Sentences with phrase «on public integrity»

Lets see: nominating a Superintendent that is beholden to him after his 2007 report on interference in the State Police called for an independent Super; elevating his person to Chair the commission on public integrity, and now another confidant as IG.

«I voted for Zephyr Teachout in the Democratic primary for three reasons: Her position on education, on public integrity, and on the environment.,» Ravitch said on her blog Friday.

I voted for Zephyr Teachout in the Democratic primary for three reasons: her position on education, on public integrity, and on the environment.

«I want to send a signal to two audiences — one are the elected officials in the state of New York — we're going to raise the bar on public integrity; public trust.

New York will be ranked among other states on its public integrity as the Sheldon Silver corruption trial enters its second week.

«I want to send a signal to two audiences — one are the elected officials in the state of New York — we're going to raise the bar on public integrity, public trust,» Cuomo said in July 2013.

«During the campaign, I made a commitment that we would either pass real ethics reform with real disclosure and real enforcement or I would form a Moreland Commission on public integrity,» the governor cotinued.

«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.»

«It certainly raises questions when contributions are made to groups that then turn around and endorse you,» said Goldfeder, who worked on public integrity matters for Cuomo when he was attorney general.

Not exact matches

And in a turn that is likely to be most significant for his campaign, in 2014 he was indicted for corruption, on charges stemming from his veto of a $ 7.5 million appropriation for a public integrity unit, seen as a bid to pressure a district attorney to step down.

The PCAOB said in its own statement that it «has cooperated with and appreciates the government's actions to preserve and reinforce the integrity of the PCAOB's regulatory oversight programs that protect investors who rely on the audits of public companies.»

On Tuesday night, after the abuse allegations against Porter were made public by the Daily Mail, Kelly said in a statement: «Rob Porter is a man of true integrity and honor, and I can't say enough good things about him.

As such, the public's confidence in the integrity of the FISA process depends on the court's ability to hold the government to the highest standard, particularly as it relates to surveillance of American citizens.

it's broadcasted on the blockchain network and stored on a public ledger, which helps to ensure transparency and integrity of the digital currency.

He never ceased caring primarily for the nation, but, if he was to sustain his private integrity and his public prophethood, he was compelled to fall back on God in secret and to find an inner temple when the outer temple was destroyed.

You get the Obama administration's contraceptive / abortifacient mandate on steroids and a full - scale legal assault by Clinton Administration 3.0 on the capacity of religious institutions to be themselves as they understand themselves to be: communities of religious conviction with a right to their own moral integrity, not mere instruments for delivering whatever the government deems to be a public service or a public good.

What began as a kind of public humiliation of «the angriest man in the world» slowly transformed into a cult following of a man who insisted... with choice words... on living a life of integrity.

The league is an entity that depends on integrity and in the confidence of the public and we simply can not tolerate conduct that endangers others or reflects negatively on our game.

While Ed Miliband floats around the country playing the role of a man with integrity, it's worth noting that despite «marching for the alternative» a few years ago with the people he claims to represent, he turned his back on public sector workers and those on «Workfare», whilst allowing changes to employment law to go through virtually unchallenged, allowing the coalition to force through it's anti-worker agenda.

(Nice public integrity mention on the day that AG Andrew Cuomo filed his second lawsuit against Senate Majority Leader Pedro Espada Jr..)

His current research is on public ethics and the machinery of public integrity enforcement in western Europe.

«I have always lived my life with dignity, integrity and honesty; and I can say without hesitation that I brought those same characteristics everyday when I proposed bills, passed legislation, debated public policy, and fought tooth and nail to protect western New York on the floor of the New York State Senate for the past 38 years.»

Then, there are the many troubles of Senate President Saraki, all hinged on alleged lack of basic integrity in government and scant regard for public morality.

If the proposed Joint Commission on Public Ethics becomes a reality, the public must demand commissioners of quality, independence and integrity and keep an eye on how it functions in praPublic Ethics becomes a reality, the public must demand commissioners of quality, independence and integrity and keep an eye on how it functions in prapublic must demand commissioners of quality, independence and integrity and keep an eye on how it functions in practice.

Gov. David A. Paterson called on every member of the state's public integrity commission to resign on Wednesday in the wake of a damaging report about the commission's handling of an investigation into his predecessor, Eliot Spitzer.

On May 4, the commission found that McCullough failed «to act in a manner that promotes public confidence in the integrity and impartiality of the judiciary.»

On the issue of private integrity and public fitness for office, public opinion is more evenly spread across demographic groups, with clear warnings for those who believe personal integrity is a matter for the private sphere alone.

«I always want the city and the county and local communities to elect people who share the values of the public, that are going to work hard, they have the utmost integrity, that you can rely on in a moment of crisis to make sound decisions, and will attract quality people to an administration,» he said.

NYS Education Commissioner David Steiner's judgment and his own personal integrity are at issue here, as well as the independence and disinterestedness of the panel he has named to advise him on whether to grant the waiver to unqualified Cathleen Black, which she needs in order to assume the post of NYC Public Schools Chancellor.

This by extension and in the opinion of CADA means that no private or state institution can directly or indirectly get involved in matters of elections without the express permission of EC and once the permission is given, EC must have oversight responsibility to ensure that activities, actions and inactions of any private, public institution or individual involved in elections do not impinge on the integrity of the electoral process.

