Sentences with phrase «amid ethics inquiries»
Mr. Cuomo, who announced his candidacy May 22, had been the Democrats» unofficial standard bearer since February when Governor David Paterson abandoned his campaign amid an ethics inquiry.
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A state senator from Buffalo who announced he would not seek re-election is the subject of an inquiry by state ethics officials amid lurid allegations including sexual harassment, according to a report.
And on Wednesday, Rangel said he was stepping down from his chairmanship of the powerful House Ways and Means Committee amid an ongoing ethics inquiry.
In 2010, amid an inquiry into possible House ethics violations, Rangel held a similar birthday fund - raiser which was attended by Andrew Cuomo, who was campaigning for governor at the time.
ALBANY — Two powerful state investigative agencies announced new inquiries Wednesday into the inner workings of the Research Foundation of the State University of New York amid accusations that the foundation's president violated state ethics laws.