Sentences with phrase «by good government group common»

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The group's announcement said that «this painful decision has become necessary by concern for the common good of the Society of Saint Pius X and its good government, according to what Archbishop Lefebvre denounced: This is the destruction of authority.

In most cases they have overcome both political fragmentation and government overload by replacing their old governmental bureaucracies with an innovative and effective form of governance: coalitions (composed of business, government, nonprofits, universities, neighborhood and minority associations, and religious groups) that develop a cooperative agenda to improve the city and that assume many of the city government's traditional functions (economic development, long - term planning, educational reform, even care of the homeless), and that also operate like political parties of yore (providing the point of access for new groups and a public realm for discourse, debate, and negotiation concerning matters of the common good).

Many of NYPIRG's proposals were endorsed by other good government or advocacy groups such as the League of Women Voters, Empire Justice Center, Common Cause, Consumers Union, Environmental Advocates of New York and the Brennan Center for Justice.

«We will keep looking hard at corruption in our legislative branch as we have been, but not just there, but in the executive branch, too — both in city and state government,» Bharara said on April 12 at a gala hosted by the good - government group Common Cause, where he suggested there should be more efforts at government reform.

The address and interview with WAMC's Dr. Alan Chartock was co-sponsored by four good - government groups: Citizens Union, Common Cause New York, the League of Women Voters and the New York Public Interest Research Group.

They were joined by good government groups, including Citizen Action, Citizens Union, Common Cause, LWVNYS, NYPIRG, and Reinvent Albany.

«By keeping the campaign cash, the Senators get what they really wanted,» said Cressman, a political reformer and former vice president of the good government group Common Cause.

According to a new report released by the good - government group California Common Cause, gifts to elected...

Common Cause, the good - government group, didn't call for an end to Lopez's tenure, but said in a statement he should be investigated by Joint Commission on Public Ethics.

This year, Common Cause New York, a good government group, is echoing those concerns, but criticizing the fundraising by both Maffei and Buerkle.

According to a new report released by the good - government group California Common Cause, gifts to elected state representatives included $ 580,000 in travel payments, more than $ 100,000 in meals and receptions and $ 65,500 for tickets to entertainment and sporting events.

What the opponents say: «What Prop 1 does is take a bad situation and make it even worse by locking a system of political party control into our constitution,» said Susan Lerner, executive director of Common Cause, another good - government group that has done battle with Citizens Union over the proposition.