Ethics, State and Local Government, Ethics Commission

Ohio Ethics Commission Clarifies Household Definition

Bricker Graydon LLP on 5/15/2025

In Advisory Opinion 2025-01, the Ohio Ethics Commission (OEC) clarified when a public official or employee’s domestic partner crosses over to “family” for purposes of Ohio’s Ethics laws....more

Ohio Ethics Commission Releases 2023 Opinions and Investigations Data

Bricker Graydon LLP on 2/5/2024

During the Ohio Ethics Commission's first meeting of 2024, the Commission reviewed staff reports on its activity in 2023. Ohio Ethics Commission staff issued 163 written opinions to provide guidance on complying with Ohio...more

Ohio Ethics Commission annual report highlights top five categories for investigations in 2022

Bricker Graydon LLP on 3/13/2023

In its 2022 Annual Report, the Ohio Ethics Commission provides statistics and lists on several of the Commission’s activities for the year including a breakdown of the top five categories for investigations last year....more

Ohio Ethics Commission Issues Advisory Opinion Allowing Voluntary Contributions from Solar Developer to Local Government

Dickinson Wright on 6/8/2022

Opinion Contains Several Important Caveats - On May 20, 2022, the Ohio Ethics Commission issued an advisory opinion, Inf. Adv. Op. No. 2022-INF-0520 (Lecklider), in response to a local government’s questions about...more

Compliance Notes - Vol. 1, Issue 34

Nossaman LLP on 12/18/2020

Welcome to Compliance Notes from Nossaman’s Government Relations & Regulation Group – a periodic digest of the headlines, statutory and regulatory changes and court cases involving campaign finance, lobbying compliance,...more

New York State Comprehensive Lobbying Regulations Overview

Jackson Lewis P.C. on 12/27/2018

New York State’s first-ever Comprehensive Lobbying Regulations were approved by the New York State Joint Commission on Public Ethics (JCOPE) and will take full effect on January 1, 2019. The new regulations incorporate and...more