Sentences with phrase «by good government groups for»

The mayor has been criticized by good government groups for trying to keep correspondence between himself and his «agents» hidden from the public, even though one of them — Jonathan Rosen from public relations and consulting firm BerlinRosen — has sat in regularly on his staff meetings and recommended people for jobs at City Hall.

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In its paper, the BPP Group raises a number of concerns regarding the hard regulatory approach suggested by the Directive proposals and calls upon the European Commission, Parliament and national governments to support the proportionate, principles - based approach to service supplier oversight overwhelmingly supported by shareholders that is embodied in the Best Practice Principles for Shareholder Voting Research & Analysis, stating that «unwarranted or disproportionate legislation may inhibit the provision of independent information and services that assist investors in the exercise of the very rights and responsibilities that the Directive aims to foster and support.»

The study also found falling support for suicide bombings, as well as mixed attitudes towards Hamas and Hezbollah, Islamic groups designated as terrorist organizations by Western governments but which operate extensive social services networks in parts of the Muslim world.

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).

Adams, a possible candidate for Brooklyn borough president, said he was surprised by the differences in the city campaign finance system — which includes a public financing component — and the state's system, which is widely derided by good - government groups for its loopholes and sky - high contribution limits.

Squadron was joined by good government groups Thursday to call for movement on the bill.

An analysis by Reinvent Albany, another good government group, found that the MTA appears to have already spent some $ 40 million on the decorative lights and attendant decorative towers to «create a unifying theme for the various bridges and tunnels.»

During remarks delivered at a forum hosted by the nonpartisan good government group Citizens Union, the Attorney General outlined what he believes is required to help «cure the disease» of public corruption, including a total ban on outside employment income for legislators, an end to per diems, rules reform to empower individual legislators, and a constitutional amendment to extend legislators» terms from two to four years.

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.

Brooklyn City Councilman David Greenfield has tapped his ally Kalman Yeger to run for his City Council seat, in a deal criticized by good government groups who say it deprives Democrats of the chance to choose a candidate in an open primary.

Koch, through his good - government group New York Uprising, released lists Thursday of how candidates responded to his call for legislative district boundaries to be drawn by a nonpartisan commission, tougher governmental ethics rules and a better budget process.

As for whether good - government groups asking for transparency from lawmakers could lead by example by disclosing their donors voluntarily, Horner declined to identify all the financial supporters of his group, because they had donated with the expectation of privacy.

Meanwhile, 30 government reform groups wrote a letter to Cuomo asking him to make good on his call for public campaign financing, and for an independent agency to enforce regulations by putting money for those plans in the budget.

A good - government group immediately called for an investigation by the state's Joint Commission on Public Ethics, which is charged with overseeing the disclosures and policing New York's government officials.

His corruption trial and the continuing corruption trial of former Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos (R - Rockville Centre) have revived calls by good - government groups and some legislators to deny or restrict pensions for convicted politicians.

The traditional good government groups like the League of Women Voters and NYPIRG are joined by a number of unions, and for first time a national group, the Public Campaign Action Fund.

It's been knocked by good - government groups for its potential to impact non-profit charities and for not going to the root cause of corruption in Albany.

A Queens lawmaker has been organizing out - of - state gambling trips for hundreds of seniors citizens, which has raised eyebrows among good government groups because the trips are funded by corporate donations.

The group is run by Liz Kurantowicz, the former state Republican Party official who managed Voters for Good Government, the independent - expenditure group that ran afoul of the State Elections Enforcement Commission last year by paying Foley's pollster, an expense that the commission says Foley's campaign should have incurred.

In the past, good - government groups have criticized the majority Republicans (and Democrats who control the Assembly, and by tacit agreement draw its district lines) for tweaking boundaries to help incumbents.

The poll results come as state lawmakers once again are being pushed on the issue of public financing, this time by a coalition of good - government groups, labor organizations and even the former campaign apparatus of President Obama's re-election effort, Organizing for America.

Good government groups are organizing a grassroots effort to advance the push for nonpartisan redistricting reform a concept at the center of a several statewide platforms, including one advanced by Democratic gubernatorial hopeful Andrew Cuomo and another by former NYC Mayor Ed Koch.

As for the claim that is widely made by good government groups and left leaning reformers that establishing a public campaign finance system would go a long way toward getting big money out of the political system and reducing corruption, New Yorkers aren't really on board.

What would now be good to see from governments is more explanation to their citizens of how the tax system actually works, so the public can makes up its mind with all the facts, such as that corporation tax is paid on profits and not sales and it is legitimate for a subsidiary to pay for the use of intellectual property owned by another group company.

