Sentences with phrase «included new ethics measures»

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Also at 11 a.m., the City of Mount Vernon Department of Law Corporation Counsel Lawrence R. Porcari will hold a press conference to announce new anti-corruption and public ethics measures, which include full funding of an independent Inspector General as required by Mount Vernon charter, City Hall, 1 Roosevelt Square, Mount Vernon.

The plan left out some long - sought measures advocates had pushed for, including ethics laws and new spending oversight, an extension of the statute of limitations for child sex - abuse victims and more traffic - safety cameras.

Later on, Cuomo further suggested a pay hike would be linked to new ethics measures, perhaps in a special session that includes capping the amount of money lawmakers can earn outside of government.

Cuomo's budget includes non-spending measures such as his slate of ethics reforms, allowing ride - hailing apps like Uber and Lyft to operate outside of New York City and a plan to encourage local governments sharing services to reduce property taxes.

Hoping to capitalize on Democratic anger over the election of President Trump, Mayer and other Democrats argue the Westchester contest is critical to their hopes of controlling the Senate and enacting legislation long sought by progressives, including new gun control measures, campaign finance and ethics reforms, and a bill to strengthen New York's abortion lanew gun control measures, campaign finance and ethics reforms, and a bill to strengthen New York's abortion laNew York's abortion laws.

In 2011, Cuomo pushed an ethics overhaul measure that included greater disclosure of outside income and the creation of a new watchdog entity, the Joint Commission on Public Ethics.

ALBANY — State lawmakers were assembling the skeleton of a long - awaited deal on a number of issues on Thursday evening, including a one - year extension of Mayor Bill de Blasio's control of New York City schools and an ethics reform measure that would strip state pensions from elected officials convicted of a felony.