Sentences with phrase «independent government ethics»

They say they will step up efforts to close campaign donation loopholes that benefit politicians and companies, and will press for more independent government ethics monitors and tighter restrictions on Albany's long pay - to - play culture by individuals, groups and corporations with business before the governor or Legislature.

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• Transforming the ethical environment in Government: Governor Cuomo's «Clean Up Albany» agenda would institute campaign finance reforms including a system of public financing for elections, limits on contribution levels, creating an independent redistricting commission, creating independent monitoring and enforcement of ethics laws, and requiring full disclosure of outside income and clients.

From the creation of an independent commission on government ethics, to increasing financial disclosure, to stripping pensions from public officials convicted of felonies (Governor Cuomo says he is going to introduce a bill on this as well, but hasn't to date.)

«I will dedicate myself to restoring responsibility, ethics and accountability to our government and will continue to be an independent - minded candidate and honor the values of the Independence Party and the trust they have put in me to represent our local community,» Halloran said.

To clean up the government and restore trust with New Yorkers, we need to pass a new ethics law that mandates transparency and full disclosure as well as a law that calls for a real independent monitor.

«We must restore honor and integrity to government with tough new ethics standards, expanded disclosure requirements, independent investigators to root out and punish corruption, and an overhaul of campaign finance laws,» said Cuomo.

Dick Dadey, executive director of the good - government group Citizens Union, said the action shows JCOPE — the first ethics watchdog to have independent oversight over the Legislature — works.

Government ethics, voting, and campaign finance reform do not appear to be particularly high on the list of priorities for Cuomo, the Assembly majority, the Senate majority, or the Senate's Independent Democratic Conference (a group of eight breakaway Democrats that has a coalition agreement with Senate Republicans but nevertheless put forward its own conference budget resolution on Wednesday).

Cuomo, despite saying that the so - called Moreland Commission was independent, dismantled it after legislators agreed to a package of ethics reforms that good government groups say did not go far enough to end the historical corruption in Albany.

But Betsy DeVos has signed an agreement with the independent Office of Government Ethics to divest, within 90 days of her confirmation, possible conflicts of interest identified by the ethics office, as every cabinet secretary is required to do.