Sentences with phrase «arrests of the legislative leaders»

«So far, there is no sign that the arrests of the legislative leaders has changed how Albany does business,» John Kaehny, executive director of Reinvent Albany, said in a statement.

Despite the arrests of the legislative leaders and the on going corruption probes, there is no new ethics reform as part of the end of session package.

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Venezuelan crisis intensifies after vote, arrests Following a disputed election for a new legislative body last weekend, in which voting tallies were reportedly manipulated, and the arrest of two high - profile opposition leaders, Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro faces increased pressure both from within Venezuela and without.

Amid the arrests and indictments last year of the top legislative leaders, Cuomo and the Legislature essentially punted on whether to renew the tax abatement coveted by the well - heeled real - estate industry, which has given lavishly to campaigns in recent years.

As protesters raged, chanted and got arrested outside of Gov. Andrew Cuomo's office, the three legislative leaders met twice with the governor on Thursday in an attempt to hash out a budget deal.

His conviction caps a tumultuous year in Albany that saw the arrest and conviction of both legislative leaders by U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara in Manhattan.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo and legislative leaders continue to meet behind closed doors to hash out a budget deal, while outside the governor's offices dozens of angry protesters were arrested.

«Scandals, arrests, and two convictions of legislative leaders hasn't resulted in any action,» said Assembly Republican leader Brian Kolb (R - Canandaigua).

Nassau legislative Democrats pressed unsuccessfully Monday for a moratorium on approval of county contracts in the wake of State Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos» arrest on federal corruption charges.

Lawmakers — as well as Cuomo — had been under pressure to approve some form of ethics and anti-corruption legislation in Albany after a parade of corruption arrests that engulfed the Capitol in recent years, including the convictions of the two former state legislative leaders last year, Dean Skelos and Sheldon Silver.

The arrest of Skelos is the second this year alone of a legislative leader for corruption — a seemingly unprecedented situation for the Capitol.

Despite the string of arrests doing little to help Albany's reputation for corruption, Gov. Andrew Cuomo and the new state legislative leaders acknowledge there is little they can do to stem the arrests by passing new ethics and anti-corruption laws.

The groups are seeking major changes in the wake of the arrest and conviction of the two majority party legislative leaders, including banning or strictly limiting outside income, and closing loopholes in the campaign finance system that in some cases allow for unlimited contributions.

The two top legislative leaders have been arrested on federal corruption charges this year, and two other top lawmakers were convicted this summer of fraud and lying to FBI agents.

Dean Skelos» arrest marks the second major indictment of a leader of a legislative body following the case against Silver in January for using his powers as an elected official to elicit millions «in bribes and kickbacks» that he masked as legitimate income.

Now, a little more than a year later, both legislative leaders have been arrested and charged with multiple counts of federal corruption.

They are also likely to renew calls for comprehensive ethics reform in Albany — a goal that has eluded Cuomo and lawmakers despite a seemingly unprecedented period of exposed public corruption, including the arrests of two legislative leaders in 2015.

In a span of only 16 weeks, the leaders of both legislative chambers have been arrested and replaced as a result of separate corruption cases, a head - spinning change in a capital known for its inertia.

The deal was also hampered by corruption scandals in Albany, including the arrest of the two legislative leaders.

This year's stunning arrests of former top legislative leaders Sheldon Silver and Dean Skelos seem to indicate something insidious and corrosive was afoot.

The scandals revealed in the 2013 session, however, pale in comparison to those of the past five months, which have seen the arrests of both legislative majority leaders.