Sentences with phrase «to play culture»
Free publicity isn't easy to come by in a pay - for - play culture such as ours.
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The pay for play culture in NY must stop.
«The defeat of the Constitutional Convention is a triumph for all of the enemies of reform in Albany: Andrew Cuomo, the political bosses in the State Legislature, and the lobbyists and special interests who thrive in New York's pay for play culture of corruption,» said Bill Samuels, the Democratic activist who had supported the referendum, with the hope of ushering in campaign finance and ethics reforms.
End pay to play culture at City Hall.
«The defeat of the Constitutional Convention is a triumph for all of the enemies of reform in Albany: Andrew Cuomo, the political bosses in the State Legislature and the lobbyists and special interests who thrive in New York's pay for play culture of corruption,» said Bill Samuels, founder of NY People's Convention, which supported the referendum.
They say they will step up efforts to close campaign donation loopholes that benefit politicians and companies, and will press for more independent government ethics monitors and tighter restrictions on Albany's long pay - to - play culture by individuals, groups and corporations with business before the governor or Legislature.
Karen Scharff, executive director of Citizen Action, penned an op - ed in the Buffalo News over the Holidays, encouraging New Yorkers to combat the pay - to - play culture prevalent in Albany.
«People spend a lot of time talking about the problems with the culture in Albany» Krueger said, «and the fact that it is such a pay to play culture without strong enough standards.»
«Rob Astorino is so desperate to get to Albany that he has even begun to imitate its pay - to - play culture right here in Westchester County.
The initiative — which comes with the hashtag #ProtectÂProgress — started last week amid a slew of stories highlighting de Blasio's alleged pay - to - play culture with donors.
Singas has shown she's willing to fight public corruption and stop the pay - to - play culture corroding the public's faith in government.
The DN explained why it's withholding its endorsement of de Blasio, citing «a persistent record of governing ideology - first, overpromising epochal transformation and blatantly infecting City Hall with the worst pay - to - play culture since the heyday of Democratic Party bossism.»
«A deep - rooted pay - to - play culture exists that has not only diminished public trust in government but has also betrayed and diminished our election process,» said Maragos at a news conference in Mineola surrounded by supporters and employees from the comptroller's office.
And we'll keep saying it, because Albany's pay - to - play culture still stinks.
What's being revealed at trial of how the pay - to - play culture works in New York, which has resulted in a $ 30 million political war chest for the governor, is a case in point.
Inside, major government reform groups repeated their longtime complaints about state government, presenting new evidence of what they say is a pay - to - play culture between politicians and their campaign donors.
Maria Bello and Ron Livingston co-star, with Paul Sorvino and Joey Fatone playing culture - clashing lounge singers.
Schumer was asked several times whether recent headlines and allegations of pay - to - play culture at City Hall had given him any pause before endorsing de Blasio.
Amid concerns of nervous fellow Democrats that he's failing to engage with the mad - as - hell man from Buffalo, Andrew Cuomo has launched a new TV ad that casts his GOP opponent as part of the corrupt pay - to - play culture of Albany.
In a statement, Barb Bartoletti, legislative director for the League of Women Voters said, «the legislature has left Albany following its «Watergate moment» by avoiding the most critical reforms such as closure of the LLC loophole, increased disclosure of discretionary funding and removing the pay to play culture by lowering contribution limits.
That's the best answer to our pay - to - play culture.»
«The crystal clear lesson from this election is that voters have had it with the pay - to - play culture that has ruled Washington for so long,» said Ilyse Hogue, co-director and co-founder of Friends of Democracy.
DeFrancisco said the proceedings show that Cuomo presided over a pay - to - play culture, where large donors to his campaign were rewarded with special favors.
Dadey said the pay - to - play culture is one of the reasons one - third of incumbents ran unopposed in last fall's elections and only three out of 199 incumbents were defeated.
That it took nearly 11 long years for prosecutors finally to make a case along those very lines reveals both the complexity of Silver's alleged scams and Albany's rotten pay - to - play culture.
In a verdict celebrated at the time as a landmark setback for Albany's pay - to - play culture, Silver, 73, a Manhattan Democrat who had become a Capitol institution, was convicted of two schemes in which he allegedly made $ 4 million in legal referral fees for abusing his power as speaker.
The case, likely to highlight Albany's chronic insider, pay - to - play culture, comes at a bad time for the governor, who is running for a third term in 2018 and is widely considered a possible candidate for president in 2020.
Cuomo was not accused of any wrongdoing, but the trial put a spotlight on Albany's pay - to - play culture.
Albany's notorious pay - to - play culture is alive and well, despite corruption indictments and convictions that have rocked both houses of the Legislature and Gov. Cuomo's office.
Today, the New York Times used vivid details to show New Yorkers that Albany remains awash in money and utterly dominated by a cynical, pay to play culture that exploits every possible legal loophole, and often seems bereft of basic ethics.
Dick Dadey of Citizens Union called the fund - raisers «outrageous,» saying they prove that «the pay - to - play culture is alive and well in Albany — even in the face of significant corruption.
Karen Scharff, with Citizen Action, is a major supporter of the commission, which she says has an «historic» opportunity to change Albany's pay to play culture.
As for Sean Coffey, the TU says he «could arguably be cast as the most independent of the bunch,» but added: «His past political contributions to officials who did business with his firm are all too reminiscent of the pay - to - play culture that an attorney general must be unquestionably above.»
They are the pay to play culture in NY.
That's very corrupting and is part of the pay to play culture in NY.
He also supports campaign finance reform to address Albany's pay - to - play culture.
In the end, the people of New York are the ones who suffer from paying a corruption tax to cover the cost of these failed economic deals, paying the price of this pay - to - play culture.»
Congresswoman Kathleen Rice says it created pressure to hold people accountable and will be recognized by history for helping change the pay - to - play culture.
Karen Scharff, with Citizen Action, is a major supporter of the commission, which she says has an historic opportunity to change Albany's pay - to - play culture.
Cuomo also is taking heat from lefty activists for failing to limit Albany's pay - to - play culture and the role of special interest money in campaigns.
«The LLC loophole has essentially rendered our state's campaign contribution limits meaningless and fosters a pay - to - play culture in New York State politics.
Cuomo wasn't accused of any wrongdoing, but the trial and others on the upcoming docket involving former high - profile state government figures highlight Albany's pay - to - play culture.
And about that pay to play culture, why won't the Democrats do something about?
Nojay, a freshman Assemblyman from the Rochester region, says he, too is «appalled» by Albany's pay to play culture, but he has a different solution for curbing corruption.
The push for public financing of campaigns comes as a study by the New York Public Interest Research Group finds more evidence of Albany's pay - to - play culture.
For the past four months, the people of Manhattan have grappled with accusations of their District Attorney cultivating a pay - to - play culture in which the rich and powerful skate by serious criminal charges — if their lawyers contribute sizable donations to DA Vance's campaign.
Scharff says the groups don't expect the governor to «unilaterally disarm,» but she says the current lax rules give at least the appearance of a pay to play culture.
Sunday, in an interview with Dave Debo of WBEN News Radio, 930 AM, Heaney covered a range of related issues, including the investigation, the state's pay to play culture and the significance of Bharara's interest in allegations that LPCiminelli may have overcharged the Buffalo school system hundreds of millions of dollars to manage the reconstruction of scores of school buildings.