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The new ethics reform law brings an aggressive new approach to returning integrity to the halls of our Capitol.»
A new law signed Monday in New York will change the way ethics investigations and disclosure works for lawmakers there, the Associated Press reports: «
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This new ethics reform law brings an aggressive new approach to returning integrity to the halls of our Capitol,» Cuomo said.
Not exact matches
``... In truth, what
New York needs is wholesale
reform of its
ethics laws, not a jerry - rigged solution.
Governor Cuomo and Senator Addabbo have successfully worked together to create on - time budgets, and fight for important legislation to implement common sense gun
laws, bring
ethics reform to Albany, and expand access to quality education for
New York children.
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 la
new gun control measures, campaign finance and
ethics reforms, and a bill to strengthen
New York's abortion la
New York's abortion
laws.
After lawmakers failed to pass the
ethics reforms he proposed last year — including closing the LLC loophole — Cuomo formed a Moreland Commission to investigate corruption and recommend
new campaign finance
laws.
In light of the corruption trials of two former legislative leaders taking place this week and
New York State's D - minus grade in how it handles issues of integrity from a national comparison study,
New York's leading good government groups today called upon the
New York State legislature and governor to complete the job of
reforming our
laws governing public
ethics.
Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today outlined his
ethics reform agenda for the 2015 legislative session at the NYU School of
Law in
New York City.
A government
reform group is considering filing a complaint with a
New York state
ethics panel over a story in the
New York Times that says the Assembly Speaker is under federal investigation for failing to disclose pay he received from a
law firm.
A government
reform group is considering filing a complaint with a state
ethics panel over a report in the
New York Times that the Assembly Speaker is under federal investigation for failing to disclose pay he received from a
law firm.
Seven of the eight candidates vying to become the next Speaker of the
New York City Council convened at
New York
Law School on Monday night for a forum focused on government
reform, running the Council, transparency,
ethics, voting, and elections.
Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo, the only one left standing of the «three men in a room» who made every major decision on
New York's
laws and budgets in January, praised the verdict and like Bharara and others in Albany said it should spur
ethics reforms.
The audience at
New York
Law School probably didn't know it, but Gov. Cuomo drove from Albany in a snowstorm to lay down the law to Albany lawmakers — ethics reform... or else, CBS2's Marcia Kramer report
Law School probably didn't know it, but Gov. Cuomo drove from Albany in a snowstorm to lay down the
law to Albany lawmakers — ethics reform... or else, CBS2's Marcia Kramer report
law to Albany lawmakers —
ethics reform... or else, CBS2's Marcia Kramer reported.
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.
As Silver resigned his post and the Assembly scrambled to elect a
new leader, the governor added
ethics reform and greater financial disclosure of
law clients to his long list.
She outlined her plan for state
ethics reform in a Facebook post, in which she claimed
New York State leads the nation in lawmakers in trouble with the
law.
The Siena College poll said the next priorities should be an
ethics reform law followed by extending rent control
laws in
New York City.
The Assembly should therefore take concrete steps to overhaul the rules that keep it from functioning effectively as a legislative body, and make clear to
New Yorkers that it is serious about enacting comprehensive and much - needed
reforms to its
ethics laws.
There is «zero tolerance» for sexual harassment in the Legislature, leaders say, but an
ethics reform package that would create
new rules and penalties for sexual harassment may not become
law this year.
Senator Suzi Oppenheimer (D - Mamaroneck) issued a press release today on what her office describes as an «historic»
ethics and election
law reform agreement between the
New York Senate and Assembly.
New York's leading good government groups gathered at Manhattan's Foley Square Wednesday to call on the
New York State legislature and the governor to take immediate action to
reform public
ethics laws.
And his diagnosis was correct: the key to real
reform — and success in ending Albany's ethical weaknesses — was, and is, the establishment of an independent
ethics enforcement agency that would enforce
New York
law without fear or favor.
In 2010, then Attorney General Andrew Cuomo promised to
reform New York's campaign finance, redistricting, and
ethics,
laws.
With that arrest as a backdrop, in February Governor Cuomo organized a speech at
New York University's
Law School to announce his
ethics reform plan.
A government
reform group is considering filing a complaint with a state
ethics panel over a story in the
New York Times that says the Assembly speaker is under federal investigation for failing to disclose pay he received from a
law firm.
Gov. Cuomo has previously called for early voting and automatic registration, but the Legislature has been so busy on
ethics reform — sarcasm intended — that it has not had the time to propose any
new voting
laws.
There's been little public talk by Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie or Senate Majority Leader John Flanagan during the legislative session, about passing tough
new ethics laws, and no
reforms have been approved by the Legislature.
FPI's Executive Director, Ron Deutsch joins Barbara Bartoletti, Legislative Director for the League of Women Voters of
New York State and Blair Horner, Executive Director of NYPIRG on WCNY News to discuss the failure of lawmakers to pass contract procurement and
ethic reforms and voting
laws.