Under Greek law, parliament must first investigate
allegations against lawmakers before they can be stripped of immunity and prosecuted by judicial authorities.
Grandeau says despite the rampant corruption, all of the
cases against lawmakers in recent years have stemmed from federal prosecutions, not state ethics authorities.
Unidentified supporters set up a «Skelos Family Legal Defense Fund» in an effort to fight off federal corruption
charges against the lawmaker and his son, Adam.
But women who have worked for the Legislature and have filed harassment
complaints against lawmakers criticized the process and the end product, saying the new provisions will not adequately protect workers.
Earlier today the group announced it would begin a $ 150,000 mailer
campaign against lawmakers who flipped their same - sex marriage votes from no to yes.
Preet Bharara, the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York who is leading the corruption cases
against lawmakers caught taking bribes earlier this year, was the first speaker.
A motion to dismiss the lawsuit
filed against the lawmaker - driven task force on redistricting was denied late this afternoon, paving the way for the a three - judge panel and special master to take control of the process.
With criminal cases
against lawmakers piling up — 11 legislators have resigned since 2013 as a result of allegations of misconduct — Albany has done little to police the business that transpires in its ornate, 19th - century capitol building.
ALBANY — The Democratic - controlled state Senate last night passed legislation to more than double the number of charter schools — infuriating teachers - union officials who immediately declared
war against the lawmakers who voted for the bill.
The Republican Party was at the brink of civil war yesterday as Donald Trump signaled he would
retaliate against lawmakers who withdraw their support from his presidential campaign, and senior party leaders privately acknowledged that they now feared losing control of both houses of Congress.
The sanctions, backed by the Assembly Ethics Committee earlier this month, stem from a 2016 sexual harassment complaint
leveled against the lawmaker by a female staffer.
It's unclear if Mr. Golden was referring to the April 1 meeting or another meeting, but a host of The Jewish View, Marc Gronich, suggested Agudath Israel and Orthodox Union, another influential Jewish organization, were willing to indirectly back primary
challenges against lawmakers.
The Federal Government will soon file a fresh extradition
proceeding against the lawmaker representing Ogun East in the National Assembly, Senator Buruji Kashamu, SUNDAY PUNCH has learnt.
On Thursday, Onyeama said Entwistle, who wrote a petition to the Speaker, House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara on the alleged sexual
misconduct against the lawmakers, did not provide any concrete evidence that would have proved the allegations.
Investigators probing Rep. Charles Rangel yesterday unleashed an avalanche of never - before - seen
evidence against the lawmaker, ranging from...
Emmanuel, who had last week described Melaye as a «general» in the Senate for performing well, wondered why his constituents should initiate a
recall against the lawmaker.
A year later, some of the images are resurfacing once again and will almost certainly be
used against lawmakers in television advertisements over the next five months.
Although the amount of the settlement was never made public, the funds were provided by the Congressional Office of Compliance, an agency set up in 1995 to resolve labor and other disputes, including sexual - harassment complaints, brought by congressional
staffers against lawmakers.
Toward the middle of the first week of the walkout, legislators and the Oklahoma Department of Public Safety began to report the presence of «outside agitators» and the state bureau of investigation was called in to investigate several
threats against lawmakers, some of which forced legislative assistants home for part of a day.
DeVos and her husband, meanwhile, have given millions in campaign donations to lawmakers in their home state of Michigan who support school choice — while funding primary
challengers against those lawmakers who don't.
Also unlike similar laws passed this legislative session that pitted teachers and their
unions against lawmakers, teachers unions helped craft the law.
Democratic lawmakers» efforts are being bolstered by the former Obama campaign group, Organizing for Action, which is now on the
offensive against lawmakers skeptical of global warming.
And in 1998, Bill Gates, who was Microsoft's chief executive, defended his
company against lawmakers» assertions that he was building a monopoly — an argument he eventually lost in court.
The denial by Assemblyman Vito Lopez came as reports emerged Monday that New York state Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver in June authorized the payment of more than $ 100,000 to settle a separate sexual - harassment
claim against the lawmaker.
Astorino's plan also includes a new ethics commission to investigate
complaints against lawmakers, and changes to legislative pensions and compensation.
Silver sent Lopez a letter, dated August 24, that enumerated the specific
allegations against the lawmaker:» [Y] ou put your hand on her leg, she removed your hand and you then put your hand between her upper thighs, putting your hand as far up between her legs as you can go.»
Grandeau says that, despite the rampant corruption, all of the cases
against lawmakers in recent years have stemmed from federal prosecutions, not state ethics authorities.
Bharara, who because of the criminal
cases against the lawmakers is not exactly popular among legislators, summed up his discomfort with the process in his podcast, «Stay Tuned with Preet.»
It pits public employee unions, one of the strongest lobbying forces in Albany,
against lawmakers who want a stronger say about how much local governments can tax.
The Times said Cuomo should consider campaigning
against lawmakers that refuse to pass reform.
Now, if the person «briefed» on Bharara's investigation and sharing insights with the WSJ is to be believed, it appears the US attorney will be satisfied with merely having embarrassed the governor — especially if his office manages to bring some charges
against a lawmaker or two that the commission declined to pursue, perhaps, as this story suggests, at the administration's request.
Under the suggested rules, sexual harassment complaints
against lawmakers would be reviewed by the House speaker or Senate president and possibly referred to an ethics subcommittee.
-- Kate McDonnell, general counsel for the Assembly Democratic caucus, on an Associated Press request for records about sexual harassment claims
against lawmakers.
Fitzpatrick, the Republican who co-chaired the governor's Moreland Commission to Investigate Public Corruption, said it would be «not ethical» to suggest the commission's work product will definitely lead to criminal charges
against any lawmakers.
By JASON SMATHERS Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP)-- The Wisconsin state ethics board said Wednesday it dismissed all ethics complaints
against lawmakers that arose from the dispute over Republican Gov. Scott Walker's divisive anti-union bill, including a complaint against...