Sentences with phrase «wrongdoing by lawmakers»

In place of the office, Republicans would create a new Office of Congressional Complaint Review that would report to the House Ethics Committee, which has been accused of ignoring credible allegations of wrongdoing by lawmakers.

He said at the time that the panel would investigate alleged wrongdoing by lawmakers and punish them.

In the wake of the demise of the Moreland Commission, which sought to uncover wrongdoing by lawmakers across the state, the perception that Schwartz's probe will be truly independent of Cuomo — who has called Schwartz a «credible independent operator» — has faced skepticism.

ALBANY — A member of the commission responsible for investigating wrongdoing by lawmakers is running a fund - raiser for former Senate Majority Leader Joseph L. Bruno, the newly convicted felon who named him to the state panel.

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In an unusual address at the legislature's meeting in Mineola, Singas, a Democrat, said an inspector general appointed by a supermajority of lawmakers — and not reporting solely to the county executive — is needed to catch wrongdoing in the contracting system before crimes can occur.

-- CU backed Gustavo Rivera over Senate Majority Leader Pedro Espada Jr., saying the Bronx lawmaker has «has become a symbol for hubris, corruption and wrongdoing in the state legislature due to ongoing investigations by the attorney general and federal authorities and his leadership in bringing Senate business to a month - long halt last summer.»

Back then, he called for the governor — or the Legislature — to strengthen his ability to probe wrongdoing by state lawmakers in the wake of the infamous Troopergate scandal.

The Moreland Commission to Investigate Public Corruption, formed by Mr. Cuomo in 2013, turned up evidence of potentially criminal wrongdoing by from six to 12 lawmakers, The Wall Street Journal has reported, citing a commissioner and people familiar with the matter.

The commission's preliminary report found some suggested wrongdoing by groups tied to lawmakers, and recommended tighter enforcement of campaign finance laws.

Some Senators have suggested local districts are misusing their classroom funding, although GOP lawmakers have not provided any examples of actual wrongdoing by districts, which say they've long used flexibility over K - 3 class sizes to retain arts, music and P.E. educators.

Lawmakers who support this bill would further harm those suffering from doctors» wrongdoing and injuries caused by drugs or devices.