Sentences with phrase «government ethics rules»

Teachout was at the Capitol on Tuesday to urge lawmakers and Cuomo to pass tighter campaign finance and government ethics rules.

Not exact matches

That could include mentoring GV companies on how to the complicated world of defense contracts and procurement, though Mabus notes that he's prevented from approaching the government on anyone's behalf for two years because ethics rules.

Federal ethics rules do not require government officials to sell off their investments but they must recuse themselves from matters that would affect those investments.

It's not — from the people who serve in this Parliament, it's not enough to simply follow the rules or follow the ethics code or even follow the law because we have a government right now that has broken repeatedly all three of those.

«While there is no modern precedent for an adult child of the president [in the West Wing], I will voluntarily follow all of the ethics rules placed on government employees,» she said.

While employees are expected to comply with all laws, rules, regulations and government requirements in jurisdictions in which the Company does business, the general laws and ethics of Canada will govern.

The Office of Government Ethics has asked the Trump administration for copies of any waivers it issued that may have granted appointees exemptions from ethics rules.

A November report from the reform group Reinvent Albany listed 11 measures Cuomo could take by executive order to make the state government more accountable, including putting government information and public meeting presentations online, imposing stronger ethics rules for executive branch employees and automating voter registration.

Koch, through his good - government group New York Uprising, released lists Thursday of how candidates responded to his call for legislative district boundaries to be drawn by a nonpartisan commission, tougher governmental ethics rules and a better budget process.

Her attorney earlier confirmed that she «plans to adhere to the same ethics and records retention rules that apply to government employees.»

This governor has talked more about government ethics reform than any governor in memory, and yet the rules and high mindedness never apply to him.»

They included putting government information and public meeting presentations online, imposing stronger ethics rules for executive branch employees and automating voter registration.

Some Lobbyists, as well as government reform groups, say a new rule approved by New York State's ethics commission that would require them to report contact with the news media in some cases, violates first amendment rights and would have chilling effect.

In his 2016 message, Cuomo expressed support for a constitutional convention because, as he said, «From ethics enforcement to the basic rules governing day - to - day business in Albany, the process of government in New York state is broken.»

These reforms will restore public confidence in our government through stricter campaign finance rules, increased transparency and meaningful ethics oversight of lawmakers.

That being the case, what Collins did «does not run afoul of the rules,» said Michael Beckel, research manager for Issue One, a Washington nonprofit dedicated to government ethics.

While a Con Con, as it is often called, would provide a chance for enacting reforms on things like government ethics, term limits for elected officials, modernized voting and voter registration rules, and more, it would open up the entire state constitution to change.

«Ethics rules are not so much aimed at protecting us from ExxonMobil, but in ensuring that government officials are acting in the public interest rather than their own private interests,» said Kathleen Clark, a professor at Washington University Law specializing in ethics.

The Office of Government Ethics website was down on Thursday, after White House counselor Kellyanne Conway urged people to buy Ivanka Trump's products, potentially violating federal ethics rules.

Former D.C. Public Schools Chancellor Kaya Henderson violated the city's ethics rules when she solicited a donation from a major food service contractor shortly after a whistleblower lawsuit accused the company of swindling millions of dollars from the school system, according to a ruling from the D.C.'s Board of Ethics and Government Accountability.

Real property appraisers, like real estate practitioners, are licensed and regulated by state government agencies; but they also must operate under federal guidelines, including the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice, which includes all - encompassing rules that define and govern ethics and competency.