The New York State Supreme Court has held the New York State Commission on Ethics and Lobbying in Government (the “commission”) is unconstitutional in violation of the separation of powers. The ruling comes in Cuomo v. New...more
10/27/2023
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On April 25, 2018, the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (“NYSERDA”) issued its second Request for Proposals (“RFP”) to procure renewable energy credits (“RECs”). NYSERDA is seeking up to 20 projects to...more
At the April 24, 2018 meeting of the Joint Commission on Public Ethics (“JCOPE”) -- the regulator of state and local lobbying activities in the State of New York -- the agency unanimously adopted the state’s first-ever...more