Sentences with phrase «by wealthy contributors»

The carriage horse deal underlined the transactional side of a mayor who says he is on a mission to liberalize New York City, even as his efforts are propelled in part by wealthy contributors tied to special interests.

Separately, Halloran is also accused of steering $ 40,000 to $ 80,000 in discretionary member items to a company he thought was controlled by a wealthy contributor who in fact was an undercover agent.

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And, I think the future of the Democratic party is not simply by raising money from wealthy campaign contributors.

LLCs are often used by wealthy real estate developers and who show up frequently in Albany's wheeling and dealing — large LLC contributors were key witnesses in the Silver case and are part of the ongoing proceedings against the former Senate Majority Leader.

Another top rival of AQE is the charter school sector, backed by wealthy private donors who have been regular contributors to the governor and to legislators friendly to charter schools in the state Senate.

Besides this coalition, Tuck also benefited from a deep well of financial support from wealthy donors and advocacy groups funded by such contributors.

In the last election cycle, they were joined by wealthy out - of - town contributors, such as former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg.»