Sentences with phrase «accepting public contributions»

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He has accepted significant contributions from Ravenel Boykin Curry, a wealthy supporter of education reform and trustee of Girls Prep charter school, which made the news in 2010 when Joel Klein used emergency powers to displace the public school program for autistic children with which Girls Prep was co-located.

### It is unclear what his intentions are for public office, although Scandalios has wrote time and time again that he will not accept campaign contributions on his Facebook and thus has not filed with the CFB.

If a donor makes public statements about a policy they want, and a legislator accepts their campaign contribution and later votes in favor of that policy, does that imply corruption?

There would also be a «pay - to - play» bill that forbids elected officials from accepting campaign contributions from anyone bidding on a public project — and prohibits the winner from donating to campaigns for six months after securing a contract.

With the possible exception of public - finance advocates, most people aren't much concerned about politicians accepting campaign contributions from individuals or businesses with whom or over whom they might have influence.

«I don't think the district attorney should solicit or accept contributions from his or her staff, especially since these folks — public employees — serve at the pleasure of the DA.»

A bill by Councilman Ben Kallos (D - Manhattan), discussed at a hearing Monday, would prohibit campaigns from accepting public matching funds off money raised by lobbyists who bundle unlimited contributions from other donors.

He says part of the deal when a candidate accepts public financing is that no further contributions can be accepted.

Democratic Party central committees in the counties of Del Norte, Kern, Los Angeles, Marin, Mendocino, Sacramento, Santa Clara, Stanislaus, and Yolo accepted the max - out contribution from one of the state's most powerful public employee unions.

Therefore, the Foundation accepts contributions from individuals and from public and private grant - making organizations.

The SDASYMCA charity accepts the sponsorship funds and the personal contributions from the public.