Sentences with phrase «as public watchdog»

The media has important privileges in the public interest to enable it to perform its role as a public watchdog.

I ask Hevesi if his authority as public watchdog has been compromised.

Aldous Huxley, in his 1962 essay collection «Brave New World Revisited,» notes that Thomas Jefferson described newspapers as public watchdogs that could save democracy by maintaining an informed citizenry.

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Others, such as consumer watchdog Public Citizen and the preventive medicine advocacy group Trust for America's Health (TFAH), had very different takes, arguing Cures mostly benefits pharma companies at the expense of other important public health initiaPublic Citizen and the preventive medicine advocacy group Trust for America's Health (TFAH), had very different takes, arguing Cures mostly benefits pharma companies at the expense of other important public health initiapublic health initiatives.

The corporate watchdog has told the public to steer clear of a potential scam website that uses the same registered business name and the same business number as the recently privatised Market City.

New Democrat defence critic Jack Harris accused the government of not only keeping the public in the dark, but watchdogs such as the parliamentary budget office, which had a tough time compiling its own estimate on the war earlier this winter.

The Albany - based think tank and fiscal watchdog group Empire Center for Public Policy launched in 2005 as a project of the Manhattan Institute is being «re-launched» as an independent organization, the organization's president E.J. McMahon announced.

Acoba serves little useful purpose either as a watchdog or as a source of public information.

For example, he could name a blue - ribbon commission to look over the redistricting committee's shoulder, to act as a watchdog and fact gatherer at the public hearings.

«Our view is that the government should, as the normal course of business, put contracts out to bid,» said Blair Horner, executive director of the New York Public Interest Research Group, a nonprofit government watchdog organization.

«And we are strong supporters of the Independent Press Standards Organisation that is expected to begin work this autumn, serving as a watchdog on the industry in the public interest.»

Common Cause and a coalition of reform groups, including the League of Women Voters, the New York Public Interest Research Group, and Reinvent Albany recommend reinstating the state Comptroller's role as a watchdog over state contractors.

@cbeleites: There is also the argument that public service broadcasting serves the society as a whole and improves democratic processes (by distributing information and acting as a watchdog).

There had been speculation that the business secretary would use his powers to prevent the takeover after consultation with media watchdog Ofcom as a matter of public interest if it was thought the takeover would damage the plurality of the industry.

Six months after he gave that speech, campaign finance reform is stalled and a new public integrity commission he has championed is seen as flawed by watchdog groups.

Four commissioners on the state Joint Commission on Public Ethics say the recent hiring of State Police First Deputy Superintendent Kevin Gagan as the watchdog panel's chief of staff and special counsel is «plainly invalid,» and another example of «incessant interference» in its operations.

«The end of session is affectionately known as Whac - a-Mole season,» said Blair Horner, the legislative director of the New York Public Interest Research Group, a consumer and environmental watchdog group.

Metzger is also the director of Citizens for Local Power, a local not - for - profit organization that provides a voice for community interests at the New York State Public Service Commission, serves as a local utility watchdog and promotes a more equitable, affordable, locally based clean - energy economy.

But major victories for good - government watchdogs such as public financing of political campaigns and ending the practice of donating unlimited funds to political campaigns through a web of limited liability companies has alluded passage so far.

Ten months after departing JCOPE, Letizia Tagliafierro has a new job working for Gov. Andrew Cuomo: The former executive director of the ethics watchdog panel will serve as the governor's special counsel for public safety.

Over 300,000 social housing properties are still not classed as «decent», according to a public spending watchdog.

NYC Public Advocate Tish James said that her office should have increased authority as City Hall's watchdog because de Blasio wields «too much power.»

The Committee on Standards in Public Life is an independent body designed as a watchdog for parliamentarians» activities.

The impression that Albany's ethics watchdogs are not actually independent has been festering for years as Cuomo has seen to it that three of his former longtime employees have headed the Joint Commission on Public Ethics (JCOPE).

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Gotham Gazette is an important part of the ideals of Citizens Union — as a watchdog publication committed to accountability journalism, its work helps to an informed and engaged public is crucial to the work of holding government and elected officials accountable to their promises and actions.

The state Authorities Budget Office, a relatively young watchdog charged with overseeing such entities, applauded the bill signing as «a significant step forward in reforming the vast and archaic web of public authorities in New York.»

BROOKLYN, NY — Several elected officials are quietly lobbying New York State Gov. Andrew Cuomo and the Kings County Democratic Party leadership to appoint NYC Public Advocate and Brooklyn native Letitia James, currently serving as the city's highest - ranking watchdog, as the interim Brooklyn District Attorney, Kings County Politics has learned.

