«The Senate Democrats will continue pushing
our aggressive ethics proposals including a full - time Legislature, restrictions on outside income and stripping the pensions from officials convicted of corruption.»
That sentiment has been echoed in recent days by Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo, a Democrat who promised as recently as Tuesday that his agenda for 2016 would include a «very
aggressive ethics proposal,» despite his previous assertions that little could be done legislatively to solve venal behavior by lawmakers determined to break the law.
Not exact matches
Voting, government
ethics, and campaign finance reforms are among many of Cuomo's 2017 policy
proposals that did not materialize last year, either due to resistance from the Legislature, a lack of more
aggressive lobbying by the governor, or other challenges.
ALBANY — Calling his government reform
proposal «the whole loaf,» «the ultimate remedy,» «the most
aggressive ethics reform we've ever seen» and «the most dramatic and
aggressive [package] in the country,» Governor Andrew Cuomo on Tuesday reiterated his suggestion he could shut down the government if legislators don't approve a state budget that includes the plan.