Sentences with phrase «proposed by good government groups»

The reforms proposed by good government groups would go a long way in preventing a repeat of New York's dismal performance on those measures.

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The legislation, backed by good - government groups, was initially proposed in the wake of the corruption charges filed against former SUNY Polytechnic President Alain Kaloyeros, former close gubernatorial aide Joe Percoco and upstate developers.

Opaque pork barrel spending in the proposed state executive budget has increased by $ 2 billion this year, to $ 4.3 billion, the good - government group Citizens Union said in a report issued today.

Megna on Wednesday said he hasn't taken a stance on a proposed merger of the two boards that has been suggested by good government groups and state Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli.

Good government groups and some lawmakers say the provision to use this year's state comptroller race to test public campaign financing is far short of the comprehensive program initially proposed by Cuomo and that it is flawed in conception.

The group of representatives was reacting to a story which appeared in The Australian on Tuesday speculating that the Federal government proposes to remove the words «offend, insult, humiliate» from section 18C, as well as removing the requirement that a defendant must have acted «reasonably and in good faith» in order to be covered by the free speech defences available under section 18D.