Sentences with phrase «campaign contributions from public»

The vast majority who do includes Senator Chap Petersen, who made news this year first by calling for a repeal of the 2015 boondoggle that will net Dominion a billion - dollar windfall at customer expense, and when that bill failed (in Senate Commerce & Labor, ahem), by calling for a ban on campaign contributions from public service corporations like Dominion.

That would require the approval of the Legislature, and many lawmakers in both parties have received significant campaign contributions from public sector unions.

Not exact matches

And in the political sphere, finance has become the great defender of deregulating monopolies and «freeing» land rent and asset - price gains from taxation, translating its economic power and campaign contributions into the political power to capture control of public financial regulation.

An increasing number of news stories are centered on issues rather than personalities; for one thing, there seems to be a shift in the public's attention from personal scandal to issues of campaign financing and contributions.

Those detailed pieces in turn link to more details and to primary sources if you have them (the polling data that your piece on public opinion is based on, for instance, or a spreadsheet of your opponent's campaign contributions from well - known evildoers).

«As Director of Media and Publicity of the Jonathan / Sambo Campaign organisation I received money on behalf of the Directorate of Media and Publicity which I headed from private individuals and companies during the election campaigns but these were not public funds but rather private contributions specifically for the Presidential and other campaigns.

Staten Island Assemblywoman and GOP NYC mayoral candidate Nicole Malliotakis said she returned campaign contributions from Palestinian - American activist Linda Sarsour, and condemned CUNY's Graduate School of Public Health and Health Policy for inviting the Women's March organizer to speak at its commencement next month.

The case stems from the contribution from the New Yorkers for a Brighter Future to the Fund for Great Public Schools, the latter of which has been heavily involved in state legislative campaigns on behalf of Democratic candidates, primarily for the state Senate.

Although they haven't been anywhere near as public about it as their colleagues at CSEA, officials at the statewide teachers union, NYSUT, have also quietly turned off the campaign cash spigot and is reassessing its contribution habits for everyone from Gov. Andrew Cuomo on down following the passage of Tier VI.

State Senate Democrats have reaped $ 85,000 in election - year campaign contributions from the state teachers union since they skipped last month's vote to cut pension benefits for new teachers and other public employees.

Adopt system of public financing of campaigns, with new lower limits on direct contributions to statewide and state legislative candidates; Establish the «New York State Campaign Finance Fund», with transfers from the Abandoned Property Fund and taxpayer designations of PIT liability; and limiting contributions to «housekeeping accounts» to $ 25,000.

According to public records, campaign documents and sources, Howe helped steer contributions to Cuomo's re-election effort from several development and energy companies he was advising, all of whom had business before the state.

The full bill, which can be read here on the State Assembly website, in addition to providing new contribution limits and enforcement rules, also stipulates that the public campaign fund would be partially financed with money from Wall Street fraud settlements.

The pilot public financing program in the state comptroller's race, modeled on the New York City campaign finance system, provides a six - to - one match for contributions between $ 10 and $ 175 from New York residents.

The Siena Research Institute report summed it up well: «While Republicans are closely divided on public campaign financing, it is supported by a majority of independents and two - thirds of Democrats, and more than three - quarters of voters from every party support quick disclosure of contributions greater than $ 500.»

Governor Cuomo proposed a broad set of laws including stricter limits on campaign contributions and party spending on behalf of candidates, public financing of elections to match small contributions from individuals, and new public corruption crimes in an attempt to reduce the culture of corruption in Albany.

A City Council candidate raking in contributions from the real estate industry has been accused of using public housing as a campaign office.

They also took advantage of a loophole in campaign finance laws and bundled $ 125,000 in contributions, using limited liability companies to hide the true amount of their donations from the public.

Among the many provisions in the bill: end outside employment for lawmakers, ban per diem limits and dramatically tighten campaign contribution limits, restrict contributions by lobbyists, create a public financing system, and provide for a substantial salary increase for legislators while extending their terms from two years to four years.

In order to qualify for public financing, Connecticut candidates must agree to certain campaign spending limits and contribution ceilings from private individuals.

In order to qualify for public financing, Connecticut candidates must agree certain campaign spending limits and contribution ceilings from private individuals.

Staten Island Assemblywoman and GOP mayoral candidate Nicole Malliotakis told the Observer last night that she returned campaign contributions from Palestinian - American activist Linda Sarsour — and condemned the City University of New York's Graduate School of Public Health and Health Policy for inviting the Women's March organizer to speak at its commencement next month.

