Sentences with phrase «former state ethics»

David Grandeau, a former state ethics watchdog who's now a private compliance attorney and frequent online gadfly, raised a red flag in a blog post Wednesday morning: «Who was Lacewell working for when she vetted these contributions?»

Outside David Grandeau, a former state ethics oversight official, and now a blogger, said he thinks the closed door session was a «not a good way to start» the commission, calling the public portion of the meeting a «dog and pony show».

Not exact matches

Gov. Eric Greitens» former campaign manager told the Missouri attorney general's office that the governor knowingly lied to the state ethics commission about how he came to possess a donor list belonging to a veterans charity.

But few of us would endorse those elements of tradition that baptize patriarchal oppression, endorse violence against women, oppress lesbians and gays, exalt perpetual virginity as the superior state, or declare that heterosexual rape is a lesser sin than masturbation (on the view that the latter act contradicts nature while the former act, while also sinful, is in accordance with nature) The postbiblical tradition, like Scripture itself, does not provide one coherent, consistent sexual ethic.

True to his word, former NYC Mayor Ed Koch has released a list of state legislators and candidates who have so fare refused to sign on to the budget, ethics and redistricting reform pledges created by his PAC, New York Uprising, branding these individuals «enemies of reform.»

Senate Majority Leader John Flanagan in a statement Tuesday said he would be willing to discuss «additional changes» to the state's ethics and transparency laws after the guilty verdict in the corruption case of Joe Percoco, a former close aide to Gov. Andrew Cuomo.

The announcement coincides days after the departure of former U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara, who had led the investigation into de Blasio as well as Gov. Andrew Cuomo's closure of the Moreland Commission following an agreement on ethics reform changes in the state budget.

The head of the state's Republican Party has filed a formal complaint with the state's public ethics commission, alleging that Gov. Andrew Cuomo and his former top aide — Percoco, now on trial for bribery — broke the state's public officers law.

Nixon went on to critique the governor's record on ethics, saying he closed down a Moreland Act Commission that was actively investigating corruption in state government, and earlier this month saw his former closest aide convicted of bribery.

Now, as Cuomo's closest friend and former top advisor, Joseph Percoco, is about to be indicted for rigging bids on state contracts, the governor proposed a raft of ethics reforms on Wednesday that stand little chance of ever getting made into law.

The ethics commission's first meeting comes on the same day that State Senator Carl Kruger pleaded guilty in federal court in Brooklyn to felony charges, for accepting more than a million dollars in bribes to maintain what prosecutors called a lavish lifestyle, including a large house owned by a former mafia boss and a Bentley automobile.

Pols including U.S. Rep. Nydia Velázquez, state Sen. Daniel Squadron, City Comptroller Scott Stringer, Councilmembers Brad Lander and Stephen Levin, Assemblymember Walter Mosley and former Assemblymember Joan Millman praised Simon for tackling tough issues like gun control, public education, civil and disability rights, ethics in government, minimum wage, and paid family leave.

Martins, 50, a former state senator from Old Westbury, also announced ethics reform plans, and often pivoted to issues of finances and fighting gang violence.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo concedes that ethics reform is unlikely to be a part of the New York state budget this year, despite the conviction of the two former legislative leaders on major corruption charges.

Rep. Peter King endorsed former Republican state Sen. Jack Martins for Nassau County executive, citing his ethics reform proposals and plan to improve transparency in county contracting.

And it was Cuomo who opened an investigation into how former Gov. David Paterson handled a domestic violence accusation against a member of his staff and a separate inquiry into whether Paterson lied to the state's ethics commission about his office's solicitation of Yankees tickets.

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.

Barry Sample, the governor's former deputy director of state operations, is the newest Cuomo appointee to the Joint Commission on Public Ethics, according to the ethics and lobbying watchdog's website.

As the former New York State Senate Majority Leader goes to trial and his former counterpart Assembly Speaker is still in court, it has become clear that whatever the outcome, Albany's ethics is on trial.

The ethics bill was the latest attempt by Cuomo and legislators to respond to the wave of investigations, arrests and convictions that have tainted state government for nearly a decade, starting with the arrest of former state Comptroller Alan Hevesi in a probe that revealed state pension fund bribes and kickbacks.

We did find some interesting files, most of which were in a box of records that contained the daily schedules and notebooks of Ellen Biben, Cuomo's former public integrity chief and now the state's top ethics watchdog, that contained some interesting — though not particularly explosive — materials.

Additionally, the problem of Albany corruption again being addressed not by internal state watchdogs, but instead by the U.S. Attorney who this month is prosecuting charges against the two most recent former legislative leaders, demonstrates the clear need to strengthen our state's own ethics enforcement.

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.

On the heels of former New York State Senate leader Pedro Espada's conviction, the state's ethics commission is pursuing a complaint against one of Albany's most prominent lawmaState Senate leader Pedro Espada's conviction, the state's ethics commission is pursuing a complaint against one of Albany's most prominent lawmastate's ethics commission is pursuing a complaint against one of Albany's most prominent lawmakers.

