Sentences with phrase «former governors and legislative leaders»

Economic development funding was often distributed by former governors and legislative leaders when each received a pot of money, sometimes totaling half a billion dollars, as part of the state budget deal.

Not exact matches

The Moreland probes helped lead to the corruption convictions of both of the legislative leaders who were in power in 2013, and the conviction of the governor's former closest aide, Joe Percoco, on bribery charges.

But the governor and legislative leaders agreed to postpone the State of the State to Jan. 21 because of the extenuating circumstances of former Gov. Mario Cuomo's death.

In light of the corruption trials of two former legislative leaders taking place this week and New York State's D - minus grade in how it handles issues of integrity from a national comparison study, New York's leading good government groups today called upon the New York State legislature and governor to complete the job of reforming our laws governing public ethics.

With a recent poll showing that nearly 90 % of New Yorkers believe that unethical behavior is a serious problem in state government a month before former legislative leaders Sheldon Silver and Dean Skelos are sentenced for public corruption, the governor and legislative leaders have an obligation to New Yorkers to reach a significant agreement on ethics reform.

If the governor and state legislative leaders are really serious about curbing corruption, then they should prioritize meaningful reform next year — especially as two of the governor's former aides are scheduled go to trial on charges related to bribery and bid - rigging some of the state's keystone economic development projects

Wilson, with the League of Women Voters, says that measure alone is far from enough to reverse a wave of corruption that's led to charges against the two former legislative leaders and nine of Governor Cuomo's former associates.

BTW, if the former governor (s) and legislative leaders were doing something DECEPTIVE (and presumably illegal), why didn't Andy sue them or have them brought up on criminal charges when he was AG?

On Monday during a conference call about the storm plans, a Cuomo aide interjected when a reporter asked the governor about Bharara's legacy (which includes upending state government through his prosecutions of the former legislative leaders, Dean Skelos and Sheldon Silver).

When the Joint Commission on Public Ethics (JCOPE) was formed just over one year ago, Governor Andrew Cuomo and legislative leaders had high hopes for an ethics panel that replaced a much - maligned former panel.

That tradition ground to a halt under former Governor David Paterson, when he and legislative leaders could not agree how to distribute the money for upstate projects.

When the Joint Commission on Public Ethics was formed just over one year ago, Governor Cuomo and legislative leaders had high hopes for an ethics panel that replaced a much maligned former panel.

While Governor Pataki often warred with the Legislative leaders and ultimately struck the most important check on their authority in Silver v. Pataki — as a former member there was always a level of respect and camaraderie held with much of the rank and file.

He has had internships or jobs at the Long Island Power Authority, whose trustees are appointed by the governor and state legislative leaders; Davidoff Malito & Hutcher LLP, a Garden City law firm that has employed former Republican and Democratic officials, and the Bridgeview Yacht Club in Island Park, whose owner is a friend of former Republican U.S. Sen. Alfonse D'Amato.

Prosecutions and convictions for corruption have come from the federal government, like US Attorney Preet Bharara, who oversaw the conviction of the former legislative leaders and who has issued criminal complaints against nine people involved in Governor Cuomo's economic development projects.

Former U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara, who brought corruption cases against both former legislative leaders, and charged nine of Governor Cuomo's former associates with offenses including bribery and bid rigging, weighed in on Twitter with a one word tweet: «huzzah.&Former U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara, who brought corruption cases against both former legislative leaders, and charged nine of Governor Cuomo's former associates with offenses including bribery and bid rigging, weighed in on Twitter with a one word tweet: «huzzah.&former legislative leaders, and charged nine of Governor Cuomo's former associates with offenses including bribery and bid rigging, weighed in on Twitter with a one word tweet: «huzzah.&former associates with offenses including bribery and bid rigging, weighed in on Twitter with a one word tweet: «huzzah.»

And more importantly, once the people see that no one will die from lack of services and children will continue to learn how to read, write and add despite the continued cries from the special interests to open up the just closed budget - the former «legislative leaders» will realize that the new Governor holds the carAnd more importantly, once the people see that no one will die from lack of services and children will continue to learn how to read, write and add despite the continued cries from the special interests to open up the just closed budget - the former «legislative leaders» will realize that the new Governor holds the carand children will continue to learn how to read, write and add despite the continued cries from the special interests to open up the just closed budget - the former «legislative leaders» will realize that the new Governor holds the carand add despite the continued cries from the special interests to open up the just closed budget - the former «legislative leaders» will realize that the new Governor holds the cards.

But the proposal would not apply to two former legislative leaders and several former associates of Governor Cuomo accused of corruption.

Lawmakers had more trouble getting agreements on ethics reforms, in a year that's seen the two former legislative leaders sentenced to prison and state and federal probes of Governor Cuomo's economic development programs.

Though this document is about implementation, it's important to note that there'd be no state program to implement were it not for the legislation produced by Governor Christie, former Commissioner Chris Cerf, and legislative leaders and supported, not unimportantly, by the NJEA.

Karen Miller, parent leader in Texas and a former state PTA legislative chair points out: «Texas was one of the first states to reduce class size, with caps of 22 students in grades K - 4, adopted by Governor Mark White and the Legislature in 1984.