Sentences with phrase «believe corruption in state government»

Three - quarters of voters, a full 75 percent, said that they believed corruption in state government had either gotten worse, or was as bad as it was in the past few years.

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With a recent poll showing that nearly 90 % of New Yorkers believe that unethical behavior is a serious problem in state government a month before former legislative leaders Sheldon Silver and Dean Skelos are sentenced for public corruption, the governor and legislative leaders have an obligation to New Yorkers to reach a significant agreement on ethics reform.

Syracuse Mayor Stephanie Miner told New York state legislators on the Joint Budget Committee on Monday that she believes there needs to be government reform in New York state to address corruption.

When the federal corruption trial of State Assemblyman Sheldon Silver begins next week, his lawyers are likely to be aggressive in cross-examining government witnesses, or objecting when they believe a prosecutor has gone too far.

«I wish to categorically and emphatically state that, I have never intimated to A-plus in any conversation whatsoever, that I believe his allegation of corruption against the two senior government officials had been confirmed following our investigations,» ACP Addo - Danquah maintained.

A Siena College Poll released Tuesday morning shows voters in New York State still believe government corruption is still the top issue facing lawmakers in Albany as they wrap up this year's legislative session.

At the same time, the percentage of voters who believe corruption is a «serious problem» in state government reached 86 percent, according to the results of a new Siena poll published Monday.

An October 26 Siena poll found 74 percent of those surveyed believed Governor Cuomo was doing a poor to fair job reducing corruption in state government.

With former Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver and former Senate leader Dean Skelos scheduled to be sentenced next month for public corruption crimes, and a recent poll showing that nearly 90 percent of New Yorkers believe unethical behavior is a serious problem in state government, Albany's political leaders have an obligation to reach a significant agreement on ethics reform, the good government groups said.

According to the Siena poll, 90 percent of voters statewide believe corruption remains a serious problem in state government.