Sentences with phrase «big money donors»

Silver says it's important to get the influence of big money donors out of politics.

Our current system undermines the very essence of democracy and advantages big money donors over the needs of average voters.

And she believes it saves money when you take into account what she says is the indirect costs to taxpayers from the present big money donor system.

«Government can't succeed and can't really work for ordinary New Yorkers until we do restore the public trust,» said Scharff, who believes that can only happen if there's less reliance on big money donors and more on small donors.

The majority of the 25 Moreland Act commissioners say a public campaign finance system modeled on New York City's matching donor system is the only way to curb the undue influence of big money donors in state government.

Longtime League of Women Voters lobbyist Barbara Bartoletti expressed frustration at the lack of action on items including closing a giant campaign finance loophole that allows big money donors to make unlimited contributions to candidates by setting up multiple Limited Liability Companies.

In state elections, contribution limits are too high and big money donors reign supreme.

Gasparino writes that it «could be the beginning of a mass exodus of big money donors diverting their cash away from the Republican presidential hopeful and toward Republican candidates for the House and Senate races more likely to win in November.»

She portrayed Cuomo as tied to corruption, influenced by big money donors, clandestinely supportive of legislative Republicans and «inhumane budgets,» and more aligned with the top 1 percent of the economic class than regular Democrats.

According to an Assistant US Attorney, Malcolm Smith shook down big money donors back in 2008 by essentially offering to sell votes like shares of stock.

Well - connected lobbyists and big money donors still reign supreme over the public interest.

«Tories dodgy big money donors».....

Cuomo, in the remaining days of the session, is pressing for one of the items in his education initiatives: a tax credit for big money donors to send students to private schools and pay for extra curricular programs for public schools.

He has also donated tens of thousands of pounds to the Labour Party and to Gordon Brown's leadership campaign (Iain Dale posted a list of eight Labour big money donors who are reportedly non-dom earlier in the week).

Syracuse area DA William Fitzpatrick told public radio station WRVO that it would save money in the long run if it eliminated big money donors from New York's political scene.

Latimer must rely on big money donors to support his inaccurate mailers because he either does not care enough to attend public forums on issues important to constituents, or he is too feeble.

Longtime League of Women Voters lobbyist Barbara Bartoletti expressed frustration at the lack of action on items, including closing a giant campaign finance loophole that allows big money donors to make unlimited contributions to candidates by setting up multiple limited liability companies.

Meanwhile, the Brennan Center for Justice at New York University Law School plans to push for a system of public funds to match smaller donations as a way to limit the influence of big money donors in campaign fundraising.

The Republicans during their negotiations on the bill that was PASSED by Congress insisted that their big money donors the insurance corporations were not cut out of Obamacare.

believe that the future of our country lies in our people, not in big money donors and lobbyists who seek to divide us for their profit.

State Senator Lee Zeldin has the politically established, big money donors.

Even the savviest candidate in the Democratic field can't answer a simple question about her big money donors.

«Zephyr is fearless, independent - minded, and will stand up for working families against the big money donors and wealthy insiders who have rigged the economy in their favor.

«Albany doesn't need another politician who'll represent the needs of big money donors and that's what they'll get with George Amedore,» said David Donnelly, treasurer of New York Friends of Democracy.

A number of groups are behind the spot which shows people with tape over their mouths, indicating how the average citizen is silenced compared to big money donors.

She told the audience she won't be accepting corporate money, as she accused the governor of being beholden to his «big money donors.»

«No system can completely stop individuals from behaving badly,» says Vandewalker, who says the influence of big money donors would be lessened.

It was only a few short winters ago the Occupy Albany tents were set up across from the Capital in Academy Park, trying to shake loose the hold of Wall Street and big money donors on state government.

Commonly cited concerns include the potential for outsized influence of big money donors on the policy process relative to more traditional voices in public education debates, such as teachers and other education practitioners.