Sentences with phrase «of ethics overhaul»

In a statement, Senate GOP spokesman Scott Reif indicated the conference would be open to discussing some of the ethics overhaul ideas (keep in mind, the Republican conference alongside the Assembly Democrats and Senate IDC filed a legal challenge to the legitimacy of the commission itself to subpoena outside business interests and clients).

Mr. Cuomo, a Democrat, and lawmakers are in talks to finalize the terms of what he has named as his top priority: a package of ethics overhauls designed to, among other things, shed more light on legislators» outside income.

Not exact matches

The people under the most pressure are the Senate Republicans, all of whom signed Koch's three - pronged pledge (it also included budget and ethics reform), only to turn around and pass a constitutional amendment that would overhaul the process in time for the 2022 elections but leave it in all it's partisan and un-independent glory this year.

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.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo plans to barnstorm the state and deploy various members of his cabinet in an all - out effort to pass his three major agenda items by the end of June: a 2 percent property tax cap, the legalization of gay marriage and an ethics overhaul.

David Grandeau, outspoken blogger and former executive director of the now - defunct Temporary Commission on Lobbying, has made no secret of his disdain for the job the Joint Commission on Public Ethics, an agency he calls «J - Joke» that was created by the 2011 ethics overhaul measure.

So far, he has succeeded in pushing through an ethics overhaul (although the resulting watchdog, JCOPE, has come under fire) and gotten the Legislature to do first passage of a constitutional amendment that would change the redistricting process for the next round of line drawing after the 2020 Census.

The governor said he believed this year's session was successful, despite the inability to agree on the schools and the failure to pass an ethics overhaul as well as other long - sought measures such as a longer time period within which victims of child sex abuse could sue their abusers.

«Government does not work without the trust of the people — and this ethics overhaul is an important step in restoring that trust.»

Cuomo wants a 2 percent cap on property taxes, an ethics overhaul and the legalization of gay marriage.

Cuomo is traveling the state promoting his big three agenda items for the rest of the year: The 2 percent tax cap, ethics overhaul and same - sex marriage.

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.

If Skelos was left out of the negotiations with Silver, it could make negotiations for an ethics overhaul that much harder.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo has called for a comprehensive overhaul of legislative ethics, and used Thursday's news to remind lawmakers of his threat to convene a panel of special prosecutors if they do not act before June.

Good government groups used the occasion of Silver's sentencing to renew their calls for comprehensive ethics reform, including limits on lawmakers» outside income and a comprehensive overhaul of the operation of the state Joint Commission on Public Ethics.

«If there any questions of how it operated, fine,» Cuomo said when asked about the commission, adding he wanted to do «more» on ethics overhaul legislation, but was proud of the results he's achieved so far.

Despite appearing jointly together, both Skelos and Silver are far apart on whether to allow public financing of campaigns to move forward, a coming flashpoint in the effort to overhaul campaign finance and ethics laws in the wake of two corruption scandals.

Former NYC Mayor Ed Koch kicked off his upstate NY Uprising tour in Buffalo today, and, true to his word, called out the so - called «enemies» of reform who declined to sign his trio of pledges to support nonpartisan redistricting, GAP budgeting and an ethics overhaul.

The Legislature in 2011 adopted an ethics overhaul measure that required greater disclosure of sources of outside income for state elected officials, as well as the creation of the latest lobbying regulator, the Joint Commission on Public Ethics.

Indeed, any sort of election law or ethics overhaul legislation is yet to be agreed to as the legislatives session enters its final 48 to 72 hours in Albany.

That's according to Steve Cohen, a former top aide to Gov. Andrew Cuomo, who sat down with Liz on Capital Tonight Tuesday evening to discuss the governor's push to overhaul ethics in Albany in the wake of a stream of public corruption cases.

