Sentences with phrase «from public officials convicted of corruption»

Strip pensions from public officials convicted of corruption.

So we are guardedly optimistic about progress on legislation that would strip state pensions from public officials convicted of corruption.

Newsday is «guardedly optimistic about progress on legislation that would strip state pensions from public officials convicted of corruption,» but urges lawmakers to «cast a wide net.»

The chances of any measure for IE reform passing in the final days appears to be slim, however, as lawmakers are yet to come to an agreement on matters generally considered to be lower - hanging fruit, such as the first passage of a constitutional amendment to require the forfeiting of pension benefits from public officials convicted of corruption.

Not exact matches

Newsday: «(A) bill to strip public pensions from officials convicted of corruption was approved, and that's worth applauding — while recognizing this is step one in a process that must be kept on track.»

Martins, a former state senator from Old Westbury, centered his ad on a proposed state constitutional amendment to require officials convicted of public corruption to forfeit their state pensions.

Seventy - seven percent support a Cuomo proposal to withhold state pension payments from state lawmakers convicted of public corruption crimes regardless of when the official was first elected.

But a bill to strip public pensions from officials convicted of corruption was approved, and that's worth applauding — while recognizing this is step one in a process that must be kept on track.

Lawmakers snubbed all of his proposals except the most obvious one: a proposed constitutional amendment that would prevent public officials convicted of corruption from collecting state pensions.

Thursday night, word began circulating of a «framework» agreement reached between the so - called «three men in a room» — Gov. Andrew Cuomo, Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie and Senate Majority Leader John Flanagan — that would satisfy at least the minimum requirements for both: The Democratic - dominated Assembly would agree to the first passage of legislation paving the way for a constitutional amendment that would allow for the stripping of public pensions from elected officials and other top officials convicted of public corruption, and the Republican - led Senate would approve a one - year extension of mayoral control of New York City's schools.

They also agree on the need to create a public online database of all county contracts, strip pensions from elected officials convicted of corruption and institute term limits for countywide and legislative office holders.

Every freshman member of the Assembly — including five from the Capital Region from both parties — signed on to a bill that would strip public officials convicted of felony corruption of their pensions, the bill's sponsor said Wednesday.