{"id":309806,"date":"2026-07-30T14:19:16","date_gmt":"2026-07-30T14:19:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/309806\/"},"modified":"2026-07-30T14:19:16","modified_gmt":"2026-07-30T14:19:16","slug":"status-check-on-new-yorks-ethics-watchdog","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/309806\/","title":{"rendered":"Status check on New York\u2019s ethics watchdog"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/DSC_0295-scaled-e1643120060424.jpg\" width=\"2412\" height=\"1446\" class=\"wp-image-0\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Status check on New York\u2019s ethics watchdog<\/p>\n<p>Status check on New York\u2019s ethics watchdog<\/p>\n<p>By <a href=\"https:\/\/capitolpressroom.org\/author\/david-lombardo\/\" title=\"Posts by David Lombardo\" rel=\"author nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">David Lombardo<\/a>Published On: July 30th, 2026Categories: <a href=\"https:\/\/capitolpressroom.org\/category\/pressroom\/\" rel=\"category tag nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Capitol Pressroom<\/a><\/p>\n<p>July 30, 2026- We check in on the state\u2019s ethics watchdog, which is hoping to make upgrades to its lobbying database, but didn\u2019t get additional funding in the state budget. Our guest is\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/capitolpressroom.org\/?s=Sandy+Berland&amp;post_type%5B%5D=any&amp;search_limit_to_post_titles=0&amp;fs=1\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Sandy Berland<\/a>, executive director of the state <a href=\"https:\/\/ethics.ny.gov\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Commission on Ethics and Lobbying in Government<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Listen On<\/p>\n<p> .fusion-column-wrapper {padding-top : 30 !important;padding-right : 0px !important;margin-right : 1.92%;padding-bottom : 0px !important;padding-left : 0px !important;margin-left : 1.92%;}@media only screen and (max-width:1024px) {.fusion-body .fusion-builder-nested-column-0{width:100% !important;order : 0;}.fusion-builder-nested-column-0 > .fusion-column-wrapper {margin-right : 1.92%;margin-left : 1.92%;}}@media only screen and (max-width:640px) {.fusion-body .fusion-builder-nested-column-0{width:100% !important;order : 0;}.fusion-builder-nested-column-0 > .fusion-column-wrapper {margin-right : 1.92%;margin-left : 1.92%;}}]]><a class=\"fusion-no-lightbox\" href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/the-capitol-pressroom\/id688403198\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Untitled design (16)\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"75\" height=\"75\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Untitled-design-16.png\" class=\"img-responsive wp-image-12312\"\/><\/a> .fusion-column-wrapper {padding-top : 0px !important;padding-right : 0px !important;margin-right : 7.68%;padding-bottom : 0px !important;padding-left : 0px !important;margin-left : 7.68%;}@media only screen and (max-width:1024px) {.fusion-body .fusion-builder-nested-column-1{width:100% !important;order : 0;}.fusion-builder-nested-column-1 > .fusion-column-wrapper {margin-right : 1.92%;margin-left : 1.92%;}}@media only screen and (max-width:640px) {.fusion-body .fusion-builder-nested-column-1{width:100% !important;order : 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