Honda's 2016 re-election campaign was marred by
an ongoing ethics investigation related to his 2014 campaign.
Despite
an ongoing ethics investigation into his fundraising — a point the GOP has repeatedly sought to exploit — Bishop has a strong favorable rating in his district, 54 - 39.
Not exact matches
Still, the amount of money raised is eyebrow - raising for good - government advocates, who have been pushing for a host of
ethics reforms in the wake of the corruption scandals, arrests and convictions, with still more
investigations ongoing.
Other question topics included how Cuomo's love of cars and motorcycles affects his actions on mass transit, the
ongoing investigations of Mayor de Blasio's fundraising efforts in the 2014 senate elections and whether Cuomo has been questioned in those
investigations, current legislative efforts at retroactively extending the statute of limitations in child sex abuse cases, the developing troubles of Suffolk County District Attorney Tom Spota and whether Cuomo will act to remove Spota, the likelihood of «
ethics reform» passing in this legislative session, the timing of an inspector general's report on the 2015 Dannemora prison escape and Cuomo's planned trip to Italy.
The favorable ratings for Cuomo come after weeks of negative news stories about the governor's alleged interference in an
ethics panel and an
ongoing federal
investigation.
There's another factor that may be hampering any further
ethics reform, and that's the
ongoing investigations by U.S Attorney Preet Bharara, who has said he's not finished yet.
Following his comments on the
ongoing investigation, Cuomo told reporters that
ethics reform is among the bills he wants passed and on his desk to sign before State Legislators adjourn later this month.
There are new developments in an
ethics investigation and a criminal probe in the
ongoing sexual harassment scandal in the New York State Assembly.
«With
ongoing federal
investigations into potential
ethics violations by several state lawmakers, this report highlights that there are many legal channels through which special interests exert their influence in Sacramento,» Kathay Feng, executive director of CA Common Cause, said in a press release.