Sentences with phrase «wake of a corruption scandal»

The hasty top - level reshuffle by Malaysia's embattled Prime Minister Najib Razak in the wake of a corruption scandal will do little to encourage foreign investment amid an already tense political backdrop and a sustained currency crisis, analysts warn.
Mining output was down 4.4 percent in November, in the wake of corruption scandals that have led to massive mine closures.
Still, the amount of money raised is eyebrow - raising for good - government advocates, who have been pushing for a host of ethics reforms in the wake of the corruption scandals, arrests and convictions, with still more investigations ongoing.
Hsu, who now works for Seton Medical Center in Daly City, Calif., was once the chief financial officer for Wyckoff and was fired in the wake of a corruption scandal surrounding Seminerio that landed the Richmond Hill Democrat in prison.
Today is the final day of the legislative session in Albany, and state lawmakers in both chambers have been under pressure to pass some version of ethics or anti-corruption reform measures in the wake of corruption scandals that have engulfed both chambers.
Republican David Storobin has emerged as the winner in a special election in Brooklyn to replace a former state senator who resigned in the wake of a corruption scandal.
In the wake of corruption scandals, Curran, a county legislator from Baldwin, pledged to prioritize ethics reform before addressing broader economic development issues.
In the wake of the corruption scandal, Barrett stepped forward.
But the measures being pushed include greater oversight of economic development contracts in the wake of a corruption scandal that drew in a former close aide to Cuomo, and re-empowering the comptroller's office in the process.
«Conveniently left out of Senator Gianaris» primary post-mortem is that his candidate in the 60th Senate district, Chuck Swanick, was soundly defeated by his Democrat opponent, and yet another Senate Democrat was turned away in the wake of a corruption scandal.
In the wake of the corruption scandal that brought down former Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver at the beginning of this year, Gov. Andrew Cuomo proposed a package of ethics reform measures and vowed to force the Legislature's hand in accepting it as part of this year's budget deal — even if that meant shutting down the government.
DeFrancisco was speculated to be considering retirement from the Senate, but then threw his hat into the ring to compete for the majority leader post after former Sen. Dean Skelos was forced to vacate it in the wake of a corruption scandal.
Cuomo says he's taking over economic development projects from SUNY Polytechnic Institute in the wake of a corruption scandal — but legally it may not be so easy to do.
Another bill introduced in the wake of a corruption scandal that hit Cuomo's signature upstate economic development projects would reinstate the state controller's ability to review potential contracts before they are approved.
Skelos stepped down from his leadership position yesterday in the wake of a corruption scandal.
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