Sentences with phrase «many ethics reform measures»

Senate Democrats are trying to push the Republican majority into supporting a host of ethics reform measures and are attempting to force the issue by using a Senate rule to get a hearing on the matter.

An ethics reform measure approved by the New York State Legislature at the end of the legislative session still hasn't been signed by Gov. Andrew Cuomo.

An ethics reform measure approved by the New York legislature at the end of the legislative session still hasn't been signed by Governor Cuomo.

But Governor Cuomo continues to say it would not be a good idea to call state lawmakers back to the Capitol to enact more ethics reform measures.

But Gov. Andrew Cuomo continues to say it would not be a good idea to call state lawmakers back to the Capitol to enact more ethics reform measures.

Any policy linkage to the pay raise has been previously spoken of in the context of ethics reform measures and mostly hinted at by Cuomo himself.

After 97 % of those surveyed by Siena indicate they desired real ethics reform measures be enacted we get Beagle bills, cat declawing legislation, Daily fantasy sports, the right to drink on Sunday morning and a lot of sorry excuses and finger pointing concerning ethics in government.

Cuomo has sought to challenge lawmakers this year to pass new ethics reform measures by tying the proposals to spending in his 30 - day budget amendments.

The move suggested a larger push to reach a deal on ethics reform measures before the budget is due to pass next week.

Heastie, who succeeded Silver last year after his indictment, said he wanted to move forward with ethics reform measures, saying there is a «will» to have a constitutional amendment for pension forfeiture approved this year.

But Governor Andrew Cuomo continues to say it would not be a good idea to call state lawmakers back to the Capitol to enact more ethics reform measures.

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.

Cuomo is also expected to push for his ethics reform measure, which is being negotiated with legislative leaders in closed - door sessions.

«There have been many ethics reform measures that have been passed into law and there are continuing discussions on ethics,» Young said.

In the wake of the corruption scandal that brought down former Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver at the beginning of this year, Gov. Andrew Cuomo proposed a package of ethics reform measures and vowed to force the Legislature's hand in accepting it as part of this year's budget deal — even if that meant shutting down the government.

Not exact matches

Cuomo is pushing a package of ethics reform proposals including public financing of political campaigns and strengthened disclosure of outside income for elected officials — measure he says must be in the final state budget agreement.

Depending on who you ask, the legislative session was a productive six months in which a range of policy measures from an increase to the state's minimum wage, paid family leave to new ethics reform and anti-heroin addiction legislation was accomplished.

At the same time, the ethics watchdogs criticized Cuomo, who proposed the initial measure in June, for not going far enough on reform measures in Albany in the wake of a series of corruption scandals and arrests that have plagued the Legislature.

Senate Democrats, meanwhile, are seizing on a Siena College poll released Tuesday morning that found a broad majority of voters want ethics reform and anti-corruption measures approved this year.

State lawmakers are expected to consider a package of ethics and campaign finance reform measures when they return to Albany for the post-budget session next Tuesday.

Cuomo earlier this month told reporters he was skeptical measures such as voting and ethics reforms could pass in the Legislature, a position Senate Minority Leader Andrea Stewart - Cousins rejected.

Even without investigations dominating the headlines, lawmakers were likely to contend with growing calls for ethics and campaign finance reform measures following the sentencing of former Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver to 12 years in prison.

Stewart - Cousins, a Democrat from Yonkers, confirmed that issues such as voter reform measures and changes to the state's ethics laws had fallen out of the budget talks.

A November report from the reform group Reinvent Albany listed 11 measures Cuomo could take by executive order to make the state government more accountable, including putting government information and public meeting presentations online, imposing stronger ethics rules for executive branch employees and automating voter registration.

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 laws.

Hiram Monserrate proves his willingness to take on his colleagues and also praised him for pushing an ethics reform bill, although the measure didn't go nearly as far as the paper (or the governor and most good government groups, for that matter) had hoped.

Today is the final day of the legislative session in Albany, and state lawmakers in both chambers have been under pressure to pass some version of ethics or anti-corruption reform measures in the wake of corruption scandals that have engulfed both chambers.

