Sentences with phrase «passing meaningful ethics reform»

«I will prioritize passing meaningful ethics reform, supporting our middle class families and small business owners, fighting tirelessly for better public education, and providing the residents of our district with the resources and services that they deserve.»

«This is a sad day, and an urgent reminder that we need to address public corruption and pass meaningful ethics reforms.

Another legislative source said Silver, under intense pressure from Cuomo and his fellow Assembly members to pass meaningful ethics reform, concluded the ethics measure was needed to «to help the Legislature get out from under a cloud of scandal.»

Is this investigation motivated by a much bigger political game in which Governor Cuomo encouraged / spurred / initiated Sugarman's investigation to achieve a number of goals: (a) torpedo the efforts of democrats to regain the state senate by scaring off potential big democratic donors (it is widely reported that the governor prefers working with a GOP controlled senate); (b) distract the press from Albany's complete failure to pass meaningful ethics reforms; (c) hurt his political foe, Mayor de Blasio.

Not exact matches

Meaningful ethics reform will pass with 100 % support in the Senate if Flanagan quits blocking a vote on the matter.

«There's no way you can get meaningful ethics reform passed in Albany unless you involve the public in the fight,» Horner said.

Barbara Bartoletti, the legislative director of the League of Women Voters of New York State, said she's not optimistic that meaningful ethics reform will pass this year in Albany.