Sentences with phrase «addressing public corruption»

I want to focus on reducing gun and gang violence, addressing public corruption and keeping children safe from internet and sexual predators.

She has criticized the governor over his failure to pass campaign finance reform to address public corruption.

«This is a sad day, and an urgent reminder that we need to address public corruption and pass meaningful ethics reforms.

«So, I never subscribed to that notion to start with, and there has been no conversations inside the Moreland Commission to do anything other than address public corruption and these instances that are outlined in this report, which are all legislative.»

Brian Kolb (R - Canandaigua) said Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo, a Democrat, has failed to make New York affordable for students, seniors and businesses who are fleeing the state, and has failed to address public corruption.

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VICTORIA: New Democrat leader Carole James is asking the B.C. Liberals to address public concerns they used $ 6 million in taxpayer dollars to secure a guilty plea to sweep the B.C. Rail corruption trial under the rug.

«This commission will convene the best minds in law enforcement and public policy from across New York to address weaknesses in the State's public corruption, election and campaign finance laws; generate transparency and accountability; and restore the public trust.»

And Cuomo has stumbled badly when it comes to addressing corruption, as evidenced by the recent revelations that he meddled with the Moreland Commission on Public Corruption, which he createcorruption, as evidenced by the recent revelations that he meddled with the Moreland Commission on Public Corruption, which he createCorruption, which he created in 2013.

«SERAP also believes the recommended approach would help to address the growing public suspicion and pessimism about your government's ability to fight high - level official corruption to a standstill, and to avoid any collateral consequences.

Schaffer and Bellone traded barbs about the issue of public corruption following Bellone's State of the County address in March and the conviction of former Suffolk Police Chief of Department James Burke.

Mr. Donovan, rather than expending the severely limited resources of the State on partisan, politically motivated litigation against the law of the land which, however flawed, did address some notorious abuses by the insurance industry, why don't you tell us what your priority is with respect to corruption and misuse of public funbds and resources by politicians right here in New York State?

The potential duo of Governor Eliot «See - No - Medicaid - Fraud» Spitzer ** and AG Andrew Cuomo is a shuddersome thought to anyone who'd like to see the state aggressively address mismanagement and public corruption.

Cuomo was originally elected in 2010 on a promise to fight corruption, and in 2013 he created the Moreland Commission «to address weaknesses in the State's public corruption, election and campaign finance laws, generate transparency and accountability, and restore the public trust.»

All over the world, groups and individuals are using technology in a variety of innovative ways to increase government transparency, fight corruption, open data, hack on civic problems, strengthen economic development, address environmental problems, improve public health and education, and advance the conditions of women and children.

Forty - eight percent of respondents said fighting public corruption is the top issue for the incoming district attorney to address.

«While the independent expenditure spending aspect of the bill has been widely discussed across the nation and includes many recommendations that have been discussed for several years, including several provided to your administration by our organizations, little else in the bill addresses the strong public consensus that corruption is a serious problem in New York,» the letter states.

To hammer home his point in what has recently been cited widely in the diplomatic community as the reason corruption seems to gain roots in Ghana, he said the failure to prosecute corrupt public officials, including those involved in the arson at the Central Medical Stores (CMS) in Tema, needed to be addressed.

In his state of the county address, Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone called for a top - to - bottom review of the county's charter following a series of corruption scandals that have touched public officials.

Emphasizing that modern policing was a cost - intensive venture of which the benefits far outweigh the value of budgetary investment, the IGP said, «Through effective funding, the welfare needs of police personnel will be met and the challenge of corruption that has eroded professionalism and public respect for police will be addressed».

The spokesman did not directly address the issue, but said «no attorney general in New York state history has been as aggressive in cracking down on public corruption,» saying the attorney general during his term in office has prosecuted 40 politicians.

All of our groups believe that such a limited public financing system fails to address Albany's culture of corruption that has been centered in recent years in the legislature.

When Gov. Andrew Cuomo delivers his eighth State of the State address Wednesday, some lawmakers want to see how he'll tackle jobs in upstate New York and whether he'll propose any remedies to public corruption.

The End New York Corruption Now Act's provisions banning outside income and creating a felony for using public power to benefit oneself, family member or business partner appear to attempt to address the former speaker and former majority leader's situations.

The spokesman did not directly address the issue, but said «no Attorney General in New York State history has been as aggressive in cracking down on public corruption», saying the AG during his term in office has prosecuted 40 politicians.

Asked for comment about the steps the administration has taken to address the corruption scandal in the Buffalo Billion and which Cuomo promises has followed through on as Buffalo Billion II moves ahead, a spokesperson for Cuomo provided some background information but pointed Gotham Gazette to prior public statements by state officials.

A number of insiders see Bharara's announcement in January that he did not have enough evidence to indict anyone on the untimely end of The Moreland Commission on Public Corruption as a way to take some pressure off of Cuomo to allow him to take the initiative on ethics in his State of the State address.

This bill is the best we're going to get for now because the corruption of public life in the United States has not been addressed.

There are senior political leaders who are perceived to be treated with soft gloves but, most recently, efforts have been announced to address public service corruption so prevalent in South Africa.There are talks to introduce legislation to prohibit public servants doing business with the state, which Vos calls «a very important step that should come in 2014.»