Sentences with phrase «on corruption issues»

In March, Schneiderman hired Howard Master as a senior enforcement counsel, who will directly focus on corruption issues regarding the White House.

Blaming the con con is at odds with the stance taken by Conservative Party Chairman Mike Long, who said in an interview last week the convention referendum turnout had little impact on the corruption issues in Nassau County.

In responding, Senate Democratic spokesman Michael Murphy focused on corruption issues in Nassau County, calling McGrath a «Skelos clone.»

And Perini doesn't have the funding for a last - minute campaign blitz to pound Democrats on the corruption issue.

Not exact matches

The African nation of Zambia, for instance, has only enough food available to provide its population with 1,870 calories on average, per day, according to a striking global map in the October issue of National Geographic — and in truth, in much of the world, such calorie counts offer an inflated view of what's actually accessible to most citizens, due to widespread poverty, civil unrest, natural disasters, corruption, government mismanagement, food - distribution failures, and other issues.

One of the most popular behavioral economists tweets about far - ranging issues like why we lie, and what psychological factors led to corruption on Wall Street.

Two, make charitable donations, both to humanitarian groups as well as to groups that are focused on issues like good governance and fighting corruption.

Ramos said he was just a reporter who speaks out on crucial issues like corruption and racism, which he suggested fit into a broader category that includes immigrant rights.

The exclusive stories cover criminal justice, expose corruption and scandal and shine light on issues in local communities.

Military politics The Edmonton Journal «s Graham Thomson recaps Foreign Affairs Minister David Emerson's whirlwind tour of Afghanistan, noting his comments on the security situation, corruption and other issues mirrored the trip itself: «low - key, cautious and short,» not to mention, in contrast with his predecessor, «gaffe - free.»

In China, we have seen how rigid compliance with regime orthodoxy has led to political and policy disasters, whether during the Cultural Revolution and Tiananmen, or on contemporary issues of environment, national minorities, and corruption, many of which still can not be discussed openly.

When a special char in an application running on a common operating system generates a memory corruption issue, a holistic security immune system is the key to minimizing the impact of a DoS event.

This reminds me of the way the church deals with critical issues today such as women's rights, racism, sexual abuse, sexuality and gender, same - sex marriage, corruption among its leaders, and so on.

as a christian, i agree that i'm tired of the anti-gay anti-choice rhetoric that ties together religion and politics and paints us «religious» folk with one colour... it's time we start moving on to issues we can solve politically, like providing for the poor and reducing corporate corruption

Oliver takes on smaller, justice - oriented issues — corruption in scholarship programs, unfairness in immigration and racism in the prison system.

Ironically, the 2016 — 2017 Supreme Court roundup also appearing in the October issue of First Things («A Less Corrupt Term») quotes Justice Samuel Alito saying of the Court's majority opinion on same - sex marriage that it «evidences... the deep and perhaps irremediable corruption of our legal culture's conception of constitutional interpretation.»

In a statement, Cox said the buck should stop with the governor on the issue of corruption in state government.

After that, not a lot happened policy-wise for weeks as attention turned not to post-budget issues, but to the growing corruption scandal surrounding the governor's key upstate economic development program, the Buffalo Billion, which has focused on lobbyist Todd Howe and former Cuomo aide and confidant Joe Percoco.

Mr Mahama complained that his appointees are always attacked on social media by anonymous accounts on social media, especially when issues of corruption are topical.

d) Take on the taboo of corruption in UK politics (lobbying, revolving door, party financing, parliamentary standards)-- acknowledged as a key corruption issue for the UK by everyone except those who are themselves in politics;

Kaminsky has focused heavily on corruption and ethics issues during the campaign to replace Skelos, a key race that could put the narrowly divided Senate in play.

For this reason, he would establish an Office of Special Prosecutor to deal with «the toxic issue of corruption» within the first six months of his administration if he wins this year's election, adding a successful Ghana, can only be built on the basis of good governance, underpinned by efficient and honest public services.

On key issues — fighting corruption, combating heroin abuse, controlling taxes, health care, education and job creation — voters in majority or plurality margins believe Akshar would better deal with them than Fiala.

The party was renamed the «Reform Party» as a way to broaden its appeal to voters on issues such as term limits and stopping corruption, Astorino has said.

