commission
on public ethics and the legislative ethics commission in implementing the provisions of Chapter 399 of
They included Rich Bamberger, Cuomo's communications director for his first two years in office; Stephanie Benton, Cuomo's personal assistant; Jeremy Creelan of Cuomo's counsel's office, a specialist
on public ethics policy; SUNY Poly spokesman David Doyle, and many more.
His current research is
on public ethics and the machinery of public integrity enforcement in western Europe.
That morning's papers carried the news that de Blasio's fundraising activities were being investigated by U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara, the Manhattan district attorney Cyrus Vance, and a state commission
on public ethics.
That's according to the Joint Commission
on Public Ethic's annual lobbying report, which shows $ 205 million in 2012 was spent trying to influence public policy in Albany.
According to New York's Joint Commission
on Public Ethic (JCOPE), «No State resources of any type may be used in furtherance of activities, including, but not limited to, telephones, office supplies, postage, photocopying machines, computers and support staff.
Not exact matches
(In late September, five corporate AI leaders — Amazon, Facebook, Google, IBM, and Microsoft — formed the nonprofit Partnership
on AI to advance
public understanding of the subject and conduct research
on ethics and best practices.)
A few I've recommended to my engineers include those that focus
on problem solving,
public speaking, professionalism, work
ethics and leadership.»
Need proof, check out the global Empathy Index, which analyzes the
ethics, leadership, company culture, brand perception and
public social media messaging of 170 companies listed
on major financial indexes.
Or will those churches now complete their sectarian withdrawal from the arena of
public debate as their theologians and activists go
on speaking to themselves as though they were living 350 years ago and economics were just a branch of biblical
ethics?
As Murray points out, and with some exasperation, our elite culture insists
on a nonjudgmental
public ethic.
In the final analysis, the churches» ability to teach the
ethic of eco-justice to the
public depends
on the assessment we make of the religious and ethical significance of our
public traditions — in particular, the civic tradition of participatory democracy.
They may frequently engage moral questions in institutional contexts where the theological warrants for a specific ethical issue may not be honored — as when they advise
on matters of medical
ethics,
public policy and ecological practice.
Given my rather
public skepticism of the thesis that humans are causing any significant climate change, my friend Bob Benne, who is the director of the
ethics center at Roanoke College, invited me down to Roanoke to debate Mr. Cizik
on these matters.
Spelled out in a lengthy lead editorial entitled «Evangelicals in the Social Struggle,» as well as in books such as Aspects of Christian Social Ethics, Henry's understanding of Christian social responsibility stressed (a) society's need for the spiritual regeneration of all men and women, (b) an interim social program of humanitarian care, ethical proclamation, and personal, structural application, and (c) a theory of limited government centering
on certain «freedom rights,» e. g., the rights to
public property, free speech, and so
on.18 Though the shape of this social
ethic thus closely parallels that of the present editorial position of Moody Monthly, it must be distinguished from its counterpart by the time period involved (it pushed others like Moody Monthly into a more active involvement in the social arena), by the intensity of its commitment to social responsibility, by the sophistication of its insight into political theory and practice, and by its willingness to offer structural critique
on the American political system.
Based
on that view, they attempt to develop an
ethic of life with concomitant
public policy proposals.
Presumably, the committee from the United Church of Christ that called
on Abernathy to «repent» of his authorship of the King autobiography felt that King's personal life was so uninteresting, or that such a neat separation could be made between personal morality and
public ethics, that Abernathy could have only destructive motives for his revelation.
And when I started a
public radio program
on religion,
ethics and meaning seven years ago, I was also quite aware that I was inviting people to put words around something as intimate as anything we try to talk about, and as ultimately ineffable.
Rather, I suspect that the practical application of an
ethic of food and drink will have to present the
public with an ever more graphic picture of what is being done and rely
on the inherent wisdom of human beings eventually to make some humanitarian decisions.
My thesis is that the many visions of perfection are more or less the same or at least analogical, and therefore if each Faith keeps its
ethics of law dynamic within the framework of and in tension with its own transcendent vision of perfection, the different religious and secular Faiths can have a fruitful dialogue at depth
on the nature of human alienation which makes love impossible and for updating our various approaches to personal and
public law with greater realism with insights from each other.
If each Faith keeps its
ethics of law dynamic within the framework of and in tension with its own transcendent vision of perfection, the different religious and secular Faiths can have a fruitful dialogue
on the nature of human alienation which makes love impossible and for updating our various approaches to personal and
public law with greater realism with insights from each other.
In short, these lobby groups have shifted the categories of discourse and changed the rules of practical
public engagement
on the issue of sexual
ethics in a way that preempts any and all deviation from the party line.
Virtually every Christian
public ethic that justifies behavior that runs counter to the example and teaching of Jesus does it
on the grounds of «responsibility.»
Tammi has been writing about food culture,
ethics and politics since 2006 at her blog TammiJonas: Food
Ethics, and speaks regularly
on food sovereignty at
public events,
on radio, and in print media.
