Sentences with phrase «problems in state government»

In this Year of the Corruption Trials in New York State — where at least five such trials have, are or will take place — Gov. Andrew Cuomo and the Legislature could not even come together on watered - down versions of measures to address ethics problems in state government.

The convention is backed by some good - government organizations as well as attorneys, who believe it is a chance to update the constitution and combat structural problems in state government.

Good - government groups criticized the agreement at the time for falling short of addressing structural ethics problems in state government.

When Marist last asked this question in February, 67 % thought major changes were needed, and 21 % reported minor changes would fix the problems in state government.

Ryan isn't the only one suggesting that ethical problems in state government need to be addressed.

In this Year of the Corruption Trials in New York — where at least five such trials have, are or will take place — Cuomo and the Legislature could not even come together on watered - down versions of measures to address ethics problems in state government.

With a recent poll showing that nearly 90 % of New Yorkers believe that unethical behavior is a serious problem in state government a month before former legislative leaders Sheldon Silver and Dean Skelos are sentenced for public corruption, the governor and legislative leaders have an obligation to New Yorkers to reach a significant agreement on ethics reform.

Astorino clashed with Senate Republicans during the gubernatorial campaign last year, with the top of the GOP ticket calling for sweeping ethics reform in Albany and knocking the majority conference in the Senate as being part of the problem in state government.

Candidates running for State Senate in Buffalo agree that corruption is a problem in state government.

With former Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver and former Senate leader Dean Skelos scheduled to be sentenced next month for public corruption crimes, and a recent poll showing that nearly 90 percent of New Yorkers believe unethical behavior is a serious problem in state government, Albany's political leaders have an obligation to reach a significant agreement on ethics reform, the good government groups said.

According to the Siena poll, 90 percent of voters statewide believe corruption remains a serious problem in state government.

Not exact matches

The first followed the Panic of 1837, which triggered downturns in states that had invested in canals and railroads, or that had insolvent state - run banks (this latter problem is echoed by Puerto Rico, whose Government Development Bank is in deep trouble).

According to this video, the government raised red flags in April 2001 stating that the size of mortgage giants, Fanne Mae and Freddie Mac, is «a potential problem» because trouble in either one of them could «cause strong repercussions in financial markets».

The announcement comes as Venezuela faces acute financing problems after creditors and ratings agencies declared the government and state - run oil firm PDVSA to be in partial default for missing interest and principle payments on bonds.

The other theme, regularly expressed by those on the right in our politics, is to blame everything on the failures of «Great Society liberals,» to chalk the situation up to the follies of big government and big spending, to see the problem as the legacy of a tragically misconceived welfare state.

According to Lindsay M. Hayes, author of a major study of jail suicides in the United States, «The federal government is trying to help map out a prevention strategy, but the magnitude of the problem is enormous....

Removing the tax exempt status of church properties and church income, which would in effect give billions annually to local, state and federal governments would not solve our country's problems.

The problems of making this historic transition are many and severe — one point with which I am finally in agreement with welfare - state apologists and the heads of government - supported megacharities.

The fact that poverty remains a serious problem in the United States after the federal government has spent $ 22 trillion dollars on social welfare programs over the past fifty years should have taught us all something about the complex problems of empowering the poor.

From my perspective as an outsider on the inside, it appears that many of the problems within the Catholic Church in the United States today are related to the attempt by American Catholics to apply the political system of their government to their Church.

The United States government in the eighties, however, has been deeply committed to free trade as the solution to global economic problems.

Fox tells the story from beginning to end: childhood in the German - American parsonage; nine grades of school followed by three years in a denominational «college» that was not yet a college and three year's in Eden Seminary, with graduation at 21; a five - month pastorate due to his father's death; Yale Divinity School, where despite academic probation because he had no accredited degree, he earned the B.D. and M.A.; the Detroit pastorate (1915 - 1918) in which he encountered industrial America and the race problem; his growing reputation as lecturer and writer (especially for The Christian Century); the teaching career at Union Theological Seminary (1928 - 1960); marriage and family; the landmark books Moral Man and Immoral Society and The Nature and Destiny of Man; the founding of the Fellowship of Socialist Christians and its journal Radical Religion; the gradual move from Socialist to liberal Democratic politics, and from leader of the Fellowship of Reconciliation to critic of pacifism; the break with Charles Clayton Morrison's Christian Century and the inauguration of Christianity and Crisis; the founding of the Union for Democratic Action, then later of Americans for Democratic Action; participation in the ecumenical movement, especially the Oxford Conference and the Amsterdam Assembly; increasing friendship with government officials and service with George Kennan's policy - planning group in the State Department; the first stroke in 1952 and the subsequent struggles with ill health; retirement from Union in 1960, followed by short appointments at Harvard, at the Center for the Study of Democratic Institutions, and at Columbia's Institute of War and Peace Studies; intense suffering from ill health; and death in Stockbridge, Massachusetts, in 1971.

He said in the past two years Farmer Power had warned the federal government about the «critical state of the industry, including the particular problems looming for Murray Goulburn».

Until the government can solve the many problems within state schools, they have no right to interfere in the home education community.

An important point to note is that the concept of a country is fairly new; I have read, and agree, that modern states did not become such an important unit of human organization until the Great Depression in the 1930s; at that time the problems facing them - broken economies and socialist movements - the country level government was the only organization existing that could solve these problems while the existing power structure stayed in power.

