Sentences with phrase «tighten state ethics»

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But Cuomo says «there's more to do» on overhauling ethics laws and he touts his own proposals on tightening anti-bribery laws and giving more power to district attorneys around the state to tackle corruption.

But the report from the IG's office notes that PSC workers seemed unaware of a 2008 change to the state ethics law that tightened the rules for accepting gifts.

ALBANY — After denouncing the emerging state budget for doing nothing to tighten up government ethics, most Democrats in the state Senate voted in favor of the first bills of what is expected to be a $ 150 - plus billion spending plan.

Latimer believes a lot more can be done at the state level to tighten up ethics.

--------------------------------------- State lawmakers have been chosen to work on Conference Committees to negotiate the differences in the budgets from both houses of the legislature, Local Assemblyman Pete Lopez said that after former leaders Silver & Skelos were convicted of corruption, that lawmakers would tighten up ethics governing their own behaviors, but they've proposed very little: