Sentences with phrase «call slush funds»

Dick Dadey, with Citizens Union, says the governor's proposal is weakest when it comes down to large, lump sums of money that can be spent at the governor's and legislative leader's discretion, which the harshest critics call slush funds.

But critics call this a slush fund, and say it and similar programs need more transparency.

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«I personally would not call it a political slush fund; I'd call it a timber industry slush fund.»

-LRB-... The DN calls on de Blasio to use his mayoral powers to abolish the Council practice of dividing up some $ 400 million annually in so - called member items...) ************* Don't see de Blasio using up political chips to try to end the member - item slush fund.

E.J. McMahon, president of the fiscally conservative Empire Center, called the spending «pork» from a «slush fund» and questioned why state taxpayers are footing the bill for things «local government ought to be doing.»

The report notes that one of these board members, Rob Speyer of Tishman Speyer, gave the maximum contribution to the Cuomo campaign during the 2010 cycle, $ 55,900, before incorporating what the New York Times has called the Governor's «secret slush fund» and pledging $ 1 million to the effort.

His scorn grew to encompass her tenure during the so - called «slush - fund scandal,» where it was revealed that Council members were handing out discretionary money to fake organizations and political cronies with little oversight.

In the statement, Klein reiterated hi call for ending the Wilson - Pakula waiver for cross-party endorsements and eliminatnig «party slush funds» or the so - called housekeeping accounts.

A fiscal watchdog group says it's uncovered what it calls a «secret slush fund,» used by Gov. Andrew Cuomo and state legislators to fund pet projects around the state, but the governor's budget office says the grants are subject to oversight.

He said it's time to «end crony capitalism, corporate giveaways and so - called billion dollar top down economic development slush funds and replace it with a sustainable economy powered by growth in innovation industries attractive to our region's best talent.»

The new payments include $ 16.5 million from what critics have called a $ 400 million slush fund that was created in last year's budget by Dean Skelos, the former Senate Republican leader.

Stringer was also a vocal critic of the Campaign for One New York, de Blasio's political nonprofit, calling it a «slush fund» shortly after de Blasio had been criticized by the Campaign Finance Board for how the nonprofit raised and spent funds.

The Fearons were also putting money into what they call a «slush fund.»

This is what we call our regular savings account in our home, our slush fund.

It's a little - known agency called the Export - Import Bank, a government - sponsored slush fund that gives taxpayer - backed loans and loan guarantees to foreign entities to buy U.S. exports.

The CanWest News Service article entitled Funding for minority groups to challenge federal laws under review reports that the program, first set up under former Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau, «has been the target of harsh criticism from social conservatives and critics of so - called judicial activism, who assert the initiative is a slush - fund for left - leaning groups to circumvent the will of elected legislators by challenging them in court».