Albany’s chief ethics watchdog commission has failed to fulfill its primary mission—to stem corruption by public officials and restore New Yorkers’ trust in government, according to a study released Friday.
The report, from the New York City Bar Association and Common Cause New York, said the state’s Joint Commission on Public Ethics (JCOPE) should reform its operations immediately and not wait for the completion of a mandated review of its operations by a commission to be appointed by officials later this year.
