Sentences with phrase «by the good government group citizens»

«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.

Well, I am through with that, and you should be, too,» Schneiderman said during his speech in March at an event hosted by good government group Citizens Union.

Still, at a Baruch College forum sponsored by the good government group Citizens Union, only Mark Weprin of East Queens and East Harlem's Melissa Mark - Viverito said they or their senior staff had spoken about the contest with de Blasio or his senior staff.

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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.

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.

«It's just member items by another name and process,» said Dick Dadey, executive director of Citizens Union, a good government advocacy group.

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

The forum was sponsored by Citizens Union along with other good government groups Reinvent Albany, League of Women Voters of New York City, and NYPIRG.

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.

Opaque pork barrel spending in the proposed state executive budget has increased by $ 2 billion this year, to $ 4.3 billion, the good - government group Citizens Union said in a report issued today.

Koch, who was joined at today's event by Citizens Union Executive Director Dick Dadey and former city Parks Commissioner Henry Stern, who heads the good government group New York Civic, said he received signed pledges from all three GOP gubernatorial candidates and a letter from presumptive Democratic nominee, AG Andrew Cuomo, agreeing to veto any redistricting plan that is conducted in the traditional, politically - driven manner.

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.

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.

Citizens Union, a good - government group, has argued that nonpartisan elections will boost voter participation by opening the process to the 1.4 million people who aren't registered with parties.

The ballot proposition is backed by non-partisan good government groups, including the League of Women Voters and Citizens Union.

Dick Dadey, executive director of good government group Citizens Union, was disappointed by Blake's announcement.

'' [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.

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.

«Unlike the mayor, who has ceased operations of [CONY], this is a last - gasp effort by Eric Adams to rake in the dough before the new law goes into effect,» charged Dick Dadey, executive director of the good - government group Citizens Union.

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