Sentences with phrase «allows wealthy donors»

In which the Republican - controlled Senate is unashamed to stonewall even the closing of a scandalous loophole that allows wealthy donors to flout campaign donation limits.

Other measures Heastie outlined include closing the LLC Loophole that allows wealthy donors to subvert the state's campaign contribution limits, tightening rules around the use of campaign funds and party «housekeeping» accounts, which are also used to get around state campaign finance laws.

He proposed closing the LLC loophole, that allows wealthy donors to give almost unlimited amounts of money to candidates.

The Hedge Clippers report says that Cuomo's reelection campaign benefited from a loophole in New York campaign finance laws that allows wealthy donors, such as hedge fund executives, to exceed contribution limits by giving through multiple companies.

Cuomo appears to have given up on the state Legislature taking action to close the notorious LLC loophole, which allows wealthy donors to subvert campaign finance laws by creating multiple limited liability corporations that can each give more than $ 60,000 to a candidate's campaign.

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Yesterday, the Albany Times - Union criticized the Board of Elections» decision to not enforce the state's aggregate contribution limit, saying it would allow a single wealthy donor to «pour millions of dollars into an election like this fall's, when every state office will be up for grabs.»