Sentences with phrase «for his public financing proposal»

After introducing his campaign finance reform legislation in Albany, Governor Andrew Cuomo held events in Syracuse and Buffalo to push for his public financing proposal and other anti-corruption measures.

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Three consortia have been shortlisted to come up with detailed proposals for Western Australia's first public private partnership for schools, with the winner to design, build, finance and maintain eight new public schools over 25 years.

From 1990 to 2005, he was Director Fiscal Policy Division Department of Finance, responsible for overall preparation of the federal budget; preparation and assessment of medium - and long - term projections of federal revenues and expenses and implications for fiscal policy; analysis of fiscal conditions at both the federal and provincial levels; evaluation of various budget proposals; preparation of monthly Fiscal Monitor; with the Office of the Comptroller General (OCG), assessing and evaluating accounting standards proposed by the Public Sector Accounting Board (PSAB) of the CICA and recommending changes in government accounting policies; with the OCG, responsible for implementation of accrual accounting for the federal budget and the government's financial statements.

Cuomo is pushing a package of ethics reform proposals including public financing of political campaigns and strengthened disclosure of outside income for elected officials — measure he says must be in the final state budget agreement.

In a submission to the House of Lords Constitution Committee's inquiry into the passage of legislation through Parliament, the CIOT proposes: · The Finance Bill Public Bill Committee takes oral evidence from tax experts and others; · More effective liaison between select committees and the Finance Bill committee; · Increasing the resources available to Parliament for scrutinising tax matters; · Using technology to make it easier for those outside Parliament to comment on Bills, e.g. an online facility to input comments by clause numbers, so MPs can see who says what against each clause; · Asking the Office of Tax Simplification to publish simplification assessments of new tax proposals.

Under Cuomo's proposal, donations to statewide candidates would be capped at $ 25,000 for those not receiving public money and $ 12,000 for those participating in the new publicly financed system.

«We applaud Attorney General Schneiderman's far - reaching proposals for campaign finance reforms, including public matching funds, that are what's needed to finally reduce pay to play politics and corruption in Albany.

Good Government Groups Ask Gov. Cuomo for Reform Thirty good - government, trade and faith - based organizations penned a letter to Governor Andrew Cuomo on Wednesday, urging him to include public financing of state campaigns in his annual executive budget proposal.

Gov. Cuomo Proposes Public Financing of Elections in State of the State Address In his annual State of the State address on Wednesday, Governor Andrew Cuomo outlined his vision for New York, including a bold proposal for comprehensive ethics reform.

It is up to the citizens of New York to keep the pressure on their elected officials in order to ensure that public matching for small in - district donations remains a crucial aspect of any campaign finance reform proposal.

Attorney General Schneiderman praised Governor Andrew Cuomo for including a public financing proposal in the budget.

The governor's proposals — including a system of public campaign finance for all statewide offices as well as the Assembly and Senate — did not advance in the final days of the legislative session.

As various proposals for a broader public financing system are floated, members of the mainline Democratic conference in the Senate, as well as advocates that have pushed the measure over the years, are telegraphing they won't support any agreement they deem watered - down.

The minority conference objected to the inclusion of a public campaign finance system and the DREAM Act, and argued that the proposals would be bad for small businesses and taxpayers.

One ethics reform proposal that has been touted by Democrats has been a public financing system for all elections — using the New York City model.

Advocates for statewide system, as well as Independent Democratic Conference Leader Jeff Klein are pushing for a broader public financing proposal in the final spending plan.

Cuomo's proposal for campaign finance reform, which did not pass this year, would have created a system of public financing.

The mailer in the Nassau County Senate district touts Cronin's proposals, including term limits for state lawmakers, campaign finance reform measures such as closing the LLC loophole, boosting penalties for corruption and support for stripping public officials of their pensions if they are convicted of corruption — the latter of which is now up for second passage in the Legislature next year as a constitutional amendment.

Senate Co-President Jeff Klein issued an appreciated statement on Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver's proposal to introduce a system of public financing for political campaigns, but added the measure introduced today doesn't go far enough.

The move to pressure the IDC comes after the Senate Elections Committee held a hearing that was critical of public financing, but also knocked for shutting out some advocates of the proposal.

