Sentences with phrase «new ethics bill»

and he says it provided the «stimulus» to pass a new ethics bill, which Cuomo called «historic reform.»

The new ethics bill would temporarily halt any current investigations by the Public Integrity Commission, including the probe into former SUNY Research head John O'Connor.

Asked how she could get her new ethics bill passed by a Republican Congress, Slaughter said: «Only if»60 Minutes» takes it up — and we've talked to them about it.»

Cuomo did not release the new ethics bill until shortly before 2 a.m..

But with the new ethics bill (apparently about to be signed into law by Gov. Andrew Cuomo) requiring new disclosure of outside income, that's looking like a less attractive option for some senators and assembly members.

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Whereas the old sections of the ethics code generally include the legislators and staffs» spouses and dependent children as beneficiaries of lobbyist expenditures, the new bill does not.

Cuomo approved what was widely considered to be the ethics bill of the legislative session, a measure designed to address the Citizens United era of super PAC political spending, as well new requirements for lobbyists and consultants.

Cuomo was applauded by reformers for pushing through an ethics overhaul bill that includes new requirements for lawmakers to disclose their outside sources of income — a major and long - sought goal.

And a number of sought - after items, including cash bail, early voting, changes to statutes regarding child molestation, New York's DREAM Act, and ethics reform fell out of the final bill, unable to pass a divided legislature.

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.

An ethics bill New York Governor Andrew Cuomo says will increase accountability and transparency was signed into law Wednesday.

The marathon 20 hours of wheeling and dealing behind closed doors produced votes to approve a last - minute ethics bill, a mandate to test school drinking water supplies for lead, money for SUNY and CUNY, more money and operating flexibility for charter schools, $ 570 million for «supportive housing» for the homeless, and continued state control of the New York Racing Association until October 2017.

Commission members, Cuomo and legislative leaders are negotiating to craft a new package of ethics laws that would include some parts of an anticorruption bill known as the Public Trust Act that the governor proposed after several corruption cases involving state lawmakers.

If not, he said, he will work with the new Democratic majority in January to pass an ethics reform bill.

The bill that created JCOPE required the creation of a commission to review how well the new ethics regime worked.

The ethics bill was «stunningly inadequate» in a year of «unprecedented» lawmaker lawbreaking, said New York Public Interest Research Group director Blair Horner.

On that August day in 2011 when he signed the bill into law, there was no hint that the new ethics commission was anything short of a miraculous cure.

Calls for ethics legislation — varying measures have been approved virtually every year Cuomo has been governor — come as still more investigations are underway into the state's economic development programs in upstate New York and Mayor Bill de Blasio's political activities in New York City.

With the Memorial Day weekend approaching, Cuomo did not release any new program bills for ethics and campaign finance reform, but did lament while on Long Island the existing loopholes in the law.

«The defeat of the Constitutional Convention is a triumph for all of the enemies of reform in Albany: Andrew Cuomo, the political bosses in the State Legislature, and the lobbyists and special interests who thrive in New York's pay for play culture of corruption,» said Bill Samuels, the Democratic activist who had supported the referendum, with the hope of ushering in campaign finance and ethics reforms.

BUt when it comes to reforming Albany, the advocates have some powerful partners, not the least of which is the New York Times, which editorialized today that «the need for reform goes far beyond the budget» and urged Cuomo to «immediately — next week — introduce an omnibus ethics reform bill.»

Being mayor of New York City comes with plenty of perks — but attending the Grammy Awards isn't one of them, thanks to the city's ethics rules, though Bill de Blasio did hit the red carpet before the event.

The Campaign for One New York, the nonprofit created by Mayor Bill de Blasio to advance his policy agenda, has been ordered to hand over documents and correspondence between itself and the mayor to the state's ethics commission, a State Supreme Court judge ruled last week.

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.

Last week, Governor Cuomo announced that he and his senior staff would tour the state in order to speak directly to the people of New York about, among other issues, creating a property tax cap, cleaning up Albany by passing ethics reform and passing a marriage equality bill.

An attorney for Mayor Bill de Blasio's political non-profit Campaign for One New York argued Wednesday in court the now - defunct group should not have to respond to a state ethics committee subpoena.

Added Senator Gipson: «I look forward to working with Assemblyman Lalor on this bill, and continuing to push for comprehensive campaign finance and ethics reform in New York.

The ethics bill trumpeted by Gov. Cuomo as a historic step toward reforming New York government highlights nothing so much as how allergic the Legislature is to sunlight.

Horner wants to see a new ethics watchdog where «the appointees aren't captives,» a bill to restrict legislators» outside income, and legislation to end the LLC loophole.

Legislation enabling ride - hailing services like Uber and Lyft to operate outside of New York City will be included in the budget's Article VII bills, as will the government ethics proposals Cuomo announced last week and language to raise the age of criminal responsibility from 16 to 18.

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio's announcement Friday that he will have donors pay for his mounting legal bills connected to suspected corruption in his administration has led ethics experts to publicly denounce the plan.

«New Yorkers have seen what happens when ethics bills are hammered out in the dark,» said Blair Horner, NYPIRG executive director.

Such a disclosure would be required under Gov. Cuomo's new proposed ethics bill and was the focus of a report in Monday's Post that found that Skelos — unlike Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver — won't say whether he's representing private legal clients with business before the state.

ALBANY — An ethics bill stalled by a nasty power struggle in New York's Senate this summer is now threatened because a Democrat whose father has died will likely miss Thursday's vote.

The agenda for New York's six - month legislative session promises big debates over the cost of higher education, government ethics and Uber's proposal to expand into upstate cities like Buffalo and Syracuse, as well as a bill that would «Raise the Age» — therein ending the state's practice of prosecuting 16 - and 17 - year - olds as adults.

A New York State Senator from the Hudson Valley says a legislative ethics package unveiled this week by the Senate Democratic Conference includes one of his bills.

He was responding to questions about two big and controversial ideas: New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio's three - week - old proposal to amend the 421 - a tax abatement program for real estate developers, and Attorney General Eric Schneiderman's introduction this week of a program bill containing sweeping ethics refoBill de Blasio's three - week - old proposal to amend the 421 - a tax abatement program for real estate developers, and Attorney General Eric Schneiderman's introduction this week of a program bill containing sweeping ethics refobill containing sweeping ethics reforms.

New Jersey school officials will be subject to a stringent ethics code, under a bill signed by Gov. James J. Florio this month.

Nondisclosure allows firms more leeway to mark up bills, but New York University legal ethics professor Stephen Gillers tells Bloomberg that clients are savvy to that.

With others, Bill introduced a new first - year course at the IU School of Law in 2009 called The Legal Profession, a mandatory four - hour course that covers the ethics, competencies, and economics of the legal profession.

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One can not pay the bills, or buy that new Benz, with ethics, after all.