Sentences with phrase «ethics legislation in»

But it is not likely lawmakers will take up any ethics legislation in response.

Cuomo did win ethics legislation in recent years that included new income disclosure laws for state lawmakers and statewide elected officials as well as new crimes for bribery and public corruption.

As Cuomo pursues new ethics legislation in the state budget that would create new private income and client disclosure laws as well as the submitting of receipts for travel reimbursement, some lawmakers have called for similar pushes on the governor himself.

Add Senate Majority Leader John Flanagan to the list of state officials who do not think it is likely lawmakers will approve new ethics legislation in the wake of two convictions in the Legislature.

With public corruption and ethics once again moving to the front burner in Albany, Senate Democrats in the coming days plan a renewed push of a their package of ethics legislation in the chamber.

Cuomo was similarly cautious when asked if the conviction being tossed would or should lead to new ethics legislation in Albany.

They discuss a series of proposals for reform and ethics legislation in the New York State Capitol.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo's push to have his ethics legislation in the state budget or risk a shutdown of state government is setting a negative tone for the upcoming budget talks, Senate Finance Chairman John DeFrancisco said.

Cuomo has said he would hold up an agreement on the state budget if lawmakers fail to compromise on new ethics legislation in the spending plan.

On Tuesday, it was revealed members of the state Legislature were asked to preserve all records relating to the investigation of the now defunct anti-corruption panel Gov. Andrew Cuomo disbanded in April following an agreement on ethics legislation in the state budget.

Not exact matches

Both Price and Gottlieb were questioned on their intimate involvement with biopharmaceutical and health care companies by lawmakers; Price specifically was the subject of sharp ethics questions about his financial investments in medical firms that would also benefit from legislation he was pushing while serving in the House of Representatives.

Some of us disagree with the sexual ethics of orthodox Jews, Christians, and Muslims giving rise to this legislation, but we are unified in our resistance to the government setting up its own system of orthodoxy.

They see it in the birth control legislation in Massachusetts and Connecticut; they see it in the Catholic pressure to remove welfare agencies that have birth control clinics from local community chests elsewhere; they see it in the Catholic objection to divorce laws that are much more flexible than the law of the Church; they see it in the attempts to have non-Catholic hospitals adopt the Catholic ideas of medical ethics in the field of obstetrics.

The Erie County Legislature unanimously approved wide - ranging ethics reform legislation yesterday, which has been in the works for more than a year, and is the result of a joint effort between the county executive's office and the Democratic and Republican conferences.

«For decades, Republicans controlled the State Senate and blocked every single piece of reform legislation proposed by the Assembly and Democrats in the Senate — campaign finance reform, election reform, ethics reform and budget reform,» the speaker said.

Depending on who you ask, the legislative session was a productive six months in which a range of policy measures from an increase to the state's minimum wage, paid family leave to new ethics reform and anti-heroin addiction legislation was accomplished.

A plurality of voters believe ethics legislation should be the top issue facing the Legislature in the remainder of the session.

Democratic Sen. George Latimer says lawmakers shouldn't get a long - awaited bump in pay if they don't approve this year new ethics legislation.

The measure appears to largely mirror what Gov. Andrew Cuomo sought as part of his slate of ethics legislation unspooled in the State of the State this month.

Assemblyman Todd Kaminsky is doubling down on his commitment to push legislation addressing ethics reform in Albany if elected to the State Senate during next week's special election.

Again, so long as Flanagan blocks ethics legislation from coming to the floor he is defying the will of the majority of NY citizens and placing himself in position where he must be considered the most stalwart obstacle to reform and a clear champion of continued corruption!

And he is in favor of a pay raise for lawmakers, but is opposed to linking any recommendation from a commission to lawmakers approving ethics legislation.

The move is an effort to jam the Legislature in either approving the ethics legislation or voting them down.

But Cuomo's posture on inserting ethics legislation into spending bills has met opposition in the Legislature, where lawmakers want to be able to negotiate the finer points of the agreement.

«For decades, Republicans controlled the State Senate and blocked every single piece of reform legislation proposed by the Assembly and Democrats in the Senate — campaign finance reform, election reform, ethics reform and budget reform.

The career move comes as Democratic lawmakers negotiate ethics - reform legislation in response to several recent embarrassments, including the corruption conviction of former Republican Senate leader Joseph Bruno.

«Governor Cuomo's call for publicly financed elections, when combined with the ethics legislation, is the best way to rebuild trust in government,» Cantor continued.