Most local government websites in western New York — 90 percent — received a failing grade by a good - government group for the quality and timeliness of information posted.

A report released Monday by the good - government group Citizens Union argued the current system for redistricting, dominated by the Democratic majority in the Assembly and Republicans who control the Senate, has led to less - competitive elections, reduced voter turnout and, over the past four election cycles, a 96 percent re-election rate for incumbents — who are returned to office by an average margin of victory of 61 percentage points.

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP)-- Gov. Andrew Cuomo is being criticized by a good - government group and rank - and - file lawmakers for rushing his gun control law through secret meetings to make New York the first state to enact a measure since the Newtown, Conn., tragedy.

Add to that the fact that the commission has already been dogged for meeting in private, for answering to a longtime Cuomo aide, and for failing to investigate complaints by good government groups regarding Cuomo's use of third - party groups for lobbying.

Good - government groups have been calling for the Legislature to pass laws bringing more transparency to FSMC and FRMC, which are not subject to open meetings law, freedom of information law or pre-auditing by Comptroller Tom DiNapoli.

Cuomo was equally reticent when asked to respond — and if he is concerned by — a call from good government groups and others for the Public Integrity Commission to investigate whether his good friend and health care advisor Jeffrey Sachs has violated the lobbying law.

Democrats and good government groups have slammed the Republicans, saying there's no legal justification for adding a new seat and the move was likely fueled by politics.

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.

But in a statement from the Nigerian Wailers signed by its Deputy National Publicity Secretary, Mr Fasipe Oluyemi, the group has called on the good people of Nigeria to come out en mass for a protest (#OccupyCBN) to stop this impunity of the Fraudulent Forex Trading, Round Tripping and racketeering going on in the Central Bank of Nigeria aided by its Governor, Mr. Godwin Emefiele and bring to an end the Manipulation of Forex, illegally funding Federal Government budget, short - changing the Money Deposit Bank's reserve ratio at the expense of the Masses as the abuse of internal process.

Meanwhile, the Africa & Middle East Resources Investment Group LLC (AMERI), has stated that, its 2015 agreement with Ghana for the provision of a Power Plant in the heat of the country's power crisis, offered the «best value for money» despite government findings that the $ 510 million deal was bloated by $ 150 million.

'' [T] he Governors missed a big opportunity to put the Port Authority on the right track by vetoing the bill reforming governance,» said five good government groups — Citizens Union, New Jersey Foundation for Open Government, NYPIRG, Reinvent Albany, & Tri-State Transportation Campaign — in a joint government groups — Citizens Union, New Jersey Foundation for Open Government, NYPIRG, Reinvent Albany, & Tri-State Transportation Campaign — in a joint Government, NYPIRG, Reinvent Albany, & Tri-State Transportation Campaign — in a joint statement.

For a nation that was waiting for a messianic vision and direction from his government, President Buhari does not have the privilege or the right to remain silent on issues such as the current fuel scarcity (save for a one - page press release signed by him), the Mainagate, the NNPC $ 25bn contract scandal, the continued Fulani herdsmen attack on communities, despite their being listed as the fourth deadliest terror group in the Global Terrorism Index, and the full report of the Presidential Panel of Inquiry set up to investigate a former Secretary to Government of the Federation, Lawal Babachir, and a former DG, National Intelligence Agency, Ayo Oke, because beyond election, the validation of the legitimacy of any government through good governance rests on this core element which is communicatiFor a nation that was waiting for a messianic vision and direction from his government, President Buhari does not have the privilege or the right to remain silent on issues such as the current fuel scarcity (save for a one - page press release signed by him), the Mainagate, the NNPC $ 25bn contract scandal, the continued Fulani herdsmen attack on communities, despite their being listed as the fourth deadliest terror group in the Global Terrorism Index, and the full report of the Presidential Panel of Inquiry set up to investigate a former Secretary to Government of the Federation, Lawal Babachir, and a former DG, National Intelligence Agency, Ayo Oke, because beyond election, the validation of the legitimacy of any government through good governance rests on this core element which is communicatifor a messianic vision and direction from his government, President Buhari does not have the privilege or the right to remain silent on issues such as the current fuel scarcity (save for a one - page press release signed by him), the Mainagate, the NNPC $ 25bn contract scandal, the continued Fulani herdsmen attack on communities, despite their being listed as the fourth deadliest terror group in the Global Terrorism Index, and the full report of the Presidential Panel of Inquiry set up to investigate a former Secretary to Government of the Federation, Lawal Babachir, and a former DG, National Intelligence Agency, Ayo Oke, because beyond election, the validation of the legitimacy of any government through good governance rests on this core element which is commgovernment, President Buhari does not have the privilege or the right to remain silent on issues such as the current fuel scarcity (save for a one - page press release signed by him), the Mainagate, the NNPC $ 25bn contract scandal, the continued Fulani herdsmen attack on communities, despite their being listed as the fourth deadliest terror group in the Global Terrorism Index, and the full report of the Presidential Panel of Inquiry set up to investigate a former Secretary to Government of the Federation, Lawal Babachir, and a former DG, National Intelligence Agency, Ayo Oke, because beyond election, the validation of the legitimacy of any government through good governance rests on this core element which is communicatifor a one - page press release signed by him), the Mainagate, the NNPC $ 25bn contract scandal, the continued Fulani herdsmen attack on communities, despite their being listed as the fourth deadliest terror group in the Global Terrorism Index, and the full report of the Presidential Panel of Inquiry set up to investigate a former Secretary to Government of the Federation, Lawal Babachir, and a former DG, National Intelligence Agency, Ayo Oke, because beyond election, the validation of the legitimacy of any government through good governance rests on this core element which is commGovernment of the Federation, Lawal Babachir, and a former DG, National Intelligence Agency, Ayo Oke, because beyond election, the validation of the legitimacy of any government through good governance rests on this core element which is commgovernment through good governance rests on this core element which is communicating.