... Delight in smooth - sounding platitudes, refusal to face unpleasant facts, desire for popularity and electoral success irrespective of the vital interests of the State, genuine love of peace and pathetic belief that love can be its sole foundation, obvious lack of intellectual vigour in both leaders of the British Coalition Government, marked ignorance of Europe and aversion from its problems in Mr. Baldwin, the strong and violent pacifism which at this time dominated the Labour - Socialist Party, the utter devotion of the Liberals to sentiment apart from reality, the failure and worse than failure of Mr. Lloyd George, the erstwhile great war - time leader, to address himself to the continuity of his work, the whole supported by overwhelming majorities in both Houses of Parliament: all these constituted a picture of British fatuity and fecklessness which, though devoid of guile, was not devoid of guilt, and, though free from wickedness or evil design, played a definite part in the unleashing upon the world of horrors and miseries which, even so far as they have unfolded, are already beyond comparison in human experience.

Spio was my minister, I worked as his deputy minister and then he became my colleague... and then when I was in government he worked as my minister of state, I can't have any problem with Spio.

Bharara said the complaint outlines what he believes is a «systemic problem» in Albany — and he was also quick to note that when he uses the term «Albany,» he means the state government that is located there, and not the city itself, which he called a «wonderful town,» as Mayor Kathy Sheehan has told him «multiple times.»

Despite an overwhelming feeling among participants that corruption is still a major problem in the New York State government and general disagreement with Governor Cuomo's claim that the Moreland Commission was successful, 58 percent of voters said they would vote to re-elect him.

Gov. Cuomo says the federal government's inaction in tackling gun violence «has left it the states to provide the leadership needed to confront this problem head on.»

«Joel had his share of problems at home,» the former Democratic gubernatorial candidate said, «but he was very effective at pointing out problems with state government and the culture of Albany, and how that affected local governments in a negative way.»

(June 22, 2017, Albany) A coalition of prominent government watchdog groups say Governor Cuomo, Senate Leader Flanagan and Speaker Heastie have completely failed to address the huge problems revealed by last year's alleged rigging of $ 800m in state economic development contracts and that... (read more)

(June 22, 2017, Albany) A coalition of prominent government watchdog groups say Governor Cuomo, Senate Leader Flanagan and Speaker Heastie have completely failed to address the huge problems revealed by last year's alleged rigging of $ 800m in state economic development contracts and that billions of state funds remain at risk for bid rigging and pay to play.

This legislative briefing will address the problem of fiscal stress among New York's local governments and the role the State Legislature can play in addressing these challenges.

«The problem here is that in some ways what this is based on is the idea that you can violate state law and state prohibitions on using government resources during a campaign as a defense against federal bribery charges,» Kaehny said.

As The Business Council has consistently stated, we support New York State's efforts to promote minority and women businesses» participation in government contracting However, we find that there are numerous problems in both the current system and the changes being proposed in the Executive Budget.

«District Attorney Rice is exactly what we need in government today: tough, progressive, thoughtful and able to build consensus across the state in order to solve everyday problems,» Bishop said in a statement released by Rice's campaign.

Mr Hammond welcomed the effort to tackle the problem of women's pensions, but warned that under the government's plans, in which only 30 years of NI contributions were needed for a full state pension, many women would still lose out.

In the days leading up to the election, Governor Cuomo put the onus for the state's high property taxes squarely on local governments and pledged to quote «attack» the problem during his second four - year term.

While Gregorius insisted on keeping much of his talk about current legislative business off the record, pending a vote and several candidate events that were taking place in West Hurley and Lake Hill last week, he did note hearing much from people about Irene - related problems, and voiced concerns about how the county's going to handle pass - downs from the federal and state governments hitting local property taxes.

Eighty - one percent, an overwhelming majority, replied that corruption in state government is a «very serious» or «somewhat serious» problem.

It's the number of local governments that we have in this state that is creating the problem.»

We need assistance from all levels of government — local, state, and federal — as well as our partners in the private and not - for - profit sector, like the Community Foundation's «Green and Healthy Homes Initiative» to rid the area of this problem.

Overall, 82 percent of New Yorkers told pollsters that government corruption is a problem in their state.

At his inauguration, Cuomo vowed to allow the people of New York to become more involved in government affairs while using nonpartisan measures to immediately address the state's gaping problems, including its $ 10 billion deficit.

Fifty - two percent of voters also believe Cuomo is part of the problem with ethics in state government and not part of the solution, versus 32 percent who disagree.

None of King Cuomo's numbers ever add up,... If he just quit pizzin» away billions on sellin» himself as President, there'll be plenty of money to pay what the State shoulda been payin» from the get go,... This is exactly like the thousands of State Mandates that county, «n local governments end up payin» for,... The Problem here is King Cuomo, «n the 3 men in a room budget process,... Put the budget out in the daylight,....

This year, it is in our collective state interest to focus on the real threats to education — federal policy changes and looming fiscal problems nationally for state governments.

But as at now the promise of making education free for all students of senior high school has not been achieved... it's in the interest of government to state this because some parents of second and third year believe that their children are going to enjoy free education and if it is not explained, it will create problems for the headmasters and headmistresses.

Many of the problems stem more broadly from what Kaehny called «the black box that is New York state government»: a lack of transparency that leaves the public — and even many legislators — in the dark about how the government works.