Independent Democratic Conference Leader Jeff Klein on Tuesday called ethics reform legislation «the most important» issue in Albany.

«In fact, he wrote and sponsored the most sweeping ethics reform legislation to pass the legislature in a generatioIn fact, he wrote and sponsored the most sweeping ethics reform legislation to pass the legislature in a generatioin a generation.

In 2008 several pieces of legislation were passed during a special session on ethics and accountability reform that lasted from February 10 to February 26.

Senator Carlucci Introduces «Common Sense Legislation» to Stop Insurance Fraud BY LAUREN KATE ROSENBLUM State Senator David Carlucci ran his campaign in 2010 on the platform he'd make common sense governmental and ethics reforms and fight fraud in the state's systems.

These proposals, along with ethics and campaign finance reform legislation passed by the Assembly, demonstrate the strong commitment of the Assembly majority to making positive change in Albany, and I thank Assembly Members Pretlow, Kavanagh and the other members of the Workgroup for the many hours they put into this most important effort.»

But in recent weeks, Cuomo had said he would sacrifice the passage of an on - time budget if it meant the inclusion of ethics legislation (new disclosure requirements, per diem and campaign finance reforms were included).

Lawmakers in the Democratic - led Assembly last week agreed to back Cuomo's ethics legislation, which includes disclosure of private business and legal clients.

But Cuomo has said he would hold up a deal on the state budget this year in order to achieve ethics legislation, with a heavy emphasis on disclosure of outside income.

Cuomo has proposed ethics legislation, his second package since he and the Legislature passed a 2011 ethics reform act after campaigning in 2010 to «clean up Albany,» a platform similar to ones routinely used in Albany campaigns for decades.

They discuss how this year's legislative session worked out, the tendency for governors to wrap legislation into the annual budget, ethics and public confidence in government, as well as the Syracuse mayoral race.

CC, why don't you point out that the ethics legislation Obama pushed for in IL earlier this year actually helped out Rod.

Cuomo introduced the legislation in the final weeks of the session after additional ethics and campaign finance reform measures he proposed failed to gain any traction.

Calls for ethics legislation — varying measures have been approved virtually every year Cuomo has been governor — come as still more investigations are underway into the state's economic development programs in upstate New York and Mayor Bill de Blasio's political activities in New York City.

Lawmakers — as well as Cuomo — had been under pressure to approve some form of ethics and anti-corruption legislation in Albany after a parade of corruption arrests that engulfed the Capitol in recent years, including the convictions of the two former state legislative leaders last year, Dean Skelos and Sheldon Silver.

In an open letter released on Tuesday, Gipson called for a special session to deal with ethics and campaign finance legislation, namely the closing of the loophole in state election that allows for unlimited donations to flow from a web of limited liability companieIn an open letter released on Tuesday, Gipson called for a special session to deal with ethics and campaign finance legislation, namely the closing of the loophole in state election that allows for unlimited donations to flow from a web of limited liability companiein state election that allows for unlimited donations to flow from a web of limited liability companies.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo in a statement Monday evening reacting to the guilty verdict in the Sheldon Silver corruption case hinted at yet another ethics legislation push, calling on state lawmakers to «take seriously the need for reform.»

After 97 % of those surveyed by Siena indicate they desired real ethics reform measures be enacted we get Beagle bills, cat declawing legislation, Daily fantasy sports, the right to drink on Sunday morning and a lot of sorry excuses and finger pointing concerning ethics in government.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo included a public financing system, along with a package of ethics reform legislation, in his $ 142 billion budget proposal.

«Senator Skelos» first statement after being elected GOP Leader was that they would continue to block all progressive legislation including a much needed hike in the minimum wage, protections for women and real ethics reforms.

The arrest of Skelos comes after lawmakers approved a new package of ethics and transparency legislation that Gov. Andrew Cuomo's office had insisted was among the strongest in the nation.

In January, Cuomo included the plan, along with a suite of ethics and anti-corruption legislation, in his $ 142 billion budget proposaIn January, Cuomo included the plan, along with a suite of ethics and anti-corruption legislation, in his $ 142 billion budget proposain his $ 142 billion budget proposal.

Senate Democrats on Monday unveiled a package of ethics reform legislation that would cap outside income, strengthen disclosure requirements and close a loophole in campaign finance laws that guarantees unlimited contributions from limited liability corporations.

Indeed, any sort of election law or ethics overhaul legislation is yet to be agreed to as the legislatives session enters its final 48 to 72 hours in Albany.