Sentences with phrase «for ethics legislation»
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.
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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.
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.
Pols who signed the pledge on promised to vote for legislation creating independent ethics and redistricting commissions.
Governor Cuomo and Senator Addabbo have successfully worked together to create on - time budgets, and fight for important legislation to implement common sense gun laws, bring ethics reform to Albany, and expand access to quality education for New York children.
«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.
We're all for such legislation, but we also caution voters not to allow that piece of the ethics pie to satisfy their appetite.
«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.
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.»
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.
They discuss a series of proposals for reform and ethics legislation in the New York State Capitol.
Following eight months of calls for ethics reform from Blakeman and King Sweeney, the board also passed 6 - 1 legislation concerning an inspector general / compliance officer, who would monitor possible waste and corruption within town government.
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.
The same week, he helped her send out a press release criticizing state officials for «a failure of leadership» to enact ethics legislation.
The budget does not include ethics legislation such as a constitutional amendment for term limits or limiting legislative pay.
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 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.»
«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.
Rep. Tom Price last year purchased shares in a medical device manufacturer days before introducing legislation that would have directly benefited the company, raising new ethics concerns for Trump's nominee for Health and Human Services secretary.
The measure, known as the Education, Labor and Family Assistance budget bill, included a suite of ethics reform legislation that address client disclosure for state lawmakers who are attorneys as well as per diem and campaign finance reform.
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.
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.
Just a week after Gov. Cuomo praised the Legislature for passing «historic» ethics - reform legislation, state senators opposed to enacting a «historic» same - sex marriage law are being courted with promises of political cover, endorsements and (psst!)
Sen. Mark Grisanti is putting his large campaign war chest to good work, releasing a 30 - second TV ad today that gives the Buffalo Republican credit for the tax code overhaul, last year's ethics law and the long sought UB2020 legislation.
Mr. Cuomo has suggested that a full Democratic majority could help him pass stalled ethics reform, though appetite for such legislation has proved wan in recent years, despite several high - profile corruption scandals.
After the corruption convictions of former Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos and his son Adam were tossed on Tuesday, the inevitable call for new ethics legislation came from good - government groups and lawmakers.
Also at 10:30 a.m., Assembly Charles Lavine and Sen. Todd Kaminsky will announce a push for new ethics legislation, 55 Front Street Rockville Centre.
Hana Callaghan, director of government ethics at Santa Clara University's Markkula Center for Applied Ethics, said that absent specific anti- «pay to play» legislation, which limits vendors» political contributions, «courts have generally not found it to be improper for public contractors to contribute to political campaigns.
«With three weeks to go in the legislative session, ethics, fighting corruption is still the number one issue for voters,» said Siena spokesman Steve Greenberg, who noted that 96 percent of New Yorkers continue to say that passing anti-corruption legislation is important.
Adam, in another wiretapped call played for the jury, bemoaned how debate on ethics reform in Albany had taken the spotlight off legislation his father was pushing that would help fledgling AbTech finally take off financially.
He talked about the need for ethics reform, enacting legislation that would take away a politician's pension if they are convicted of a crime and term limits.
During the last two weeks of the session — a crucial time, during which in 2011 the governor as able to wrangle votes needed to pass same - sex marriage — the governor took a trip to Niagara Falls and appeared in New York City for an airport groundbreaking and, away from the Capitol, a speech on ethics legislation.
WAMC's Dr. Alan Chartock discusses President Trump's polling numbers, the delay on a GOP healthcare bill, local Governors pledging to abide by the Paris climate accords, and the lack of motivation for state legislation ethics reform.
In anticipation of this week's special election in Harlem, the IDC released a video, calling on all 32 Democrats — the number required to pass legislation — to join them in declaring their support for progressive measures like ethics and voting reform, codifying a woman's right to choose, and more.
«I don't think it helps the atmosphere for negotiations to veto the bill,» said Senator Eric T. Schneiderman, the leading Senate sponsor of the ethics reform legislation.
«If you've been hired because of your connection to a powerful person, you don't have to be working directly for that person to receive special treatment,» said Richard Briffault, a professor of legislation at Columbia Law School who chairs New York City's Conflicts of Interest Board, the city's independent ethics oversight panel.
Blakeman and King Sweeney have been feuding with Santino for months over ethics reform legislation.
However, a new Siena Poll released Tuesday shows that 96 percent of voters say passing ethics reform legislation should be the top priority for legislators at session's end - with 81 percent calling it «very important.»
No «ethics reform» legislation has been introduced, but lawmakers on both sides said Tuesday that negotiations have been ongoing for months among the governor, the Senate and the Assembly.
For normal tissue, specimens were collected with consent from patients and all samples were anonymized in accordance with approval from the local ethics committee (ref # 2011/473) and Swedish rules and legislation.
This resource tests the knowledge of students on ethics, legislation and the workings of computer systems - important units for the Computer Science GCSE.
Chief among them are the use of genetic testing to identify individual dogs; establishment of the State Canine Awareness Network to keep tabs on anti-dog legislation and promote reasonable dog control laws; a code of ethics for breeders; and emphasis on owner participation instead of professional handling for dogs in conformation shows.
Legislation: The appellant is a regulator in Quebec that was pursuing an ethics inquiry against a claims adjuster working for the respondent.
The cases serve as a backdrop for highlighting social dynamics at play in elder abuse cases, comparing relevant legislation across the country, clarifying legal obligations to respond to elder abuse under legislation and professional codes of ethics, and making recommendations for protocol and policy development, and professional development and training to support the practice of health care and social service workers in the area of elder abuse and neglect.»
Previously, Russell served as vice chair of the American Intellectual Property Law Association's Trade Secrets Committee, vice chair of the American Intellectual Property Law Association's Trade Secrets Litigation Subcommittee (of the Trade Secrets Committee), chair of the American Intellectual Property Law Association's Legislation Subcommittee (of the Trade Secrets Committee), co-chair of the Boston Patent Law Association's Trade Secret Committee, co-chair of the Boston Bar Association's Intellectual Property Section, co-chair of the Boston Bar Association Strategic Planning Committee, and co-chair of the Boston Bar Association Annual Meeting Committee, and has been a member and co-chair of the Boston Bar Foundation John & Abigail Adams Benefit steering committee, served as Secretary of the Committee on Legal Assistance at the Association of the Bar of the City of New York, served as an alternate member of the Town of Marblehead Planning Board, sat on the ethics committee of the Martha's Vineyard Hospital, served as a volunteer alumni interviewer for the Tufts University admissions program, and served as chair and co-chair of Foley & Lardner's Boston office pro bono committee and a member of the national pro bono committee.
For instance there must be an indication of a breach of the insolvency legislation, Statements of Insolvency Practice, Recognised Professional Body's regulations and guidance or code of ethics.