Senate Republican Leader Dean Skelos, whose GOP majority rules the Senate, is the second highest earner of private income in the Senate, after former Speaker Silver, as reported in required annual filings with the state ethics commission.

David Grandeau is the former head of the State Lobbying Commission, where Bulgaro also served as Chair, and which was merged into the present ethics commission.

The statewide probe led to indictments against eight men, and again shook the foundation of political ethics in the state: Among those indicted were Joseph Percoco, who'd been close to both Andrew Cuomo and his father; Dr. Alain Kaloyeros, former president of SUNY Polytechnic Institute and a key economic adviser; and several top officials from LPCiminelli, a Buffalo contractor involved with millions in business as part of the state initiative.

ALBANY — With an indictment looming against two former top officials in his administration and his call for a special session to deal with ethics reform seemingly falling on deaf ears, Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Wednesday announced unilateral changes to the state's spending practices.

Separately on Friday, Peter Galbraith Kelly Jr., a former executive, pleaded guilty to a federal charge of defrauding the company where he worked by misrepresenting that Cuomo's former top aide, Joseph Percoco, had obtained state ethics approval for his wife to work at the firm.

QUEENS, NY — Borough President Melinda Katz issued the following statement in recognition of former Deputy Borough President Leroy Comrie's inauguration today as a New York State Senator: «Leroy Comrie is an exceptional public servant with a tireless work ethic and a proven track record of working on behalf of the interests of his constituents,» Borough President -LSB-...]

The Senate is scheduled to weigh the nomination of Janet DiFiore, the Westchester County district attorney and former chairwoman of Cuomo's ethics commission, as chief judge of the state Court of Appeals.

Former State Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver has begun his appeal to reverse a quid - pro-quo corruption convictions, and his lawyer is citing a unanimous Supreme Court decision that allowed Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell to escape ethics charges.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo is pushing his latest plan for ethics reform in appearances all around the state, following the arrest of the former Assembly speaker on corruption charges.

In the wake of the arrest of former New York State Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver on corruption charges, many legislators and the governor have floated proposals for ethics reform.

Republicans in the New York State Senate are in talks with Gov. Andrew Cuomo about legislative ethics reforms as demands for changes mount after the recent arrest of the former Assembly speaker.

Seth Agata, recently appointed the head of the state ethics enforcement agency, JCOPE, is Governor Cuomo's former top lawyer.

The New York State Assembly and Senate have released budget positions that focus on taxes and spending policies, but very little on ethics reform, even though both former leaders of the legislature face prison sentences over corruption convictions.

A former North Carolina Supreme Court judge has filed complaints with the U.S. Office of Special Counsel and a New York state ethics panel alleging that taxpayer - funded ads Gov. Andrew Cuomo's administration has run in North Carolina violated the Hatch Act by interfering with the gubernatorial and legislative races...

«He fought to uphold the law and bring justice to those who break it as a former federal prosecutor, and he's continued that commitment by fighting for stronger ethics laws in the state legislature.

A legislative ethics commission has sent a notice of delinquency to former New York state Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver demanding more information about his outside income.

The state ethics commission opined that it would even be legal for another Brown Rudnick partner Tom Ritter (another former Speaker!)

Scott asked a state public ethics commission to investigate whether Robert Haggerty, O'Hara's boss as the former first deputy director of the Department of Agriculture & Markets, violated state law by steering contracts to favored bidders.

Lawmakers — as well as Cuomo — had been under pressure to approve some form of ethics and anti-corruption legislation in Albany after a parade of corruption arrests that engulfed the Capitol in recent years, including the convictions of the two former state legislative leaders last year, Dean Skelos and Sheldon Silver.

The Florida Constitution Revision Commission advanced a sweeping ethics package, which includes a proposed six - year lobbying ban for former state lawmakers, agency heads and local government officials.

While the number of calls from David to JCOPE is not overwhelming, the timing of several calls made 16 months ago raises questions about the frequency of contact between the governor's office and the state's independent ethics panel, especially at a time when former aides and supporters of Cuomo were in the crosshairs of a U.S. Justice Department investigation.

But former Sen. Terry Gipson, a Democrat who is running for the seat he lost in 2014 to Republican Sue Serino, is urging Gov. Andrew Cuomo to call state lawmakers back to Albany and take up ethics reform this year.

Former NYC Mayor Ed Koch is commemorating Gov. Andrew Cuomo's first State of the State address with a congratulatory message on his NY Uprising PAC's Website that also calls on the governor not to forget his campaign promise to support budget, ethics and redistricting reform.

The state's top ethics and lobbying regulator has once again hired a former ally of Gov. Andrew Cuomo to become its executive director.

AS part of a settlement with JCOPE, the former head of SUNY Downstate Medical Center in Brooklyn agreed to pay a $ 3,000 ethics fine after using his state credit card to help pay for a Bermuda vacation.

Her comments came in reaction to Republican Senate Majority Leader John Flanagan raising the possibility of discussing changes to the state's ethics and anti-corruption measures in the wake of the guilty verdict of former Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver's guilty verdict.