Ms. James, who is black, served as an assistant attorney general and public defender before being elected in 2014 to the public advocate position, where she acts as a watchdog over city agencies.

That year, he created the Joint Commission on Public Ethics to serve as a lobbying regulator and an omnibus watchdog over the executive branch and Legislature.

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The candidate is perhaps best - known regionally as the founder / director of Citizens for Local Power, a local not - for - profit organization that provides a voice for community interests at the New York State Public Service Commission, serves as a local utility watchdog and promotes a more equitable, affordable, locally based clean - energy economy.

Government watchdog groups also noted that evidence showed Percoco and other Cuomo staffers using private email to conduct public business, a lobbyist saying he was advised by an administration official that registering as a lobbyist would make it more difficult to operate, and a contributor being coached on how to hide donations to Cuomo to avoid campaign limits.

SYRACUSE, N.Y. - Watchdog groups warned Tuesday that New York may be giving up too much by transferring $ 700 million from a public fund to Exelon Corp. as part of the deal to keep open the James A. FitzPatrick nuclear plant in Oswego County.

«Ms. Biben's resume of dedicated public service underscores her qualifications as the preeminent watchdog of the state's executive branch.

De Blasio spokeswoman Karen Hinton declined to address James» specific comments about the Public Advocate on Sunday, but said Hizzoner «values its role as a watchdog.»

Good government groups see the pension forfeiture measure as a token reform and have pressed for the closing of the «LLC loophole» that allows businesses to create multiple limited liability companies to donate virtually unlimited amounts of campaign cash; public financing of candidate campaigns; the end of lump sum appropriations in the budget; limits on political contributions by companies with business before the state; limits on legislators» outside income; and a renovation of Albany's ethics watchdog, the Joint Commission on Public Ethics (Jpublic financing of candidate campaigns; the end of lump sum appropriations in the budget; limits on political contributions by companies with business before the state; limits on legislators» outside income; and a renovation of Albany's ethics watchdog, the Joint Commission on Public Ethics (JPublic Ethics (JCOPE).

What government watchdog groups viewed as the centerpiece of the governor's proposals was also whittled down: The state would set up a public financing system for one office, state comptroller, as a test case in the 2014 election.

HealthMap's creators tout the service as a valuable tool, too, in detecting and preventing illnesses from spreading in developing countries that lack proper public health watchdogs and facilities (not to mention clean water).

The legislation, which covers details only an accountant could love, embraces recommendations from NSF's inspector general, the agency's in - house but independent watchdog, as well as from outside bodies such as the National Academy of Public Administration.

The State Commission of Investigation, New Jersey's public - watchdog agency, found that a handful of top school administrators were paid as much as 65 percent more than what was publicly reported.

While the Secretary dismantles the Department's role as a watchdog for student civil rights, she has remained silent in the face of new reports of discrimination, violence and shameful neglect in the nation's public schools.

James Comey's memoir hits bookstores April 17, with the former FBI director planning a series of media appearances that will put him back in the public eye as a government watchdog is set to release a report examining his conduct in office.

Same answers apply here as previous games and indeed upcoming games: Unless you, the buying public were going to be happy with say PS4 costing # 600 + by keeping all that lovely fast Ram, but having more powerful CPU / GPU etc to deliver at least 1080P 60 FPS games like Watchdogs in the 1st 18 months at least, it was never going to happen.

Italian consumer group accuses Christo of wasting taxpayers» money Codacons, an Italian consumer rights group, has described Christo's «Floating Piers» installation on Lake Iseo as «an unreasonable waste of public money», and is filing an official complaint to the local authority's consumer watchdog.

Used as directed, DEET is considered safe by many public health agencies, and it is super effective against mosquitoes and ticks — but science - backed consumer watchdog Environmental Working Group (EWG), and others, are not so convinced about its safety.

What's even more disturbing to watchdogs like Wood is that almost all of the U.S. cities pushing forward with the U.N. «climate change» agenda are doing it without so much as holding a public hearing, let alone a voter referendum.

I served for years as the technical watchdog for scientists and engineers, we had partners from the public sector, and I didn't sense any particular difference in behavior, other than those of us who worked for private outfits were paid better and had a much crisper and efficient work environment.

Since April the media have been entitled to act, in Munby LJ's words, «as the eyes and ears of the public and as a watchdog» (Spencer v Spencer [2009] EWHC 1529), albeit within certain parameters.

Groups like Public Citizen are taking strides to better protect the public from harm by acting as a watchdog for consPublic Citizen are taking strides to better protect the public from harm by acting as a watchdog for conspublic from harm by acting as a watchdog for consumers.