Speaking on Adom FM's Personality Profile Programme on Monday morning, Mr Mensah maintained that in advanced political environments where individuals» rights and liberties, dignity and integrity are cherished, such claims of corruption are investigated quietly and brought to the public domain only when sufficient evidence of impropriety has been established and charges are preferred.

According to him, the largest share of responsibility for nurturing, sustaining and continuously deepening Nigeria's electoral process rests on the Commission, as a result of which it must take the lead in demonstrating to the general public and all staff, that the integrity of the electoral processes is the defining moment for credible electoral outcomes.

Silver's lawyers went on to quote a key staffer who said that Silver «acted with integrity and exhibited a deep, consistent commitment to issues that he felt best served the public interest.»

Dr. Ambomaje, in a recent article on the internet reminded me of the character testimonial that then Vice-President Mills who had been a personal friend of mine for over 30 years at the time gave me on 5th September 2000 when he introduced me to the public at the NDC Headquarters thus: «Prof. Mills described Mr. Amidu as someone who shared his personal values, adding that his nominee has character, integrity, experience and sound judgment.

ALBANY — When announcing the formal creation of the Joint Commission on Public Ethics in late 2011, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said the new entity would use its «robust enforcement powers» to «aggressively investigate corruption and help maintain integrity in state government.»

Our petition is grounded on an audio recording in the public domain (copy attached to this petition) which contains the voices of the said ACP Addo Danquah and one Kwame Asare Obeng also known as A-Plus who will be referred to as A-Plus for the purposes of this petition, which we believe has brought the professional integrity of the Ghana Police Service into disrepute.

Attorney General Andrew Cuomo just spent nearly an hour on a conference call with reporters attempting to explain why he's recusing himself from two investigations of Governor David Paterson, and how it's all about insuring the public's trust in the integrity of the cases.

«There can be no question that a full ethics investigation into this improper exertion of state legislative influence by Senator Libous is required, either by virtue of this complaint or on the Commission's own initiative, in order to hold the state senator fully accountable to the standards of ethical conduct and public integrity state law requires of all members of the legislature.»

As attorney general, Cuomo made public integrity a central cause of his office, reeling in big fish like Alan Hevesi and Pedro Espada, and floating the tantalizing possibility of others, like Tom DiNapoli (more on him in a bit).

This results in a conflicted approach to public integrity measures, explaining why Cuomo is poised to sign off on a new budget that only superficially beefs up powers to police public corruption or install public financing of elections — while agreeing to dismantle the Moreland Commission he ostensibly created to overcome legislative resistance to cleaning up Albany.

«That the Parliament looks critically at the results of a new poll on support for nuclear weapons in Scotland commissioned by Lord Ashcroft; believes that the result stating that 51 % of Scots want the Trident nuclear deterrent to be replaced is misguidedly being used to suggest that a majority of Scots support keeping nuclear weapons in Scotland; understands that the results of this poll were intended to challenge the findings of a recent poll commissioned by the Scottish Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament that showed a decisive 75 % majority of the Scottish public is against both the cost and the reasoning behind the UK Government's intention to keep all of its nuclear weapons stationed in Scotland; understands that, while Lord Ashcroft conducted the poll to supposedly show that «more than half of Scots are in favour of nuclear weapons», the poll showed that only 37 % of Scots believe so in principle, compared with 48 % who do not; questions the integrity of a poll that, it understands, was privately paid for by a wealthy Tory backer; considers that Lord Ashcroft is spinning the results, and believes that he should stop doing so and accept what it considers the fact proven time and again that Scots want rid of nuclear weapons.»

The code requires members to act in the public interest and in accordance with the seven general principles of conduct identified by the committee on standards in public life: selflessness, integrity, objectivity, accountability, openness, honesty and leadership.

However, the Schneiderman venture is undeniably meaty on issues, including the topic of the cycle, public integrity.

«I respect the independence and integrity of the Joint Commission on Public Ethics and honor its decision to name Ellen Biben as its new executive director.

The General Public are hereby implored to disregard and discountenance the resolution of the Senate on the IGP as a deliberate blackmail, witch - hunting and mischievously aimed at casting aspersions on the hard earned integrity of the Inspector General of Police and the Nigeria Police Force.

«As with all matters of alleged public integrity violations, our office does not comment on the existence or status of pending investigations,» Cecilia Walsh, a spokeswoman for Mr. Soares, said on Tuesday.

«Even if there is no quid pro quo arrangement, just the mere appearance of someone handing over cash and then receiving a lucrative contract is damaging to the integrity of the public's confidence in government,» said Craig Holman, government affairs lobbyist for Public Citizen, a Washington, D.C. nonprofit that focuses on ethics and campaign finance ipublic's confidence in government,» said Craig Holman, government affairs lobbyist for Public Citizen, a Washington, D.C. nonprofit that focuses on ethics and campaign finance iPublic Citizen, a Washington, D.C. nonprofit that focuses on ethics and campaign finance issues.

«The Joint Commission on Public Ethics is an independent monitor that will aggressively investigate corruption and help maintain integrity in state government,» Governor Cuomo said.

«When it comes to public integrity, you can't have enough police officers on the beat, right?

«The Joint Commission on Public Ethics is an independent monitor that will aggressively investigate corruption and help maintain integrity in state government,» Cuomo said.