Heastie's own per
diem use as well his campaign finance spending has come under scrutiny in recent days as his rise to the position of speaker appeared to be a done deal.
Heastie rapidly gained the support of his colleagues over the last several days, even as reports surfaced of his heavy per
diem use and the intersection of his campaigns donors and those who receive member items.
Not exact matches
Particularly attractive was the
use made in this connection of a sermon of Gregory of Nyssa, In
Diem Luminum, delivered on the feast of the Epiphany 383.
Although the Commission investigated a number of different areas of potential wrongdoing by members of the Legislature, including the improper claiming of per
diem allowances and outside employment, multiple Moreland sources said that at the time the Commission was disbanded, the personal
use investigation had become one of its main focuses.
different areas of potential wrongdoing by members of the Legislature, including the improper claiming of per
diem allowances and outside employment, multiple Moreland sources said that at the time the Commission was disbanded, the personal
use investigation had become one of its main focuses.
And what we've seen is lulus and committee chairmanship bonuses and an expansive
use of per
diems — wrongly
used as a proxy for a legislative pay increase.
If he
using the campaign funds to pay for housing in Albany, that is exactly what Vlasto said he was doing —
using the campaign money rather than taxpayer dollars for his per -
diem.
Astorino's proposal would also scrap the per -
diem system
used by state lawmakers in exchange for a receipt system.
Coming from as far away as many of those in the top 10, former Assemblywoman Ann Margaret Carrazza, from Queens County, took in just $ 6,975 in reimbursements, including $ 3,015 in per
diems and $ 3,960 in personal car
use.
The bill would require that state lawmakers disclose details of their sources of outside income, even law clients, and that they prove they were actually in Albany,
using an electronic card swipe system, before they are entitled to per
diem expense payments.
The governor also said he would push for a change to the state constitution that would deprive a convicted public official of a pension, end the
use of campaign funds for personal
use and curtail legislative «per
diem» payments to cover only actual expenses.
Mr. Heastie, in what a press release said were «first steps» to larger reforms, also promised to create an Office of Ethics and Compliance and to reform the Assmebly's
use of per
diem reimbursements, which are meant to cover travel costs.
Until less than a year ago, there was no oversight of how lawmakers
used, or misused the per
diem expense payments they receive while in Albany.
Some state lawmakers are
using per
diem reimbursements to pay off the mortgages on their Albany - area homes.
No need to pack too many clothes because when eating most meals for free, the fabulous Legislators still can
use the extra per
diems to spend on their odds and ends.
Former Gov. David Paterson is one of at least two dozen current or former state lawmakers to purchase a house, condo or apartment in the Albany area and
use their per -
diem payments to help cover the costs.
ALBANY — Governor Andrew Cuomo announced late Tuesday that he and Assembly Democrats have agreed on an ethics package that would require legislators to disclose their business and law clients and to
use swipe cards to prove they were in Albany on days when they claim per
diem expenses.
That means greater disclosure of business and law clients from legislators» side jobs, a ban on the personal
use of campaign funds, greater safeguards for per
diem reimbursement, pension forfeiture for lawmakers convicted of public corruption and greater disclosure by independent expenditure campaign accounts.
-- Legislators would be required to confirm they were in Albany by
using a «swipe card» system to claim a $ 172 daily expense per
diem, Kaminsky said.
«The per
diem has been
used as a supplemental pay raise without authorization,» said Assemblyman Kieran Michael Lalor, a Republican from Dutchess County, who has introduced legislation to reform the system.
Dean Skelos, the Senate majority leader, took in $ 10,981 in per -
diem payments in 2014 despite
using a $ 134,000 Albany condo owned by his wife as his second home.
He also proposed that lawmakers convicted of corruption be required to forfeit their taxpayer - funded pensions, that per
diems be given either to reimburse specific travel expenses or as a lump sum, and that more stringent campaign finance laws be enacted to prevent campaign funds from going to personal
use.
The New York Post found six senators and two Assembly members with Albany - area properties who were
using the «per
diem» payments on real estate.
«I had a decision to make, whether to
use per
diems, taxpayer money, to
use like every elected official with the exception of the governor,
uses in Albany or
use funds, my private campaign funds before making a more permanent decision down the road,» Duffy said.
Philip Addison on the Show said «our per
diem was given to us here, by the Minister,» adding that they
used a business class ticket and not first class.»
He suggested that it hewed closely to a five - point plan he unveiled last month, which included enhanced disclosure requirements, per
diem reform, a ban on personal
use of campaign funds, and stiffer penalties for ethics violations.
