Last week, President Obama fulfilled that promise with the rollout of Ethics.gov, which «brings records and data from across the federal government to one central location, making it easier for citizens to hold
public officials accountable.»
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Without transparency, it's tough for parents, voters and taxpayers to hold schools and
public officials accountable.
We want an end to mayoral control, state takeovers and other privatization schemes that remove our right to hold
public officials accountable for the education policy they set; and curiously target cities whose public school systems serve primarily African - American and Latino children.
She has fought corruption, prosecuted white collar criminals, brought down organized crime operations and held
public officials accountable for their abuses of power.
By working with a strong, independent Enforcement Counsel at the Board of Elections, we've held
public officials accountable time and again for breaking the law and cheating New Yorkers,» Schneiderman said.
I am committed to working to reform our system of government in a way that increases transparency and holds
public officials accountable to the people they serve.»
Against a background of these events and actions, in which more than fifty congregations are now involved and in which hundreds of people have gained experience in dealing with elected and appointed authorities, the story of the Nehemiah Project can he understood As Saul Alinsky said: «The relevant skill in modern urban life is that of knowing how to hold
public officials accountable» — and that, as we shall see, is what EBC and the Nehemiah Project have been all about.
Not exact matches
«Today's decision sent a simple message that
officials who abuse the
public's trust will be held
accountable,» Gov. Andrew Cuomo, who had negotiated four state budgets with Silver, said in a statement.
Many people believe education is best run at the local level because school boards and school
officials better serve the
public when they are able to be held
accountable by the local community they serve; when the decision - makers have local roots, many believe they do a better job than a monolithic federal bureaucracy hundreds or thousands of miles away.
Public dialogue is what keeps our elected
officials accountable, and the Governor must address voters» concerns about his conduct.
The watchlist, first implemented in 2010 by then -
Public Advocate Bill de Blasio in 2010, is intended as an information - sharing tool to allow residents, advocates and public officials to identify which buildings and property owners are in constant violation of the law and hold landlords accoun
Public Advocate Bill de Blasio in 2010, is intended as an information - sharing tool to allow residents, advocates and
public officials to identify which buildings and property owners are in constant violation of the law and hold landlords accoun
public officials to identify which buildings and property owners are in constant violation of the law and hold landlords
accountable.
«Today's decision sent a simple message that
officials who abuse the
public's trust will be held
accountable.
In New York City, without a
public schedule, Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo, whose administration was hit with a subpoena last week on the Buffalo Billion investigation from the same federal prosecutor who got the Silver conviction, issued a brief written statement saying that the Silver sentence sends «a simple message that
officials who abuse the
public's trust will be held
accountable.»
Governor Cuomo said on Tuesday: «Today's decision sent a simple message that
officials who abuse the
public's trust will be held
accountable.
«Today's arrest and allegations are certainly disturbing and each and every elected
public official should be held to the highest standards and those who lack transparency and take advantage of a position of power should be held
accountable and there is no difference in this situation,» Kennedy said.
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public is crucial to the work of holding government and elected
officials accountable to their promises and actions.
It is time that we hold our elected
officials accountable and make character a qualification for holding
public office.»
«We need to hold our
public officials more
accountable and address these issues before they turn into dire problems,» Alan Ellerbe said.
Susan Lerner, the executive director of Common Cause New York, which is a statewide coalition that champions open, honest and
accountable government, said, «
Public officials who break the law shouldn't get a taxpayer pension, period.»
New York Governor Andrew M. Cuomo (D) said in a statement: «Today's decision sent a simple message that
officials who abuse the
public's trust will be held
accountable.
When her daughter is raped and murdered, and no one is held
accountable, a mother (Frances McDormand) takes her anger
public and demands answers from the local law
officials (Woody Harrelson, Sam Rockwell).
I tell them that they're being paid with
public funds to serve the
public's kids, and therefore it's inevitable (and appropriate) that
public officials will have a lot to say about how schools work and how they're held
accountable.
The pity is that private schools may be even more vulnerable to such faddism than
public schools that are
accountable to taxpayers and elected
officials.
Ward joined other students and parents who vowed to hold Richmond
Public School
officials accountable for correcting the situation.
Rather than putting government
officials between the
public and the schools, we should find better ways to make local schools
accountable to the
public and to ensure that the standards the local community upholds are of value to students and society.
Public schools are no longer accountable to the public; rather, they're accountable to government offi
Public schools are no longer
accountable to the
public; rather, they're accountable to government offi
public; rather, they're
accountable to government
officials.
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We will support elected
officials who lead the way to high quality
public education and will hold those that fail to do so
accountable.
Such charter authorizers are not elected
officials accountable to parents and the community and do not have the same stake in the vitality and improvement of local
public schools.
Their utter failure to do what is right has left parents and
public school advocates with no choice but to take steps to hold state and local school
officials accountable for their abusive strategies and tactics.
The
public is learning the truth and the charter school industry and their
public official allies will finally be held
accountable for their actions.
All of this resulted from my efforts to have
public data released and hold LCPS
officials accountable to state and federal laws.
When are we finally going to grow the balls to hold all politicians and
public officials responsible and
accountable for dishonesty, decieving the
public, duplicity...... God, the list goes on.
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And
public officials should be held
accountable for their failures.
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accountable bodies (e.g., through the
public comment process for regulations, and by elected
officials through statutes).