Sentences with phrase «ethics watchdogs said»

Many government and private ethics watchdogs said he should have gone further, divesting himself of assets that could cause a conflict of interest.

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Of course, the companies giving to the inauguration could be significantly affected by the Trump team's policy proposals — and while that could be said of any business, it's still difficult for ethics watchdogs to overlook.

Top White House strategist Kellyanne Conway on Thursday wouldn't say whether President Trump will discipline her after a watchdog group said she violated federal ethics law by endorsing a Republican candidate in an Alabama Senate race.

DOWNTOWN — Governor - elect Andrew Cuomo and his successor as attorney general Eric Schneiderman are planning a comprehensive ethics reform agenda that will likely include an independent ethics watchdog and an independent prosecutor, Cuomo said after the pair's first official meeting Friday.

Brandon Muir, executive director of the Reclaim New York Initiative, a government watchdog that has criticized Nassau's ethics and fiscal policies under Mangano, said Curran faces an «uphill challenge» in ridding the county of patronage and nepotism.

«If you serve in a position of trust for an ethics watchdog or committee, then you have to lead by example,» said John Kaehny, executive director of Reinvent Albany.

«The pay - to - play rules are very clear,» said Craig Holman, an ethics expert at the watchdog group Public Citizen.

Ironically, Albany's ethics watchdog, JCOPE, which critics say is too close to the governor — if not controlled outright by him — is reportedly investigating allegations that Libous used his political clout to secure a job as a politically - connected Hudson Valley law firm for his son.

«It's pretty clear that all of the state ethics watchdogs are not really meeting their role,» said Horner who said there's been an «unbelievable» series of scandals in the legislature and governor's office in recent years.

Donovan said he wants OCE to move as quickly as possible on the case, and he called on the ethics watchdog to release those findings when its probe is complete.

While some state lawmakers have hailed the recent passage of new ethics measures, others along with government watchdogs say the state Legislature didn't take a big enough step to address political corruption.

Ivanka Trump's new office in the White House was cleared by White House lawyers and the federal government's ethics watchdog, press secretary Spicer said.

At least two of New York's Republican House members — Reps. John Katko and Claudia Tenney — said they voted «no» on the secretive plan to effectively do away with the independent ethics watchdog of Congress.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Central New York's two House members said today they voted against a secretive Republican plan to effectively do away with an independent ethics watchdog of Congress.

The ethics watchdogs were especially upset over the provisions requiring new disclosure for non-profits, which they said would impact charities and have other intended consequences.

But other good - government types said that as an elected law enforcement official DiFiore will still be raising fund - raising dollars — a less - than - ideal arrangement for a top ethics watchdog.

After a lengthy public discussion on the merits of cluing the public and press in on what exactly is being investigating and whether individual votes should be made known, the ethics watchdog emerged to say very little.

In the News report, Gjonaj is accused of hiring Lilyanna Pekic, «[who] he said is a fourth cousin without posting the job publicly — which ethics [watchdog Common Cause] said amounts to favoritism.»

Dick Dadey, executive director of the good - government group Citizens Union, said the action shows JCOPE — the first ethics watchdog to have independent oversight over the Legislature — works.

Watchdog groups, however, now say the independent office has been undermined and should have the power to subpoena lawmakers and even bypass the ethics committee altogether.»