Andrea Grossman, a
public relations officer for Tufts University's human nutrition research center
on aging, was quoted by the Beijing Youth Daily as saying that the study
on golden rice was approved by authorities in both countries after an examination by
ethics committees.
Vegetarian Resource Group is a non-profit organization dedicated to educating the
public on vegetarianism and the interrelated issues of health, nutrition, ecology,
ethics, and world hunger.
In our first year, we passed sweeping
ethics reform, opened the books
on Senate expenditures for the first time in history, and made every legislative action the Senate takes available to the
public.»
The IDC will hold another
public hearing
on ethics and campaign finance reform from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. in Buffalo.
After failing in their effort two weeks ago to force the Senate Republicans to hold a
public hearing
on a package of
ethics reform bills, the Senate Democrats are taking matters into their own hands.
The Senate Democrats are again trying to use a 2009 chamber rule change to their advantage in hopes of forcing a
public hearing
on their reform agenda, which is contained in five
ethics and campaign finance - related bills.
Republicans called for a Joint Commission
on Public Ethics investigation when Duffy announced he had interviewed at the RBA and it's likely many of these same Republicans will call for another
ethics probe if Duffy takes the job.
«This forum will offer an important
public hearing
on critical
ethics reform.
In the United Kingdom, thanks to the powerful influence of the Committee
on Standards in
Public Life, we tend to see public ethics primarily in positive terms: as standards to be upheld not as criminal corruption to be prev
Public Life, we tend to see
public ethics primarily in positive terms: as standards to be upheld not as criminal corruption to be prev
public ethics primarily in positive terms: as standards to be upheld not as criminal corruption to be prevented.
An opinion from the
ethics and lobbying regulators at the Joint Commission
on Public Ethics found Lee would not have to reimburse the state for rides
on state aircraft as long as it is being used for state business.
The ad also goes after Paladino
on new front by citing recent reports that he resigned from a
public board amid an
ethics investigation.
Cuomo said he would push for
ethics reform, including a ban or limits
on outside income for
public officials, including legislators.
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.
The head of the state's Republican Party has filed a formal complaint with the state's
public ethics commission, alleging that Gov. Andrew Cuomo and his former top aide — Percoco, now
on trial for bribery — broke the state's
public officers law.
The first
public meeting of the state's new
ethics commission came
on the day that another State Senator pleaded guilty to felony corruption charges.
ALBANY — Good - government advocates are pinning their hopes for passage of substantial
ethics and campaign finance reforms
on very
public examinations of alleged corruption set to take place over the next six months.
After a year in which Dean Skelos and Sheldon Silver, respective legislative leaders of both the State Senate and State Assembly, were convicted for defrauding the
public for personal gain, politicians in Albany have once again refused to act
on preventing corruption and enacting needed
ethics reform and running a more open government.
interested enough in finding out what the Commission had discovered that he has launched an inquiry, in part, to get to the bottom of whether «investigations potentially significant to the
public interest have been bargained away as part of the negotiated arrangement between legislative and executive leaders,» as he wrote in a letter to the Commission's members
on April 3 — a reference to the
ethics deal struck between the governor and the Legislature as part of their budget agreement at the end of March, which coincided with Cuomo's announcement that he was shutting down the Commission.
• Transforming the ethical environment in Government: Governor Cuomo's «Clean Up Albany» agenda would institute campaign finance reforms including a system of
public financing for elections, limits
on contribution levels, creating an independent redistricting commission, creating independent monitoring and enforcement of
ethics laws, and requiring full disclosure of outside income and clients.
The head of the state's Republican Party has filed a formal complaint with the state's
public ethics commission, alleging that Governor Cuomo and his top aide, Joe Percoco, now
on trial for bribery, broke the state's
public officers law.
Blair Horner, with the New York
Public Interest Research Group says it's an attempt to break the gridlock
on ethics changes.
An
ethics bill signed this past summer puts
ethics investigations for both the legislative and executive branches in the hands of the Joint Commission
on Public Ethics.
Gov. Cuomo Proposes
Public Financing of Elections in State of the State Address In his annual State of the State address
on Wednesday, Governor Andrew Cuomo outlined his vision for New York, including a bold proposal for comprehensive
ethics reform.
A
public hearing
on an
ethics probe into Rangel's dealings will be held Thursday.
The groups urged bans
on a pay - to - play culture in Albany to limit political donations by firms seeking state contracts, closing a loophole heavily used by Cuomo and others that allow limited liability companies to skirt donation limits to politicians by private companies, creation of «truly independent»
ethics oversight agencies, a
public, searchable database of state economic development deals and creation of «clean contracting» systems to govern awards of state contracts.
When he faced questions about a pending state
ethics probe back in March, State Sen. Marc C. Panepinto insisted he knew of no investigation and cited the need for an official notice from the Joint Commission
on Public Ethics.