Sentences with phrase «stopping public corruption»

It's an initiative aimed at stopping public corruption in the state.

State Sen. John DeFrancisco (R - Syracuse), who is deputy Senate majority leader, says he hears all the time from New Yorkers who say state laws should be changed to stop public corruption in Albany.

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Speaking in Rochester — one of several stops — Schneiderman outlined his «End New York Corruption Now Act,» which he says has three main goals: end the pernicious effect of outside money in politics and government; ensure every act of corruption is met with a swift, serious response; and encourage more honorable people to pursue publiCorruption Now Act,» which he says has three main goals: end the pernicious effect of outside money in politics and government; ensure every act of corruption is met with a swift, serious response; and encourage more honorable people to pursue publicorruption is met with a swift, serious response; and encourage more honorable people to pursue public service.

The President also observed that there are claims that he has stopped talking about corruption in public office after winning last year's election.

Her track record reflects courage in combatting corruption in many forms and commitment in stopping the privatization and termination of critical public services.

Cuomo wants to force legislators to disclose all outside income, eliminate pensions for lawmakers convicted of public corruption and stop the use of campaign funds for personal expenses.

Singas has shown she's willing to fight public corruption and stop the pay - to - play culture corroding the public's faith in government.

«If the public were privy to some of the facts and figures on corruption that President Buhari and the anti-corruption agencies are, they would understand the passion that drives the determination to nail these callous men and stop them in their corrupt tracks.

Democratic Sen. Mike Gianaris of Queens stopped by Capital Tonight on Monday to tout his conference's ethics proposal that includes public financing of political campaigns, restrictions on using campaign dollars for criminal defense and stripping those convicted of public corruption of their pensions through a constitutional amendment.

Cuomo outlined several changes he said should take place, including full disclosure of all outside income for legislators; stopping the personal use of campaign funds; updating campaign finance laws to require more disclosure; and removing state pensions from lawmakers convicted of public corruption.

Rockland County Executive Ed Day said, «As I have been saying since I became county executive, we will stop at nothing to root out public corruption in every corner of this county.