Sentences with phrase «limited ethics package»

Klein and Cuomo had sought public finance and other reforms, as part of a budget deal, but in the end settled for a more limited ethics package that would strengthen the regulation of campaign violations and enact stiffer anti bribery laws.

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Cuomo did include a package of ethics measures in the budget, reiterating proposals such as limits to outside income for lawmakers and term limits through constitutional amendments.

Gibson in Binghamton on Thursday praised the Assembly Republicans for their ethics package, which has included stripping those convicted of corruption of their pensions, as well as term limits.

In January, the governor unveiled a «comprehensive package» of ethics and good government reforms, which included appointing a chief procurement officer, expanding the Freedom of Information Law to the state legislature, and closing the «LLC loophole,» which essentially allows corporations to exceed campaign donation limits.

This increase was explicitly linked by Gov. Mario Cuomo to an ethics reform package that required lawmakers to disclose some details about their outside employment and limit the types of work they could perform for clients.

Instead, Astorino, the Republican county executive of Westchester took a direct shot at the Legislature, releasing a 10 - point ethics reform package that called for everything from term limits and a less generous state pension system for state lawmakers to an overhaul of the state's Byzantine campaign finance laws.

Senate Democrats on Monday unveiled a package of ethics reform legislation that would cap outside income, strengthen disclosure requirements and close a loophole in campaign finance laws that guarantees unlimited contributions from limited liability corporations.

Assembly Democrats on Friday evening released a package of ethics and campaign finance reform measures including limits to outside income, while holding out for negotiations for a constitutional amendment for pension forfeiture by public officials convicted of corruption.

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.