In each of his State of the State speeches Cuomo has used the capitol building as a metaphor for something that was once glorious and can be restored; he has said he wants to re-establish New York «the progressive capital of the nation»; he has touted the number of on - time budgets he and the legislature have delivered (this year he'll say four in a row and counting); he has demanded more teacher accountability but explained new changes he's seeking; and, he has stressed a need for ethics rules overhaul and campaign finance reform while mentioning unsavory headlines.

Details of the contributors will likely be revealed once parts of the state's ethics overhaul law take effect later this year.

In 2011, Cuomo pushed an ethics overhaul measure that included greater disclosure of outside income and the creation of a new watchdog entity, the Joint Commission on Public Ethics.

DiFiore presided over the first 16 months of the commission's existence after Cuomo pushed an ethics enforcement overhaul in Albany.

The Iraqi combat veteran and Purple Heart recipient tackled a variety of topics with reporters, but he mainly stuck to his four - point plan for the state: separate overhauls of the economy, ethics, education and public safety.

After the landmark ethics overhaul enacted last year, the State Board of Elections has developed rules for the disclosure of spending by outside groups, but those that don't explicitly advocate for the election or defeat of a candidate are exempt from this requirement.

What is notable is what is not in the agreement — legislative compensation overhaul, desperately needed stronger ethics enforcement with greater public transparency of votes, comprehensive campaign finance reform with public financing that closes the LLC loophole and bans all personal use of campaign funds, strong disclosure and accountability for all executive and legislative discretionary lump sum funds, and a commitment to undertake the necessary examination and full - scale overhaul of our ethics and campaign finance laws.

Legislative leaders and Gov. Andrew Cuomo are on the verge of agreeing to an ethics overhaul measure with an announcement of an accord possibly coming Friday, according to several sources familiar with the negotiations.

Well, the news cycle, legislators and Gov. Andrew Cuomo seemed to all drop the issue of redrawing legislative lines by an independent commission at once with a loud thud as Albany's fruit - fly attention span turned to an ethics overhaul, a property tax cap and same - sex marriage legalization.

In Ulster, County Comptroller Elliott Auerbach's call for ethics overhaul fell mostly on deaf ears, except that the chairman of the legislature opined that the comptroller might have better things to do.

Senate Republicans have said they don't want to alter the original cap as proposed by Cuomo, who is now touring the state in support of the measure, along with an ethics overhaul and gay marriage legalization.

Asked whether the group should voluntarily disclose where its money comes from, Mr. Cuomo responded by noting that an overhaul of the state ethics law for which he won passage last year will require the disclosure of donors in the future.

ALBANY — Gov. David A. Paterson on Tuesday vetoed the Legislature's attempt to create new ethics panels to monitor elected officials and to require greater financial disclosure by lawmakers, halting for now an overhaul of the rules meant to curb political corruption.

Governor Cuomo could, as good government groups have suggested, compel the legislature to return for a special session to overhaul ethics laws, though the governor has made it clear in the past that he has no intention of doing so.

Kaminsky said he has spoken with Republicans who control the Senate and he's come away with two reasons why some don't see the need for a major overhaul of ethics and corruption - related criminal laws.

What more motivation does the State Legislature need to enact a comprehensive overhaul of ethics laws that would require full disclosure of the source and amount of outside income, and how it was earned?

«We must restore honor and integrity to government with tough new ethics standards, expanded disclosure requirements, independent investigators to root out and punish corruption, and an overhaul of campaign finance laws,» said Cuomo.

Attorney General Eric Schneiderman will call for an overhaul of Albany's ethics laws, including an end to outside income and per diem payments, and an increase in legislative pay, in a speech to the good government group Citizens Union on Monday evening.

DiFiore presided over the first 16 months of the commission's existence after Cuomo pushed an ethics enforcement overhaul.

Other Democrats, including Cuomo rival Attorney General Eric Schneiderman, have been advocating a special session to take on an overhaul of ethics enforcement.

While some believe that a line - item review of each ethics rule is sufficient, others believe that an entire overhaul of the current rules is what's required.