«It is extremely disappointing to see a member of my own party respond to calls for
greater transparency in government with such vitriol and hostility,» she said, in her own statement.
«She would actually challenge Cuomo intellectually about the policies around progressive ideals because she probably knows the policies better than he does,» said Andrew Rasiej, founder of the Personal Democracy Forum and a colleague of Teachout's at the Sunlight Foundation, which
promotes transparency in government.
The accomplishments: promoting
more transparency in government, including the audit of his own office; reforming county banking by consolidating the county's banking business and other measures; and serving as a check on the county executive's administration and politicians «screwing up» county growth opportunities.
Without warning on Monday, outgoing City Council Speaker Melissa Mark - Viverito, who has boasted about
improving transparency in government, ended a decades - long practice of allowing reporters access to the first floor of City Hall's eastern end.
«The New York State Bar Association believes
in transparency in government but is also concerned with protecting clients of lawyers who are entitled to have private information be kept confidential.
The President also said the proposed budget would focus on increasing efficiency and
transparency in government operations and the blocking of leakages from revenue generating agencies.
NYS School Boards Association Executive Director Timothy G. Kremer said, «I applaud Governor Cuomo for his efforts to increase
transparency in government through this interactive educational program.
Similarly, the greater openness and
transparency in government communications after the departure of Alastair Campbell may allow the government to claim to have pre-emptively acknowledged some of Lord Hutton's criticisms.
«As New York continues to fail to pass significant ethics reform at the state level, I am pleased the Erie County Legislature came together to reach an agreement on creating
more transparency in government,» said Legislator Lorigo.
«I think reviewing it is smart, and I think it is important to have this kind
of transparency in government,» Ms. Gillibrand said at an unrelated press conference in Queens today.
«Despite the passing of the Bribery Act and measures to
improve transparency in government the perception of experts is that the UK continues to be more vulnerable to corruption than the political establishment is willing to admit,» said Chandu Krishnan, executive director of Transparency International UK.
Ignoring the supposed drive
for transparency in government, the intention has always been that the details of these MPA reports should be kept under lock and key for two years.
It covers, for example, the role and governance of charities, federalism and urban governance issues, and questions of accountability and
transparency in government.
«Comptroller DiNapoli has instituted a series of tough reforms, he's protected taxpayers by identifying hundreds of millions of dollars in cost savings and waste through improved and expanded audits, all while increasing
transparency in government.
«With the launch of open.ny.gov, New York State has taken another step toward greater
transparency in government,» Governor Cuomo said.
He pointed to the popular senator's work in supporting «
transparency in government» and combating sexual assault in the military.
«It's important to have
transparency in government,» she said.
«Ron has shown he is a man of integrity who will fight for increased
transparency in government, an end to the disastrous Common Core that is threatening our kid's education, and reversing New York's economic decline that is driving our neighbors to other states.
There have been many casualties of the calls for
transparency in government, which former Assemblyman and Albany historian Jack McEneny links back to the days of the post-Watergate era: «That we learn who contributors are, what kind of investments exist, where conflicts - of - interest might be there between a public individual and / or their immediate family.
«At a time when openness and
transparency in government has never been more important, it is astonishing that an elected official would go to court to keep the sources of his or her outside income a secret,» Santino said.
Comptroller Tom DiNapoli, in a statement, says the elimination of the pre audits erodes accountability and
transparency in government.
And Gallo, who ran on a campaign of accountability and
transparency in government, said the appointment of trusted campaign aides to key posts in city government is necessary to make that promise a reality.
Behar is well qualified to advocate for increased
transparency in government.
ALBANY, NY (01/06/2011)(readMedia)-- Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today announced that he is beginning a new online, interactive educational project as part of his ongoing initiative to increase openness and
transparency in government.
«I'm very pleased to join George's administration «cause there's several principles he stands for that I've always stood for and that's
transparency in government.
Citizens of Erie County want more
transparency in government and we are giving it to them,» said Legislator Kevin Hardwick.