The proposal is supported by good - government groups such as the League of Women Voters who say corrupt public officials should not be entitled to collect state pensions for life.

De Blasio has drawn criticism from good government groups for his use of the Campaign for one New York, which allowed donors with business before the city to give in amounts far greater than the small dollar limits imposed by the city's campaign finance system.

During this year's budget negotiation, Cuomo took criticism from good - government groups — including Horner — for his failure to use the bully pulpit to press his ethical agenda despite the «Watergate moment» presented by the back - to - back convictions of Silver and Skelos.

In response to the good government groups» call on Tuesday, Cuomo spokesman Rich Azzopardi told the Albany Times - Union this: «We will be discussing many ethics issues this session, including campaign finance reform, outside income for legislators and more disclosure by not - for - profits as to who actually funds them and whether they are shadow lobbyists.»

During the legislative session, when the good - government groups criticized Cuomo for a lack of ethics reform action, a Cuomo spokesman took a clear shot at them, saying «more disclosure by not - for - profits as to who actually funds them» and «whether they are shadow lobbyists» were topics under discussion.

In a statement, a coalition of good government groups and civic groups including Reinvent Albany, the Sunlight Foundation, and New York Lawyers for the Public Interest praised the website, which they said could save taxpayers $ 12 million a year in reduced FOIL processing fees when fully implemented by all city agencies.

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.

«Corruption has been a feature of government in the Empire State for a long time,» said Schneiderman at a forum hosted at New York Law School by good government group Citizens Union.

The dearth of specific procedures for the TIF is coming to light as discretionary funds have come under criticism by good - government groups and some legislators after Skelos and his partisan opposite, former Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver, were convicted last year of trading official favors for kickbacks to themselves or their children.

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 (JCOPE).

The ethics agreement will also expand disclosure requirements by political consultants who do work for elected officials as well as for clients with business before the state or local governments, and increase the number of donors to groups that perform lobbying who will be required to disclose their identities.

As well as materials provided by the government to help prepare pupils for the phonics screening check in year 1, schools frequently use phonics schemes from private companies, which also determine their grouping policies.

Headlined by lead speaker Dr. Taleb Rifai, Secretary - General of UNWTO, the dialogue was joined by dignitaries including Mr. Thong Khon, Minister of Tourism, the Kingdom of Cambodia; Ms. Sandra Howard Taylor, Vice Minister of Commerce, Industry and Tourism, Colombia; Mr. Du Jiang, Vice Chairman of China National Tourism Administration; Dr. Alexis Tam, Secretary for Social Affairs and Culture of the Macao SAR Government; Mr. Alejandro Schiavi, Undersecretary of Coordination, Ministry of Tourism, Argentina; Mr. Rodolfo López Negrete Coppel, Chief Executive Officer of Mexico Tourism Board, as well as private leaders like Ms. Pansy Ho, Managing Director of Shun Tak Holdings Limited; Mr. Gerald Lawless, President and Group Chief Executive Officer of Jumeirah Group; Mr. Peter Meier, Chief Executive Officer of Kuoni Group; Mr. Qian Jiannong, Vice President of Fosun Group; Mr. Francisco Silva Silva, Chairman of the Board of Grupo Security and Mr. Zhang Ling, Chairman of HNA Tourism Group Co. Ltd..