Sentences with phrase «governors called for reform»

Last week a special committee on intercollegiate athletics of the North Carolina University System's board of governors called for reform of special admissions programs in state schools.

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Eire never mentions, for example, the so - called «Spirituali,» the remarkable group of reform - minded Italian Catholics, which included Michelangelo and was loosely associated with the Englishman, Cardinal Reginald Pole, while he was governor of the Papal Legation of Viterbo in the 1530s and 1540s.

Silver has also taken issue with Cuomo's call for a new education reform commission, saying the Board of Regents — which the Legislature, not the governor, appoints — is already working to address myriad problems in the public school system.

Cuomo isn't the first governor to get caught up in the hypocrisy of publicly calling for campaign finance reform while raising money hand - over-fist behind the scenes.

«For at least 30 years, New York governors have called for sweeping campaign finance reforFor at least 30 years, New York governors have called for sweeping campaign finance reforfor sweeping campaign finance reforms.

Attorney General Schneiderman praised Governor Andrew M. Cuomo for pushing ethics reform as part of the State budget process, but called for more dramatic changes, even if doing so delayed enactment of the budget.

As the final days of the current state Legislature's session wind down, there's growing calls for lawmakers and the governor to do something about ethics reform.

Steven M. Safyer, MD, President and CEO of Montefiore, The University Hospital for the Albert Einstein College of Medicine, said, «I am strongly in support of Governor Cuomo's call to reduce Medicaid costs through systematic reform.

Supports Governor Cuomo's Use Of Budget Process To Enact Reforms, But Calls For More Aggressive Changes

The occasion for this insult was the latest open letter from the Democratic governor calling on Faso to «stand with his constituents» in opposition to the the federal tax reform law, which narrowly passed the House and Senate in December without a single Democratic vote — and without Faso's vote, either.

The Cuomo administration will consider scrapping its plan to delay promised Medicaid reform for children, telling advocates on a conference call Friday that the reform is one of the top items the governor would like to restore in final budget negotiations with legislators.

State of the State: Gov. Cuomo Once Again Calls for Public Financing In his 2013 State of the State Address on Wednesday, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo reemphasized his support for comprehensive reform of the state's campaign finance laws including effective disclosure, lower contribution limits, and public financing.

SQUADRON, KAVANAGH, ELECTEDS, ADVOCATES CALL TO CLOSE LLC LOOPHOLE IN BUDGET Electeds: With LLC Loophole Protected by Senate Majority, Budget Best Chance for Reform NEW YORK — Today, State Senator Daniel Squadron, Assemblymember Brian Kavanagh, and 42 co-sponsors of their bill to close the LLC Loophole (S. 60 / A.6975), called on Governor Cuomo to include closing the LLC Loophole in his Executive Budget proposal, and to ensure that it is closed in the final enacted budget.

I urge Governor Cuomo to be the champion of reform that we so desperately need, and I'm proud to join Senator Squadron, Assembly Member Kavanagh, and my other colleagues in calling for the Governor to make LLC reform a line in the sand in his Executive Budget,» said State Senator Liz Krueger.

«The Governor and key legislators have set a positive tone for 2014 but there are also renewed calls for increased state spending, new taxes and new employer mandates,» said Heather C. Briccetti, Esq., president and CEO of The Business Council of New York State, Inc. «We believe it is important for New York to maintain its focus on state spending restraint and broad - based reforms.»

ALBANY — Mayor Bill de Blasio is getting a rare boost from a top Bloomberg aide, as former deputy mayor Howard Wolfson called Governor Andrew Cuomo's embrace of disability pension reform that police and fire unions are clamoring for «surprising and disappointing from a taxpayer perspective.»

DiNapoli, good - government advocates and lawmakers supportive of procurement reform have called for oversight independent of the governor's office.

The governor also called for ethics reform in his budget.

As taxpayers struggle to make ends meet — including affording the ever - increasing MTA fares — and the governor and legislature are working to control state spending and make our state fiscally solvent, the MTA just disregards reality,» said Rabbitt, who has been a vocal and leading advocate for reforming the MTA, and was a driving force behind the repeal of the MTA payroll tax, having called for a fiscal audit of the authority and its board.

A call by government reform groups for an open leaders meeting on ethics reform tuned into a spat between New York Governor Andrew Cuomo and the groups themselves.

A call by government reform groups for an open leaders» meeting on ethics reform tuned into a spat between Governor Cuomo and the groups themselves.

They discuss Governor Cuomo's calls for education reforms, Race to the Top, and whether the Board of Regents should be abolished.

In a news release, Governor Andrew Cuomo seemed to respond directly to US Attorney Bharara stating, «The convictions of former Speaker Silver and former Majority Leader Skelos should be a wakeup call for the Legislature and it must stop standing in the way of needed reforms.»

Insisting the time has come to reform «one of New York's most discriminatory laws,» State Assemblymember Dan Quart, who provided the estimate, called on Governor Andrew Cuomo to approve legislation that would classify folding knives as work tools and not weapons, in hopes of preventing the arrests of thousands of law - abiding citizens who carry the items for their job.

