Sentences with phrase «package of ethics reforms»

The Independent Democratic Conference has repeatedly put forth a comprehensive package of ethics reforms and we expect the conviction of Dean Skelos will serve as a catalyst for change.»

But by April of the following year, after facing strident resistance from lawmakers over the authority of the commission, Cuomo announced the investigation would disband after a deal was reached with legislators over a new package of ethics reforms Cuomo said obviated the need for the commission.

Independent Democratic Conference (IDC) leader Senator Jeff Klein said his conference has repeatedly put forth a comprehensive package of ethics reforms.

Cuomo is pushing a package of ethics reform proposals including public financing of political campaigns and strengthened disclosure of outside income for elected officials — measure he says must be in the final state budget agreement.

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.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo and Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie announced today that they've reached an agreement on a package of ethics reforms that Mr. Cuomo touted as the «most stringent» in the country, but stops short of banning outside income.

Cuomo dismantled the commission he appointed in 2014 after lawmakers agreed to a package of ethics reforms.

Cuomo has proposed a package of ethics reforms, including eight different bills for closing the so - called LLC loophole in state election law.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo included a public financing system, along with a package of ethics reform legislation, in his $ 142 billion budget proposal.

Senate Democrats on Monday unveiled a package of ethics reform legislation that would cap outside income, strengthen disclosure requirements and close a loophole in campaign finance laws that guarantees unlimited contributions from limited liability corporations.

Later in the week, the governor announced another package of ethics reforms that he promised would end the unrelenting scandals that have plagued state government.

But in March 2014, Cuomo, whose administration had been accused of interfering with the panel, ordered it discontinued, after a package of ethics reforms was passed by the state legislature.

But that did not happen before Cuomo was able to use the commission's report to get state lawmakers to agree to a package of ethics reforms, which created new crimes for violating the public trust and corrupting government.

He selected the commission over a year ago in a move designed to deflect criticisms over his failure to get the Legislature, scarred with yet another round of scandal, to pass a package of ethics reforms.

In the wake of the corruption scandal that brought down former Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver at the beginning of this year, Gov. Andrew Cuomo proposed a package of ethics reform measures and vowed to force the Legislature's hand in accepting it as part of this year's budget deal — even if that meant shutting down the government.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo Wednesday delivered his $ 145 billion state budget that includes a 4.3 percent increase in school aid, billions in transportation upgrades and a package of ethics reforms aimed to clean up the Capitol.

Cuomo was forced to detour during budget talks and negotiate another package of ethics reforms (the third in five years), and jettisoned many of the same items that are currently languishing.

ALBANY — Gov. Cuomo conceded Tuesday that his package of ethics reforms will probably have to wait until the state budget is adopted next month.

Cuomo says he's continuing to push for a package of ethics reforms that will require legislators to fully disclose their outside income, curb abuses of their daily expense accounts, and end pensions for lawmakers convicted of crimes.

Gov. Cuomo formed the Moreland Commission last summer after lawmakers balked at adopting his package of ethics reforms.

On Monday, Senate Democrats also proposed a package of ethics reforms, including a bill that would cap legislators» outside income at 15 % of their taxpayer - funded salary.

Trying to make his reality less gloomy than all that — and, to be fair, surely with the genuine intent of reducing misbehavior in all branches of government — Gov. Andrew Cuomo has included a package of ethics reform proposals in the agenda he laid out in a series of State of the State speeches around the state this week.

Cuomo, despite saying that the so - called Moreland Commission was independent, dismantled it after legislators agreed to a package of ethics reforms that good government groups say did not go far enough to end the historical corruption in Albany.