«I'm certain that it won't be high on Sheldon Silver's to - do list, but there is no question the state Assembly needs to enact better anti-corruption measures and ethics reforms.

Cuomo introduced the legislation in the final weeks of the session after additional ethics and campaign finance reform measures he proposed failed to gain any traction.

Cuomo was pushed by ethics watchdogs this past legislative session to focus on government reform measures, many of which stood little chance of passing in the Assembly and Senate.

Cuomo has sought ethics and disclosure measures, as well as campaign finance reform laws virtually every year since taking office.

A push for ethics and other reform - related measures was virtually non-existent in the wake of the arrest of now former Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos in May.

Lawmakers won't be called back for a special session to pass more ethics and campaign - finance reform measures, as Gov. Andrew Cuomo says he would like to see broader changes included in a constitutional convention.

The Syracuse Republican said that if Gov. Andrew Cuomo's push to create new ethics measures as well as reform education threaten to hold up a budget deal, both should be removed and dealt with separately.

Still, even as a number of other measures melted away from the budget talks, Cuomo stuck with including education reforms, as well as ethics legislation, in the final budget agreement.

The measure, known as the Education, Labor and Family Assistance budget bill, included a suite of ethics reform legislation that address client disclosure for state lawmakers who are attorneys as well as per diem and campaign finance reform.

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.

A five - point ethics reform deal contains more useful measures to combat corruption, including reducing the size of financial contributions to political candidates needed to trigger disclosure and adding further restrictions to the political action committees that flourished after the U.S. Supreme Court's Citizens United decision.

Another legislative source said Silver, under intense pressure from Cuomo and his fellow Assembly members to pass meaningful ethics reform, concluded the ethics measure was needed to «to help the Legislature get out from under a cloud of scandal.»

Earlier this year, state lawmakers, as part of an ethics reform package, implemented a swipe - card system and other measures intended to prevent abuses of travel vouchers.

Here's hoping that the apparent rhetorical reluctance to put ethics reform at the top of the governor's legislative agenda does not reflect a lack of interest on his part to advance meaningful measures to reform Albany.

In anticipation of this week's special election in Harlem, the IDC released a video, calling on all 32 Democrats — the number required to pass legislation — to join them in declaring their support for progressive measures like ethics and voting reform, codifying a woman's right to choose, and more.

But ethics reform has to be a multi-pronged approach, and that's why I also support other measures, such as closing the LLC loophole and enacting campaign finance reform.

If passed, the measure would dramatically expand on a pension forfeiture provision of a 2011 ethics reform package that only applied to public officials not already in the state pension system at the time — that is to say, no sitting lawmakers.

NEW YORK - Attorney General Eric Schneiderman on Monday inserted himself squarely in the debate on ethics reforms by proposing a slate of measures that would tackle the culture of corruption in Albany.

A day after squabbling with state lawmakers over the best way to achieve ethics reform and before the anticipated opening of indictments in a sweeping pay - to - play scandal, Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Wednesday unveiled a long list of anti-corruption measures.

The Comptroller's report included a lengthy chart showing the legislature's inaction on ethics reform, criticizing the fact that, among other things, the budget «intentionally omits» measures such as requiring advisory opinions on legislators» outside income, closing the LLC loophole in corporate political contributions, and extending the Freedom of Information Law (FOIL) to cover the Legislature.

Cuomo's wide - ranging, 10 - point ethics reform agenda advocates for a public campaign financing system, early voting, and several additional measures that reform - minded advocates and legislators have been calling for, as well as others of his own.

Good government groups see the pension forfeiture measure as a token reform and have pressed for the closing of the «LLC loophole» that allows businesses to create multiple limited liability companies to donate virtually unlimited amounts of campaign cash; public financing of candidate campaigns; the end of lump sum appropriations in the budget; limits on political contributions by companies with business before the state; limits on legislators» outside income; and a renovation of Albany's ethics watchdog, the Joint Commission on Public Ethics (JCOPE).