Jury deliberations in the corruption trial of former top Cuomo aide Joe Percoco appeared to have run aground on their fourth day, as three jurors issued notes asking to be excused from the case, with one expressing concern about the storm expected to slam the New York City metro area; and another saying that she has sick children.

Based on these performances it appears their hopes for winning any of these Long Island or Hudson Valley seats (prior to the next presidential election) are contingent on unique circumstances such as a strong third - party candidate in the race, a special election or a corruption issue.

Democrat Eric Schneiderman has hired one of the top public - corruption prosecutors under former Manhattan U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara to focus specifically on issues involving the Trump administration.

Since Silver was convicted in late 2015, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a significant ruling on public corruption cases.

It's possible, though not certain, he said, the trials might «inject the issue of corruption» into the 2018 elections and force politicians to «stake out more concrete positions on what should be done to address the problem.»

The speech Wednesday in Albany is expected to touch on issues including public corruption and the federal tax overhaul.

Hawkins is an advocate for campaign finance reform and said the recent trial of Joe Percoco, a former aide to Cuomo and a longtime friend who was convicted on corruption charges earlier this month, displays issues apparent in the state's campaign finance structure.

But with voters focused on the issue of public corruption, after indictments of key officials including County Executive Edward Mangano, the candidates have said less than usual about the central issue in past campaigns: How to cut high county property taxes.

«Even, at the end of the day, if there is no conviction here [Cuomo] is going to have to deal with a continued focus on public integrity and corruption issues.»

News reports indicate that the staffer was eventually fired for so - called performance issues and that supposedly the allegations did not involve Avella directly but rather «management staff» but given Avella's own claims regarding Albany's culture of corruption and predilection to cover things up can we really rely on this?

I request you go back and study critically Nana Akufo - Addo Dankwa's posts for or five times aired in the social media ON THIS ISSUE OF CORRUPTION CALLING.

«He pretends to be a moderate when it benefits him, but on the issues that matter the most for Upstate New York, he has been a rubber stamp for the corruption and failed liberal policies of Governor Cuomo, Sheldon Silver, Ray Halbritter and New York City liberals,» Tenney said.

The court had, on October 23, at the instance of Metuh issued a subpoena to compel Jonathan to appear in court for the purpose of giving evidence in his trial on an alleged corruption.

Speaking on The Big Issue, he suggested that blanket directive to probe all corruption claims may not be the best.

Corruption took the front burner on Sunday as African leaders gathered in Addis Ababa to review issues bordering on the continent.

«Therefore, it behoves the government to ensure that on the list of its priority, is not only the corruption issue but also security of the nation and safety of the people.

Astorino's 2014 running mate, Chemung County Sheriff Chris Moss, also issued a statement on the Skelos scandal, declaring himself «sick» of the endless corruption cases in Albany.

When Buhari was campaigning, he made war on corruption a campaign issue and, since he came to power, that has been our national anthem.

In the wake of the arrest of Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos on federal corruption charges this morning, Westchester County Executive Rob Astorino, the 2014 GOP gubernatorial candidate, issued a statement expressing «confidence» that the Long Island lawmaker «will do the right thing and promptly resign his leadership position.»

Bharara said the secret agreement was a corruption of Silver's public duties because he continued to be lobbied by lobbyists from the developers and some of the developer's recommendations on real estate issues were adopted into law by the legislature.

Adam Skelos — who faces a retrial in June alongside his dad on corruption charges — had his bail conditions modified to include mental health treatment, according to an order issued by Manhattan federal judge Kimba Wood on Monday.

State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman, commenting on the controversial Moreland Commission on anti corruption, which is now under federal investigation, says his opponent is wrongly trying to score «cheap political points» by pressing the issue.

This looks promising on paper: the district contains more Democrats than Repblicans, and polls taken last year in a race for district attorney showed the appearance of corruption was a major issue in voters» minds.

New York Republican consultants want to borrow a page from new Democratic Nassau County Executive Laura Curran's campaign playbook by focusing relentlessly on the issue of corruption when challenging Gov. Cuomo this year.

Cuomo has run other ads, but they focused on issues — the property tax cap, cleaning up corruption in Albany.

Nobel Laureate, Professor Wole Soyinka, the Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, his predecessor, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole and the Chairman Presidential Advisory Committee Against Corruption (PACAC), Professor Itse Sagay, on Friday made attempts to answer questions about the knotty issue of restructuring the nation.