Sentences with phrase «one's public officials»

The following table ranks each state based on total convictions and convictions per 10,000 residents of public officials in federal corruption cases between 1976 and 2010.

He will also work to increase the penalties for public officials who break the law, he wrote on his website.

Companies with renewable energy services and products should be making friends with public officials in municipalities throughout the country.

The measure would strip pension benefits for public officials convicted of a felony.

Many associations use this method because they prefer the direct contact with public officials.

Several hundred people looked on as public officials told of their support for the families of the dead.

The amendment is aimed at stripping public officials convicted of corruption of their pension benefits.

It rarely works, but that doesn't stop public officials from trying.

Still, upstate voters backed one agreement that was in the broader budget framework: 79 percent supporting stripping corrupt public officials of their pension through a constitutional amendment.

Lawmakers and public officials on both sides of the aisle have used political funds to cover a variety of items, including car leases.

The leaked files made personal financial records of wealthy people and elected public officials public, with offshore accounts becoming a major focus for the press.

As I mentioned in the commentary, most believe that his title indicates he was a high ranking public official.

This is just as he will seek greater international cooperation against corrupt public officials at the summit.

When you're seeking action from local public officials about your desire for speed bumps or a new library branch in your neighborhood, contacting the right people can be very important.

They came up with 22 assumptions that people, including public officials, make to support the potential effectiveness of armed teachers.

Lawmakers this year approved first passage of a constitutional amendment that would strip public officials convicted of felony corruption of their pensions.

A new South Korean bill requires public officials to declare their cryptocurrency investments.

Shouldn't public officials consider what the public wants?

So the side in favor of stricter gun laws can afford to have a lower percentage of its people contacting public officials.

In reality, most clients and shelter providers — and even many public officials — agree that the private and religious sectors can do a better job than the city.

She has fought corruption, prosecuted white collar criminals, brought down organized crime operations and held public officials accountable for their abuses of power.

He also called for the exploration of «deep public financing in city elections» and for increased transparency surrounding meetings between public officials and lobbyists.

Without transparency, it's tough for parents, voters and taxpayers to hold schools and public officials accountable.

The amendment, which received bipartisan support, would extend the legislation to all state public officials — not just those who took office after 2011, to which the current law applies.

By virtue of your service as a former public official, you should know better.

However, it's those issues which public officials need to focus, not a dog breed.

Asked how the ban will be enforced, public officials said they will rely on residents to police each other.

In a nutshell, most public officials have a large amount of discretionary power, much of which is not monitored particularly closely.

And two - thirds of those surveyed believe he is an ethical public official.

In many states, the highest - paid public official is a college football coach.

For local associations, only public officials in your service area should be included in your mailing list.

That is how public officials treat citizens with respect.

Public sector unions can drive total revenue for their industry higher without any improvements in productivity simply by getting public officials to increase taxes.

The proposal comes as lawmakers are drawing closer to an agreement on a constitutional amendment that would force public officials convicted of corruption to surrender their pension benefits.

Now, several public officials, residents, and environmental groups have questioned whether such a plant is needed.

We're lobbying public officials and working to elect reproductive health champions.

We made over 900 phone calls to public officials advocating change.

Not all of the rally attendees were young; some veteran local public officials turned up as well.

Every day, thousands of parents, educators, journalists and public officials use our web materials or contact our office for help.

But one rarely hears public officials mention the nation's military deficit.

In fact, very little of the bill had anything to do with the recent corruption scandals or even public officials.

Public officials accused of violations of such statutes suffer but mild embarrassment from a public which really doesn't appreciate that what they don't know can hurt them.

All you need to do is declare your support for charter schools and urge public officials to protect them.

We as public officials need to hold ourselves to the highest moral standards.

The problem with a powerful public official having valuable secrets is they can be exploited for more than just financial gain.

Moreover, public officials generally owe a duty to provide their constituents with honest services.