Sentences with phrase «of sweeping ethics reform»

Despite the promise of sweeping ethics reform, very little has materialized in the wake of repeated corruption scandals.

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Cuomo at the start of the year unveiled few big surprises: He wanted to increase the state's minimum wage to $ 15; a paid family leave program; sweeping ethics reform.

It provides for disclosure of outside income by lawmakers, creates a true independent monitor to investigate corruption, and spells out tough, new rules that lobbyists must follow,» said Cuomo, who campaigned on a platform last fall that called for sweeping ethics reform.

ALBANY — Gov. Cuomo and leaders of the scandal - scarred Legislature agreed on a sweeping ethics - reform package late yesterday that will at long last force lawmakers to publicly disclose their outside incomes and name clients they represent before the state.

Cuomo has been sympathetic to the push for a salary hike, but has said he wants lawmakers to take up sweeping campaign finance and ethics reform in the process, including the public financing of political campaigns and limits on outside income for lawmakers.

Astorino clashed with Senate Republicans during the gubernatorial campaign last year, with the top of the GOP ticket calling for sweeping ethics reform in Albany and knocking the majority conference in the Senate as being part of the problem in state government.

Before the latest ethics reform craze swept the state Capitol in reaction to the Sheldon Silver corruption scandal, education was the top topic of debate among lawmakers and Gov. Andrew Cuomo.

Cuomo said that he wanted a special session to tackle sweeping ethics and campaign - finance reform changes, including the public financing of political campaigns as well as a cap on outside pay and banning employment of state lawmakers from firms that have business before the state.

At noon, Assemblywoman Sandy Galef unveils sweeping slate of anti-corruption reform bills tackling issues of power, ethics and transparency in state government, LCA Room (130), LOB, Albany.

Last week Gov. Andrew Cuomo, with the usual annoying self - righteous pomposity, announced another of his «sweeping» ethics reforms.

Besides his ethics promise Cuomo insists he will only increase state education spending by $ 327 million if the Legislature does not accept his sweeping education reforms, which include a new teacher evaluation system and an increase of the charter school cap.

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.

As part of the Senate minority, Schneiderman struggled for sweeping ethics reforms and in his brief time in the majority, he fell into Albany's routine ethics triage by responding to the latest scandal with bandaids.

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 reforms.

«I have put forth a number of times sweeping proposals on ethics reforms.