Sentences with phrase «when ethics bills»

«New Yorkers have seen what happens when ethics bills are hammered out in the dark,» said Blair Horner, NYPIRG executive director.

Not exact matches

On Wednesday both the Democrat - led Assembly and the GOP - controlled Senate took up rival state budget bills that contained only modest proposals when it comes to ethics or corruption.

On that August day in 2011 when he signed the bill into law, there was no hint that the new ethics commission was anything short of a miraculous cure.

It was also advertised as a way to end the horse - trading that's been a part of pay raises for decades — in 1987, Mario Cuomo linked a salary increase to ethics reforms, and the 1998 pay hike was accompanied by the creation of the state's first charter schools, a bill pushed by dairy farmers, and an agreement to give the comptroller authority to withhold legislators» paychecks in years when budgets are late.

Harsh words from Dave Valesky, the same guy who, in the Majority, was too chicken to debate his own bills and even hid when the Senate debated ethics reform.

BUt when it comes to reforming Albany, the advocates have some powerful partners, not the least of which is the New York Times, which editorialized today that «the need for reform goes far beyond the budget» and urged Cuomo to «immediately — next week — introduce an omnibus ethics reform bill.»

Daniel Horwitz, who chaired the ethics panel that investigated NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio's fundraising activities, said he was stunned when the mayor rejected his nomination by the state's chief judge to serve on a judicial screening panel.

The governor insists that he'd declared from the outset that he'd shutter the commission when the Legislature passed an ethics bill, and that's true.

In addition, he said he will begin focusing on the legislation he hopes to craft or support when he goes up to Albany, including term limits and campaign finance bills, as well as ethics reform and creating an independent redistricting commission that would be tasked with redrawing legislative districts.?

House Minority Leader John Boehner (R - Ohio) introduced a bill Thursday calling for the House ethics committee to restart its probe of ex-Representative Eric Massa (D - N.Y.), as Republicans seek to focus attention on what Democratic leaders knew about Massa's behavior and when they knew it.

Where's the commitment to ethics and transparency when he votes for this Republican sponsored bill?

Most of Rangel's legislative success, including the historic ObamaCare bill, came when he was chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee from 2007 to 2010, before he stepped down during the ethics probe.

A file of complete and thorough notes are gold when you have to detail your work for an ethics or malpractice claim, to work through a billing dispute, to transfer a file to another lawyer, to prepare a declaration in support of a motion for legal fees, etc..

When it comes to ethics complaints, nothing stirs the pot with a disgruntled client like a bill they believe is too high — and if they're already unhappy, they are bound to think your bill is unreasonable.

Any documentation is better than none, but ideally law firms should be using dedicated legal billing and accounting software to give the level of documentation and detail that might be needed when facing an ethics inquiry.