Sentences with phrase «not state ethics watchdogs»

Not exact matches

It ain't over'til the state's top ethics watchdog panel howls.

We did find some interesting files, most of which were in a box of records that contained the daily schedules and notebooks of Ellen Biben, Cuomo's former public integrity chief and now the state's top ethics watchdog, that contained some interesting — though not particularly explosive — materials.

Additionally, the problem of Albany corruption again being addressed not by internal state watchdogs, but instead by the U.S. Attorney who this month is prosecuting charges against the two most recent former legislative leaders, demonstrates the clear need to strengthen our state's own ethics enforcement.

«It's pretty clear that all of the state ethics watchdogs are not really meeting their role,» said Horner who said there's been an «unbelievable» series of scandals in the legislature and governor's office in recent years.

While some state lawmakers have hailed the recent passage of new ethics measures, others along with government watchdogs say the state Legislature didn't take a big enough step to address political corruption.