Sentences with phrase «greater ethics reform»

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During his 2018 State of the State speech on Wednesday in Albany, Governor Andrew Cuomo spent little time on government ethics reform, but did address at somewhat greater length his proposals to increase access to the ballot box and change state campaign finance law.

One of the final pieces to come together was an ethics reform package, which will provide greater disclosure of lawmaker's outside income.

Thus, it was no great surprise when he established the Moreland Commission last year to probe corruption and make recommendations for ethics reform.

«They needed an ethics reform so people knew they could trust Albany and this is a great first step,» Cuomo said.

As Silver resigned his post and the Assembly scrambled to elect a new leader, the governor added ethics reform and greater financial disclosure of law clients to his long list.

Thus, it was no great surprise when he named a special commission — the Moreland Commission — last year to probe corruption and make recommendations for ethics reform.

She, though possessing great power to investigate corruption in Nassau, has done ZERO to reform government, or undertake a big ethics initiative.

What is notable is what is not in the agreement — legislative compensation overhaul, desperately needed stronger ethics enforcement with greater public transparency of votes, comprehensive campaign finance reform with public financing that closes the LLC loophole and bans all personal use of campaign funds, strong disclosure and accountability for all executive and legislative discretionary lump sum funds, and a commitment to undertake the necessary examination and full - scale overhaul of our ethics and campaign finance laws.

Until we finally get over this indefensible disparity, allowing lawyers greater leeway than businessmen, ethics reform will always be a joke no matter who the legislative leaders are.

His arrest sparked a renewed push for ethics reform in Albany, yet greater