The commission also conducted «dozens of interviews» with public officials, lobbyists and their clients, political insiders, whistleblowers and both «expert and lay witnesses,» and sought lawmakers» payrolls, timesheets, per
diems and travel expenses, records of when they entered and exited official buildings, and any other records that could «potentially improper personal and political
uses of public funds,» according to the report.
The bill would require that state lawmakers disclose details of their sources of outside income, even law clients, and that they prove they were actually in Albany (
using an electronic card swipe system) before they are entitled to per
diem expense payments.
«As the ancient Romans
used to say: Carpe
diem.
This is actually the exact camera that I
use to shoot any / all «professional» blog pictures, so for any aspiring bloggers in da house... carpe
diem.
Instead we need to be doing what an increasing number of schools like another Arizona - based school, the Carpe
Diem Collegiate High School and Middle School, are doing and disrupting that flawed paradigm by implementing online learning to create a student - centric system — not to increase costs for the community through bond measures or otherwise, as the article reports — but to
use existing resources to prioritize student learning and achieve great results.
This essay is a response to both the «Guidelines for
Using Technology to Prepare Social Studies Teachers» published in this journal by Hicks, Lee, Berson, Bolick, and
Diem (2014) and the rejoinder by Crocco and Leo (2015).
During this period, there were resounding calls for social studies educators to rouse the metaphorical «sleeping giant» (Martorella, 1997) and learn how to
use digital technologies appropriately and effectively (Becker, 1999;
Diem, 1999; Fontana, 1997).
Diem argued that introducing technology to new teachers is a manageable endeavor; however, the challenge is found in creating comfort levels with technology skills so that teachers feel secure in their choices for instructional and non-instructional
use of technology.
For example,
Diem (1983) encouraged social studies teachers to begin
using technology in their instruction, and White (1987) described
using this technology to allow high school students to «reach out to peers around the world» (p. 44).
In Hicks, Lee, Berson, Bolick, and
Diem (2014), the authors revisited and revised a series of principles focusing on the preparation of social studies teachers for
using digital technologies in the classroom, originally presented in the inaugural issue of Contemporary Issues in Technology and Teacher Education (Mason et al., 2000).
As social studies teacher educators, one of our roles is to model appropriate
uses of technology for our preservice teachers... (Mason, Berson,
Diem, Hicks, Lee, & Draille, 2000, p. 1)
In «Guidelines for
Using Technology to Prepare Social Studies Teachers» (Hicks, Lee, Berson, Bolick, & Diem, 2014), the authors revisited and revised a series of principles focusing on the preparation of social studies teachers for using digital technologies in the classroom, originally presented in the inaugural issue of this journal (Mason et al., 2
Using Technology to Prepare Social Studies Teachers» (Hicks, Lee, Berson, Bolick, &
Diem, 2014), the authors revisited and revised a series of principles focusing on the preparation of social studies teachers for
using digital technologies in the classroom, originally presented in the inaugural issue of this journal (Mason et al., 2
using digital technologies in the classroom, originally presented in the inaugural issue of this journal (Mason et al., 2000).
In education, cautions abound against
using «technology for technology's sake» (e.g., Hicks, Lee, Berson, Bolick, &
Diem, 2014, p. 437).
Mason, C., Berson, M.,
Diem, R., Hick, D., Lee, J., & Dralle, T. (2000) Guidelines for
using technology to prepare social studies teachers.
Preservice social studies teachers need to see technology effectively modeled and have meaningful opportunities to
use technology if they are going to integrate technology into their future social studies teaching (Bates, 2008;
Diem, 2002).
Diem (2000) pointed out that encouraging the
use of technology in schools begins with teacher education.
Carpe
Diem schools, for example,
use individualized online courses of study coupled with live instruction to create a hybrid learning structure that has proved both academically enriching and financially cost - effective.
This spreadsheet doesn't handle prorated or «per
diem» periods that are sometimes
used in the first and last payments.
Carbon
Diem's inventors claim that, by
using GPS to measure the speed and pattern of movement, their algorithm can identify the mode of transport being
used.
In a nutshell, the app, called Carbon
Diem,
uses your phone's GPS to track how you're moving, guesses your mode of transportation, and figures out your carbon footprint.
(note — there are per
diem conferencing services that smaller firms can
use on an as needed basis).
Lizzie Osbourne, practice manager at Morgan Sports Law, a boutique law firm devoted to sports arbitration and litigation said; «After investing in P4W for practice and case management and Carpe
Diem for time recording, all users at Morgan Sports Law were very impressed with the simple and easy to
use interface of this application.
The firm was already
using Tikit P4W for practice and case management and were particularly impressed with the flexibility the addition of Carpe
Diem could add to their business.
A customer could even choose to run both Carpe
Diem Classic and Carpe
Diem Next Generation simultaneously, rolling out NG to those who want it and letting others continue to
use the older product.