Sentences with phrase «criticized by good government groups»

Cuomo called the ethics reform bill he signed this week, which has been criticized by good government groups, a «good first step,» acknowledging more must be done to address Albany's corruption problem.

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.

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.

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That move has been widely criticized by some lawmakers, good government groups and newspaper editorial boards who suggest Underwood should carry out the term until voters can pick a permanent replacement.

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.

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.

The freshman senator was criticized by Republicans and some good government groups last summer after the Daily News revealed that soon after taking office he pressed state Workers Compensation Board officials to take action favored by his multi-million-dollar law firm.

The change, which was made earlier this year, has been criticized by good - government groups and others who say the New York Police Department is inappropriately interpreting the law to withhold critical information even as the city and the department...

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

Lander and Mark - Viverito declined to heed a suggestion to amend a new «super majority» rule, which was was criticized by some members and good government groups during the committee's last hearing.

Hundreds of millions of dollars in taxpayer funds have flowed through the nonprofits — an arrangement that has been criticized by good - government groups who note that transparency laws that apply to state bodies do not govern the school's offshoots.

«Governor Cuomo's wrongheaded email destruction policy has been rejected by 80 percent of New Yorkers, criticized by every editorial board, and lambasted by every transparency and good - government group,» said John Kaehny, executive director of Reinvent Albany.

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.

The tactic has been criticized by fellow members as well as good government groups and Ms. Quinn's mayoral rivals, who have been increasingly vocal in their attacks.