Sentences with phrase «such ethics measures»
She said the Legislature had so far shown «obstinacy» in failing to pass such ethics measures.
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Cuomo earlier this month told reporters he was skeptical measures such as voting and ethics reforms could pass in the Legislature, a position Senate Minority Leader Andrea Stewart - Cousins rejected.
Word spread Friday evening of a potential deal that could have also included ethics - related measures such as more oversight of procurement procedures — a discussion sparked by the latest public corruption scandal that reached into the governor's inner circle — and a public financing system for judicial campaigns.
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.
Cuomo did include a package of ethics measures in the budget, reiterating proposals such as limits to outside income for lawmakers and term limits through constitutional amendments.
Stewart - Cousins, a Democrat from Yonkers, confirmed that issues such as voter reform measures and changes to the state's ethics laws had fallen out of the budget talks.
Cuomo's budget includes non-spending measures such as his slate of ethics reforms, allowing ride - hailing apps like Uber and Lyft to operate outside of New York City and a plan to encourage local governments sharing services to reduce property taxes.
The governor said he believed this year's session was successful, despite the inability to agree on the schools and the failure to pass an ethics overhaul as well as other long - sought measures such as a longer time period within which victims of child sex abuse could sue their abusers.
Under state law, a governor can insert policy measures such as new ethics in late budget emergency measures.
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.
But ethics reform has to be a multi-pronged approach, and that's why I also support other measures, such as closing the LLC loophole and enacting campaign finance reform.
The Comptroller's report included a lengthy chart showing the legislature's inaction on ethics reform, criticizing the fact that, among other things, the budget «intentionally omits» measures such as requiring advisory opinions on legislators» outside income, closing the LLC loophole in corporate political contributions, and extending the Freedom of Information Law (FOIL) to cover the Legislature.
He said he worries about the messages we send children when we place such weight on tests and rankings and neglect hard to measure areas such as respect, civility, ethics, and the arts.
The fact that the foundation not only funded — directly and indirectly — such a large percentage of the development of the standards but also the validation and some implementation measures has raised concerns about the ethics and desirability of a single private entity being able to influence a public initiative of the Common Core's scope.
These best practice measures promote values such as ethics, independence, and professional development.
According to the Hankyoreh, the association's self - regulatory measures will «include minimum operating requirements such as the capital base of virtual currency exchanges, employee ethics regulations, and consumer protection.»
Ontario's Tom Wright, who is retiring as president / CEO after 17 years at RECO, told REM last month that some measures that regulators provide, such as a code of ethics for the profession, mandatory errors and omissions insurance and consumer deposit protection «provides the ability for consumers to feel they can work with a real estate professional and do so with confidence.