Nick Reisman reports at New York State of Politics that New York's Joint Commission on Public Ethics voted Dec. 14 to require that former Gov. Andrew Cuomo return the proceeds from his book "American Crisis" about the COVID-19 pandemic. Earlier, JCOPE voted to rescind approval in 2020 for the ex-governor to write the book, because Cuomo broke his promise to not use government resources to write it. The Assembly Judiciary Committee found Cuomo used state resources to write the book, with staffers working on it while being paid by taxpayers. Cuomo attorney Jim McGuire said the former governor will challenge the vote. “JCOPE’s actions today are unconstitutional, exceed its own authority, and appear to be driven by political interests rather than the facts and the law," McGuire said. Cuomo is supposed to get $5.1 million for the book, but has not received all payments yet. Read more about this story at New York State of Politics.