But several advocates I spoke with today said the true test of whether Cuomo is serious about creating a public campaign finance system is if he puts funding for said system in his 2014 - 15 executive budget proposal (assuming, that is, no deal is reached prior to the start of the 2014 session, which, given the Senate GOP's opposition to the idea, seems highly unlikely at this point).

We commend the Governor's budget proposal as a critical step in the right direction and are heartened by Speaker Silver and the Assembly's support for public financing, leaving the pressure on the Senate GOP to follow their lead and help pass public financing into law.»

A variety of compromise measures for public financing were floated on Thursday at the Capitol, including proposals that would allow the program for the comptroller's and attorney general's campaigns.

A vote in the Senate for a larger public financing proposal would likely face a steep climb: Senate Republicans remain opposed to any measure using taxpayer dollars to fund political campaigns.

Under the proposal, Senate and Assembly candidates would be eligible for the public financing system by 2016, with all statewide offices eligible by 2020.

Through the convention process, voters can introduce term limits for lawmakers, require public campaign financing, enable early voting and increase access to absentee ballots — all proposals that will encourage more competitive elections.

Comptroller DiNapoli's past proposals created a «campaign finance board» consisting of seven members appointed by a variety of offices and gave that newly formed agency sufficient time to consider and issue regulations and develop the necessary procedures for shepherding and safeguarding the public money under its charge.

This isn't a substitute for actually changing the campaign finance system, as Teachout understands well; her lead proposal is public financing for all elections.

The proposals include would lower overall campaign donation limits, cap soft - money contributions at $ 25,000, create a public financing system for state campaigns and create new criminal penalties for public officials who steer government contracts to themselves, relatives or business partners.

Still, as Gannett recently pointed out, there isn't uniform support in the mainstream Senate Democratic conference for public financing (the proposal is on the IDC platform, the Democratic conference's platform and in the Assembly Democrats» ethics package).

Packaging public financing as a constitutional amendment could make those proposals more palatable to resistant legislators, in part because an amendement would face several additional hurdles to becoming law and could not take effect for at least five years.

In return, the proposal calls for altering the state constitution to extend terms from two years to four, establishing public financing of campaigns reminiscent of New York City's matching funds system and increasing politician's salaries to as much as $ 174,000 a year.

One of the most controversial recommendations in Governor Cuomo's anti-corruption commission report released this week is to enact public financing of campaigns for statewide elections, a proposal that will meet strong opposition.

Democratic Sen. Mike Gianaris of Queens stopped by Capital Tonight on Monday to tout his conference's ethics proposal that includes public financing of political campaigns, restrictions on using campaign dollars for criminal defense and stripping those convicted of public corruption of their pensions through a constitutional amendment.

A Utica Observer - Dispatch editorial this week praised Governor Cuomo for including public campaign financing in his executive budget proposal.

Legislators now need to go back to the drawing board to create a comprehensive reform proposal that includes public financing for all state races and adequate funds for enforcement.

In his budget proposal, the governor again included ethics and campaign fund - raising changes, including putting in place a system of public financing for state political campaigns modeled after the one used in New York City, where small donations are matched with public funds.

Lawmakers were also unable to reach agreement on proposals to raise the state's minimum wage and to create a system of public financing for elections.

What government watchdog groups viewed as the centerpiece of the governor's proposals was also whittled down: The state would set up a public financing system for one office, state comptroller, as a test case in the 2014 election.

The proper measure of whether proposals are consistent with public schooling ought not be whether power, politics, or finances shift, but whether we are doing a better job of educating all children so they master essential knowledge and skills, develop their gifts, and are prepared for the duties of citizenship.

As you consider the governor's proposal and possible adjustments to the FY 2019 budget, we ask that you take these areas for improvement into consideration, and continue to take steps toward a truly equitable school finance system for all of Connecticut's public school students.

Public pension reform has been a key issue at federal - provincial finance ministers» meetings at least since 2010, with officials having looked at three major proposals for Canada Pension Plan enrichment.

As part of its work, the Group will develop practical proposals on how to significantly scale - up long - term financing for mitigation and adaptation strategies in developing countries from various public as well as private sources.

Countries must also agree to a detailed one year work programme under the UNFCCC to consider a full range of innovative sources of public finance and report back to COP 18 with a proposal for action.

The Public Interest Advocacy Centre (PIAC) questions the logic employed by the Minister of Finance that the two voluntary credit card proposals he accepted yesterday, «should ultimately result in lower prices for consumers.»

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