Sentences with phrase «strong ethics reform»
Strong ethics reform that closes the LLC loophole, increases penalties on officials who break the rules and gives stronger independence to the ethics board.
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NEW YORK, 03/14/2018 — GPNY leaders today said that the verdict in the Percoco trial showed the need for strong ethics reform in New York State government.
«I came here to fight for strong ethics reform, and I am determined to fulfill that promise.»
Albany's year began with Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo championing a slate of strong ethics reforms in reaction to a seemingly endless sewer of corruption.
In his endorsement, Schumer praised Latimer as a «fighter for Westchester» who has «fought to lower taxes, pass strong ethics reforms and help fix our broken education system.»
George is the only candidate that has actually lowered taxes, he has stood on the front line pushing for stronger ethics reforms and he has fought for common sense gun laws.
«We know that Ryan will fight to make it more affordable to live here, create good jobs and will clean up corruption in Albany by supporting strong ethics reforms.
We must fix our election process and make it easier for more people to vote and at the same time pass strong ethics reforms.»
«Once again this highlights the need for real ethics reforms, something the Senate Democrats have been calling on for years, and really shows the absurdity that there has been no talk in this budget process of cleaning up Albany and passing the strong ethics reforms,» said Mike Murphy, a spokesman for the Senate Democratic Conference, a 23 - member group which is in the minority.
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«They are hoping New Yorkers forget that they themselves all voted «no» on some of these exact issues and more, including crucial protections for Planned Parenthood, a single payer health plan, strong ethics, and voting reforms.
A November report from the reform group Reinvent Albany listed 11 measures Cuomo could take by executive order to make the state government more accountable, including putting government information and public meeting presentations online, imposing stronger ethics rules for executive branch employees and automating voter registration.
The groups, also strong supporters of comprehensive campaign finance reform built around a core of public financing of elections, today focused on the urgent need for ethics reform as another essential way to address the problems created by a money culture in Albany.
These proposals, along with ethics and campaign finance reform legislation passed by the Assembly, demonstrate the strong commitment of the Assembly majority to making positive change in Albany, and I thank Assembly Members Pretlow, Kavanagh and the other members of the Workgroup for the many hours they put into this most important effort.»
On these issues, our Conference has staked out clear positions that, in the case of ethics reform for example, are even stronger than what is included in the Executive's budget proposals and we look forward to advancing these issues at the appropriate time.»
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«Despite the progress outlined in this tentative deal there is clearly a lot of work ahead of us, including stronger criminal justice reforms; full funding for our state's public education system; ensuring affordable college for all New Yorkers, including DREAMers; additional support for Planned Parenthood; and ethics and voting reforms,» said Senate Minority Leader Andrea Stewart - Cousins.
However Cuomo's approval rating is relatively strong, at 57 %, and Greenberg says if the governor actually achieves ethics reform and some of his more popular education changes, the public is likely to back that.
What is notable is what is not in the agreement — legislative compensation overhaul, desperately needed stronger ethics enforcement with greater public transparency of votes, comprehensive campaign finance reform with public financing that closes the LLC loophole and bans all personal use of campaign funds, strong disclosure and accountability for all executive and legislative discretionary lump sum funds, and a commitment to undertake the necessary examination and full - scale overhaul of our ethics and campaign finance laws.
Gov. Cuomo is signaling he wants a stronger package of ethics reforms from state lawmakers before signing off on a pay raise for state lawmakers.
A crescendo of voices across the state — from good government watchdogs to lawmakers — expressed outrage and demanded stronger ethics laws and campaign finance reforms.
«The strongest piece of ethics reform was pension forfeiture: That's what the people wanted,» he said.
I believe if the legal establishment starts this discussion, we will also begin to strengthen our competitive advantage in the areas we are strongest (ethics, conflict of interest, law reform, etc.) and not make the mistake of playing the Future game according to the rules set by others with different skill sets (business consulting firms, accounting and pure tech sector, to name a few).
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