It is possible that lawmakers may consider a tax code reform proposal this week and the governor closes his op / ed with a call for «fairness» in the system.

Editorial pages from New York City to Buffalo are calling for reform measures, and good government groups say Governor Cuomo, who came into office vowing to win back the public trust, may find his very legacy in jeopardy.

In their absences, federal investigations into aides close to Governor Andrew Cuomo and New York City Mayor Bill deBlasio have intensified, spurring even more calls for reform.

Cuomo saved his plans for education and ethics reform for his speech, after already rolling out a massive infrastructure project that he says will make the late Governor Nelson Rockefeller «jealous», calling for a statewide $ 15 minimum wage, and numerous other proposals.

Ekiti State Governor Kayode Fayemi has called for a reform of key institutions.

These reforms stop short of changes called for this week by Attorney General Eric Schneiderman, with whom the governor has a strained relationship.

«The Executive Budget calls for what the governor describes as reforms to the state's pension system, Civil Service and some fundamental changes in the way the state does business,» Fox said.

Are any of you albany establishment press types going to call the Governor out for wanting campaign finance reform while raising $ 20 million himself?

Also at noon, faith and labor leaders, voters, and community members «demand morality, fairness and honesty» from elected officials, deliver petition signatures to Cuomo calling for «real» ethics reform, outside the governor's NYC office, 633 Third Ave., Manhattan.

He also accused the governor of «demonizing» teachers and «moving down the wrong path» on standardized testing, though Cuomo has recently done an about - face on that issue, most notably calling — through his latest reform task force — for a moratorium on linking test results and teacher performance evaluations.

Stan Lundine, former Gov. Mario Cuomo's lieutenant governor for eight years, has endorsed Sean Coffey for AG, calling him «a person utterly committed to the reform of the system in Albany.»

During her press conference outside PS 13, Ms. Malliotakis unveiled her Albany reform agenda, including: Requiring a two - thirds legislative majority to pass new taxes and fees; capping the rise in spending at the rate of inflation or 2 percent, whichever is less; requiring legislators to disclose outside sources of income; requiring public authorities like the MTA to undergo an independent financial audit, and calling for a constitutional convention to address items that have bedeviled the state recently, such as appointing a lieutenant governor and breaking a Senate tie.

In response to the groups» call, a spokesman for Governor Cuomo did not address the question of an open leaders» meeting, saying instead ethics and campaign finance reform «will be discussed» but did not say whether that will in public or in private.

Cuomo says he will be the lobbyist for the students, and he called for a new commission, appointed jointly by the governor and legislature, to reform the state's education system, demanding greater accountability.

Several government reform groups are calling on Governor Cuomo to act sooner, and issue an executive order to save all state emails for seven years.

Stan Lundine, former Gov. Mario Cuomo's lieutenant governor for eight years, has endorsed Coffey for AG, calling him «a person utterly committed to the reform of the system in Albany.»

In their absences, federal investigations into aides close to Governor Andrew Cuomo and New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio have intensified, spurring even more calls for reform.

«Chris King says his «bold and progressive» plan as governor now includes abolishing the death penalty and legalizing recreational marijuana» via Mitch Perry of WMNF — Labeling it as «incredibly bold,» Democratic gubernatorial candidate King unveiled a criminal reform package on Tuesday that included a call to end the death penalty and full support for the legalization of recreational marijuana in Florida.

Testifying on the state budget in Albany today, Mayor Bill de Blasio responded extensively for the first time to Gov. Andrew Cuomo's calls for education reform, made in the governor's State of the State Address.

During the 2014 governor's race, the GOP candidate, Westchester County Executive Rob Astorino, did not help his standing with the Senate Republicans by laying out a sweeping ethics reform package that called for everything from term limits to campaign finance reform.

(He's siding with the governor in rejecting good government advocates» calls for a special session to pass more ethics reform, saying that despite recent corruption convictions of former senators, it's impossible to «legislative morality»).

The governor has so far not heeded calls for a campaign finance reform overhaul in the wake of the latest round of corruption scandals to rock the state Capitol.

The Governor also renewed his call for all Californians to conserve water, laid out the key elements of the state's long - term water plan and noted the work ahead to fight climate change and build on historic reforms to the state's school funding and criminal justice systems.

The organizations — who have successfully worked together on the «Millionaires Tax» and personal income tax reform — are calling on Governor Cuomo and the Legislature to close a series of specific unfair corporate tax loopholes, raising nearly $ 1billion for this year's state budget and leveling the playing field between large out - of - state multinational corporations and New York based small and medium - sized businesses.

Cuomo saved his plans for education and ethics reform for his speech, after already rolling out a massive infrastructure project that he said will make the late Governor Nelson Rockefeller «jealous,» calling for a statewide $ 15 minimum wage, and numerous other proposals.

«I commend the legislature for passing this policy,» the governor said in a statement, calling it a «reform that will strengthen our workforce.»