Sentences with word «cronyism»

It details how W.'s administration, after being accused of cronyism in making Dick Cheney's Haliburton wealthy beyond the wildest dreams of wealth with the gift of bid - free defense contracts, opened the floodgates by essentially giving every unscrupulous asshole on the planet the opportunity to bid on defense contracts.

The Department of Design and Construction commissioner has been accused of cronyism in his hires.

Japan's finance ministry is set to report on Monday that documents were doctored in a suspected cronyism scandal, which if true would add further pressure on Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and his close ally, Finance Minister Taro Aso.

Finance Minister Ken Ofori - Atta, was also accused of cronyism by the minority in one of government's bond issue.

Recently hired Jimmy McLoughlin, the target for cronyism allegations because he's the son of Tory chairman Patrick, has been rewarded for his impressive work on the new PM's Tory leadership campaign.

Of course, there were indications of political cronyism with, e.g., one firm (whose former partner had been general counsel of the wasteful agency) charging the wasteful agency over $ 46,000 for the salary of the former partner's secretary.

Japan's finance ministry reported to the ruling Liberal Democratic Party the findings of its investigation into a suspected cronyism case on Monday morning, a ruling party source said, in a case involving the sale of state owned land at a huge discount to a school operator with ties to Japanese Prime Minister Abe's wife, Akie.

His first major investigation for The News in 1987 documented racial discrimination and political cronyism at the Buffalo Municipal Housing Authority.

The problem may be even simpler than intentional acts of corporate cronyism.

What value is that oil, if the government is so overrun with cronyism and personal greed that the oil can't be extracted and moved to market, to be turned into real money?

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We can also calculate how much may come from cronyism, which I define as wealth generated in both a corruption - prone country and a state - dependent industry.

HS2 bidder drops out of # 170m design deal over cronyism allegations An auction is a process of buying and selling goods or services by offering them up for bid, taking bids, and then selling the item to the highest bidder.

We do not have to remind the High Commissioner that he must operate above party cronyism and the prioritization of partisan interests above the supreme interests of the Ghanaian people.

Gamergate complains about cronyism between certain writers and developers and has taken exception to the progressive sociopolitical leanings of news sources such as Polygon and Rock, Paper, Shotgun.

«That is actually what the problems of the former governance system were, that things were done based on politics and cronyism as opposed to what was based on the best interests of kids.»

Inez Dickens, born when her father was already a wealthy and well - established senior political figure, grew up steeped in slumlordism and a culture of political cronyism which, should she attain the Speakership, would likely mire the Council in a stew of corruption that would make the last 8 years seem tame.

Japan's finance ministry reported to the ruling Liberal Democratic Party the findings of its investigation into a suspected cronyism case on Monday morning, a ruling party source said, as pressure mounts on Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and his ally Finance Minister Taro Aso over the case.

A development that has since morphed into a hydra - headed challenge such as insecurity, youth restiveness, nepotism, cronyism among others; with all, culminating to a nation in grief.

Theresa May is facing an election cronyism row after party bosses attempted to parachute four Number 10 aides into seats with vast Tory majorities.

We've seen government cronyism involved with Evergreen, Solyndra, Sun Power, Tonopah Star and now in Chicago.

But Theresa May risks charges of election cronyism after party bosses parachuted Burghart into the seat which has been held by Eric Pickles since 1992.

No one comes out clean in the state watchdog's 308 - page report released today on rampant cronyism and scheming around the contract to operate the casino at the Aqueduct Race Track.

«The salary increases and job appointments being doled out to Republican donors are shameful and illustrate clearly the pervasive cronyism endemic to Kate Murray's administration,» said Singas campaign manager Isaac Goldberg.

That system has already been branded by some as a charter for cronyism because it can leave the power of patronage firmly in the party leaders» hands.

Conservative politicians are adopting an attitude of indifference as Michael Gove faces a barrage of cronyism claims from Labour, Lib Dem and education sources.

The Queens County Democratic Machine's decades long pattern of suppressing elections, nepotism, and cronyism led to a County organization who's elected officials are disconnected to the constituents they represent.

So the system in place is not blatantly one way, but a system to watch each other: just rotate the government auditors that watch over the subsidies fund from time to time, to prevent cronyism build up.

This didn't go well in some low - income communities, where it was harder to develop a coherent plan for school improvement, and where cronyism combined with racial politics stymied efforts to make real change.

A circus - themed analysis from the left - leaning Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington categorized Cuomo as a «sideshow» — the least awful of its three categories of bad executives — for what the group described as transparency and cronyism failures.

When asked about corporate welfare for politically - connected businesses she said that government should «pick the winners», which is nothing short of blatant cronyism and tips the scales against the taxpayer.

Like little magazines, I imagine many literary contests involve cronyism, favoritism, nudge - and - wink arrangements among members of an inner circle.

I'm not sure if cronyism and corruption had anything to do with it, but Hyperion Power has just announced that it has received a letter of intent to purchase six of the Hyperion Power Modules (HPG).

'' [A] ppointing his «personal lawyer» from Texas seems very Lyndon Johnsonish, and is hardly likely to repel recent charges of Bush Administration cronyism,» blogs David Bernstein on The Volokh Conspiracy.

Tenure also unapologetically protects teachers not only from arbitrary firing, but from being replaced by less experienced and therefore less expensive teachers as well as potential cronyism.

For his part, Abe is facing cronyism scandals in Japan related to the discounted sale of government land to a private school and the approval of a new veterinary school run by one of the Prime Minister's friends.

He indicated a willingness to confront RFS cronyism and was presented a slate of options by EPA chief Scott Pruitt but is reportedly backing off after facing pressure from the corn lobby.

«A lot of people voted for the NDP as a first and only time to send a message that they wanted to clean up Edmonton, they didn't want cronyism, they didn't like some of their recent decisions, or style of leadership.

In many ways, the discussion between the three men in Mr. Trump's office tower encapsulates the dueling impulses of the president - elect, a man who enjoys being at the center of attention, but who is also aware that he was elected on a strong populist message of «draining the swamp» of Washington cronyism and extravagance.

Alongside this belching motorcade of backroom dealing and cronyism rides the nuclear industry, which stands to benefit from the NOPR more or less by accident.

See what cronyism and money can do.

A great plan would be for Kroenke to sell his shares to include more of a diverse board and not the typical cronyism of a stereotypical board.

In following the recommendation, there was clearly no wrongdoing or alleged cronyism by the Chairperson.

At the core of the matter, is naked partisan politics and daylight cronyism.

The government was forced to deny suggestions of cronyism yesterday when the wife of a Home Office minister was named the new head of education watchdog Ofsted.

Dark money I get, cronyism less so.

Far from removing cronyism it perpetuates it.