Sentences with phrase «tough ethics reform laws»

«Politicians in Albany had the chance after both leaders were arrested on corruption charges last year to enact tough ethics reform laws and they failed.

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Gov. Andrew Cuomo, whose administration already appears to be in the crosshairs of US Attorney Preet Bharara's office, needs to deliver tougher ethics laws if he wants to avoid having his legacy tarnished by Albany's ethics morass, reform advocates said.

«There is widespread speculation that this may be his last term as speaker, especially with the likelihood that Cuomo is going to try and pass the toughest ethics - reform law ever,» the source said.

There's been little public talk by Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie or Senate Majority Leader John Flanagan during the legislative session, about passing tough new ethics laws, and no reforms have been approved by the Legislature.