Brendan Lyon)

June 15, 2022
"Independent Review Committee, Comprising 15 NY Law Deans,
Explains How It Will Review Ethics Commission Nominations”
New York Law Journal (Christine Charnosky)

June 15, 2022
“Law school deans unveil New York’s new ethics system”
Albany Times Union (Brendan Lyons) 

& here, here, here, here

June 16, 2022
"New York law school deans outline selection process for new ethics panel"
Spectrum News (Nick Reisman)

NYLJ -- NEWSPAPER:  June 17, 2022
"Committee Comprising 15 NY Law Deans
Breaks Down Review Process for Ethics Panel"
(Chistine Charnosky)

June 19, 2022
"Reform this is not"
Albany Times Union (editorial)

June 20, 2022
"A step forward on ethics?"
Public Radio (Blair Horner)

June 23, 2022
"Reinvent Albany evaluates new iteration of JCOPE"
Spectrum News (Susan Arbetter)

edtorial roundup -- El Paso Inc.

June 28, 2022
"New York's troubled ethics panel holds its final meeting"
Albany Times Union (Chris Bragg)

JULY

July 2, 2022
"Albany's getting a new ethics watchdog to replace JCOPE -- but the JJOKE is on us!"
New York Post (editorial)  & here

July 7, 2022
"New York's defunct ethics panel votes to release on Cuomo's $5.1M book deal in final meeting"
Daily News (Denis Slattery)

July 7, 2022
"Report: Cuomo's office overpowered ethics commission in book approval"
State of Politics (Nick Reisman)

July 8, 2022
"Sun sets on New York's maligned ethics watchdog"
Spectrum News (Nick Reisman)

July 8, 2022
"RIP JCOPE"
City & State (Rebecca Lewis)

July 8, 2022
"Au revoir, JCOPE"
Politico  (Erin Durkin, Anna Gronewold, Julian Shen-Berro)

July 8, 2022
"Good riddance, JCOPE:  The toothless ethics watchdog is no more"
Daily News (editorial)

July 9, 2022
"Turn the page: Cuomo's book broke the rules and JCOPE never should've approved it"
Daily News (editorial)

July 11, 2022
"Hochul's Vow to Fix Albany's Culture Finds an Unexpected Foe: Herself"
New York Times (Jay Root)

July 11, 2022
"Another ethics chapter closes"
WAMC (Blair Horner)

July 11, 2022
"Editorial: When things go right"
Albany Times Union (editorial)

July 12, 2022
"DiFiore faces ethics probe over court officer's union discipline"
Albany Times Union (Gavin)

July 12, 2022
"Has Hochul Made Albany More Transparent?"
New York Times (James Barron) 

July 19, 2022
"Critics blast AG Letitia James for not releasing findings
in probe on Cuomo's covid book"
NY Post (Carl Campanile)

AUGUST

August 16, 2022
"New York judge sides with Cuomo in dispute over book deal"
Daily News (AP)

August 16, 2022
"Cuomo wins lawsuit against now defunct JCOPE, won't have to pay back $5.1M from book deal "
Democrat & Chronicle (Sarah Taddeo)

August 16, 2022
"Andrew Cuomo wins his lawsuit over his $5M book deal"
Bill Mahoney

August 24, 2022
"JCOPE's parting flub"
Albany Times Union (editorial)

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