Sentences with phrase «for public officials»

The measure would strip pension benefits for public officials convicted of a felony.

He will also work to increase the penalties for public officials who break the law, he wrote on his website.

● Adopt strict disclosure requirements for public officials, campaigns, and lobbyists.

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The move is a follow - up from last month's decision by the prime minister to set «standards» for public officials in their dealings with cryptocurrencies.

The proposed legislation would also make it a misdemeanor for any public official or employee to fail to report bribery and would impose a lifetime ban from government?

We looked for public officials and politicians and we found hundreds of them.

That designation will make it more difficult for a teacher to prove character defamation because the burden of proof in such cases is greater for public officials than for private citizens.

The new proposals would also make it a misdemeanor for any public official or employee to fail to report bribery.

These measures will create the strongest and most comprehensive ethics laws for public officials of any state in the nation,» said Governor Cuomo.

«This body has passed forfeiture of pensions for public officials convicted of corruption,» Young said.

The deal seemed to include pension forfeiture for public officials who are convicted of public corruption.

«No taxpayer funds should be used to pay for any public official's sexual harassment or misconduct — period,» Cuomo said.

Ethics Reform Includes Nation's Strongest and Most Comprehensive Disclosure Laws for Public Officials with Outside Income

This free training meets the California state ethics requirement for public officials as set out in AB1234.

Pataki said Cahill meets two basic tests for any public official: He has integrity, and he is not interested in obtaining office for power's sake.

The ethics measures advanced by the Governor and Speaker are an improvement over the status quo — stronger and more complete disclosure of outside income, pension forfeiture risks for all public officials convicted of corruption, per diem reform with verification, and marginally tighter restrictions on personal use of campaign funds.

Henning said it's possible that other conduct mentioned in the report — such as transactions between the governor's office and companies like real estate developer Extell — could fall under mail and wire fraud statutes, which make it a crime for any public official to be «taking money and misrepresenting how it was used,» he said.

That's important for public officials to know and for them to be cognizant of these tradeoffs as they develop or continue to develop dietary guidelines in the future.»

The South Korean government has banned its own officials from holding and trading cryptocurrency, which is considered to be «the first time the government has formulated a virtual currency ban for all public officials,» Maeil Business reported on March 1.

This case was brought by a judicial trade union arguing that the Portuguese Court of Auditors should have been spared from the general wave of austerity salary cuts for public officials on grounds of «judicial independence» being undermined.

This year, OnePlus is at it again with the looming launch of the OnePlus 2, set for its public official unveiling via virtual reality on July 27.

One of them would require the Harness Racing Commission to hold open meetings on the granting of licenses; another would make it illegal for public officials or political party officials to hold financial interests in tracks; and the most severe of all would repeal the law which legalized pari - mutuel betting at harness tracks.

Cuomo said he would push for ethics reform, including a ban or limits on outside income for public officials, including legislators.

According to the report, despite the convictions, Percoco is eligible to collect $ 36,000 a year in pension money, despite a new law that was passed in the fall that would authorize a judge to cut or reduce pension payments for public officials found guilty of a felony crime, but since Percoco's crimes were committed before Jan. 1, he will not be stripped of his payments.

Ageing populations also cause social, economic and political headaches for public officials.

According to Mr. Osei - Wusu, the MP's alleged participation in that programme and the comments he made against the Chief Justice, were improper for a public official.

«These revelations are troubling for any public official,» Wasserman Schultz said, «but they also indicate what we've come to expect from Governor Christie — when people oppose him, he exacts retribution.

«I did at one point propose that it should be eliminated for public officials, but that didn't gain traction.»

«That's bad for any public official.

«Not violating Conflicts of Interest Board rules is the bare minimum for a public official,» said Doug Kellogg, a spokesman for the government - reform and accountability nonprofit Reclaim New York.

The new proposal is far longer and offers precise definitions for a public official as including state and local elected officials, judges, political appointees of the governor as well board members who sit on entities such as public benefit corporations or authorities.

«If you look at this last session, we now have some of the toughest anti-bribery laws in the nation for public officials.

That's disgraceful conduct for any public official, let alone a presidential candidate.

It is extremely rare for a public official to issue a warning of this kind to a politician of Mr Grayling's standing close to a general election — although Sir Michael issued a similar warning last June to the Equalities minister Harriet Harman, about exaggerating the pay gap between men and women.

The Summit, designed for public officials from Saratoga County and the surrounding region, will cover a variety of topics, including the state of economic development, economic development case studies, and community preparedness.

With the downfall of former New York State Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver, there have been renewed calls for ethics reform in New York State and term limits for public officials at every level.

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.

Voters last Tuesday approved a constitutional amendment that would allow for public officials to be stripped of their pensions if convicted of a felony related to their office.

Walter Ayres said that the commission found that Paterson violated the state's ban on gifts for public officials in accepting the tickets.

Make removal from office mandatory for any public official convicted of offenses against any person which involve physical injury, sexual assault, restraint or intimidation

Email policies for public officials are drawing national attention with the controversy over former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton using a personal email account for government business.

The ballot proposal would amend the state constitution, authorizing judges to reduce pension payments or cut them off completely for public officials who commit crimes after Jan. 1, 2018.

The federal lawmaker said: «From the first day I got to the Senate, I advocated for lower wages and allowances for public officials and a higher minimum wage for the Nigerian worker.

A resource for public officials, advocates and others interested in strengthening state policies to create healthy school environments that support learning and academic achievement

This is the first time ever that an e-reader was used in a swearing in ceremony for a public official.

A charge for a public official (typically a Registrar of Deeds or County Clerk) noting in the public record the terms of a legal document affecting title to real property such as a deed, a security instrument, a satisfaction of mortgage or an extension of mortgage.