Let’s (Not) Have Another Cup of Coffee: Gifts to Public Officials
If you are engaged in lobbying the City of New York, can you offer a New York City public servant a cup of coffee? The answer is Yes and No.
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Laurence Laufer Profiled in NY Observer
An “architect of public financing,” Laurence Laufer was profiled in the NY Observer today by Azi Paybarah, also a writer for the the Observer’s political blog, The Politicker.
Read More..>>Governor Spitzer Signs Ethics Reform Bill
Making good on campaign promises, Governor Eliot Spitzer signed an omnibus ethics reform bill on March 26, 2007 known as the Public Employee Ethics Reform Act of 2007. The Act contains reforms to the ethical standards that public officials must observe, and notably, the legislation creates a Public Integrity Commission, which will replace the [...]
Read More..>>Lobbyist Disclosure in NJ, NYS and NYC
As a result of the expansion in 2006 of lobbying regulation in New Jersey, many businesses that were not previously required to file disclosure reports as “lobbyist organizations” were required to file the 2006 Annual Reports with ELEC in February 2007. More deadlines await.
Read more for a list of filing deadlines for New Jersey [...]