The vast majority of contributions to Gov. Andrew Cuomo's campaign come from $ 10,000 contributions and higher, according to analysis released today by the New York Public Interest Research Group.

In response to the court decisions, the supplemental grants were removed from the state's campaign financing law; the basic grant of public money to gubernatorial candidates was doubled to make participants more competitive and a low, $ 100 limit was placed on lobbyist contributions, thus limiting their influence.

They also took advantage of a loophole in campaign finance laws and bundled $ 125,000 in contributions, using limited liability companies, or LLCs, to hide the true amount of their donations from the public.

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.

A rule of the federal Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board (MSRB) prohibits bond work from going to financial firms that make campaign contributions to public officials who control bond decisions.

And the governor donated the more than $ 110,000 he received in campaign contributions from disgraced Hollywood executive Harvey Weinstein to Women's Justice NOW, NOW - NYC's charitable partner organization that supports public education and outreach efforts and offers legal advocacy and referrals for women.

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.

With money corrupting the democratic process becoming a major issue in the United States, Suffolk Legislator Rob Trotta (R - Fort Salonga) has introduced a bill to limit campaign contributions from county contractors and public employee unions.

She was critical of the public advocate's acceptance of campaign contributions from owners on his Worst Landlords list.

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.

Hawkins said that Cuomo's hostility to public school teachers and their unions and his support for charter schools must be understood in light of his large campaign contributions from wealthy hedge fund managers who profit from the favorable tax treatment of investments in charter schools and who like the fact that most charters are non-union.

That's because campaign spending in New York is closely regulated by strict and comparably low contribution limits — even lower for anyone with business before the city — and with a public financing system that offers matching funds from taxpayers to candidates who opt in and follow further fundraising rules.

Filings with the city Campaign Finance Board show that the public advocate has been the leading recipient of union contributions, with tens of thousands of dollars in donations, alone, from local chapters nationwide of UNITE, which represents needle trades and textile industry workers.

Campaign finance reform advocates say public funding helps level the playing field for candidates without money or connections, and encourages a focus on small - dollar donations from constituents rather than corporate contributions.

The legislation would provide public financing from taxpayers to candidates who limit campaign contributions to less than $ 100 per person.

Scientists began organizing only 3 days after President Donald Trump took office, as alarm — sparked by a campaign that in many ways appeared to dismiss the contributions of scientific research — ignited over Senate hearings on controversial cabinet picks and mandates curtailing public communication from scientific agencies.

This prevented elected officials from approving sweetheart deals with the government unions whose campaign contributions got them elected, all behind closed doors with minimal opportunities for public review.

Rather than making a series of empty, unfilled promises, these policies would actually improve teachers» working conditions, students» learning conditions, and school funding; would protect public schools from inequities of funding caused by the proliferation of charter schools; and would «encourage» the decision makers who currently establish public education policy to play within the rules, or forfeit the thing they are really most concerned about: those sweet, sweet campaign contributions.

Through exhibitions, public programs, voter registration drives, and billboard advertisements, along with creative contributions from dozens of artists, the innovative campaign encouraged political engagement and critical discourse in the lead up to the 2016 presidential election.

Through propaganda masquerading as research, through outright bribes masquerading as campaign contributions to decision makers and through legal obfuscation, they prevented the democratic process from operating for the public good.

Georgia Public Service Commission (PSC) incumbents Tricia Pridemore and Chuck Eaton each received approximately two - thirds of their campaign contributions from people or companies associated with regulated entities such as Georgia Power, according to an Energy and Policy Institute analysis of...

If we want elected representatives to care more about public health than corporate health, let's work to remove the corruption from election campaign contributions.

In 2013, the legislature repealed the state's renowned public financing program for judicial candidates, leaving would - be judges to raise contributions from wealthy campaign donors.

Moyers: Let me just give you some statistics from a poll conducted by the Texas state supreme court and the Texas state bar association, which found that 83 % of the public think judges are already unduly influenced by campaign contributions.

And because campaign contributions are a matter of public record, it's hard to argue that judges can be shielded from knowing who their campaign contributors are.

But «[e] ven if judges were able to refrain from favoring donors, the mere possibility that judges» decisions may be motivated by the desire to repay campaign contributions is likely to undermine the public's confidence in the judiciary.»

The plaintiffs challenged eight restrictions on judicial conduct: 1) the prohibition on judicial candidates campaigning as a member of a political organization, 2) the prohibition on judicial candidates making speeches for or against political organizations or candidates, 3) the ban on judicial candidates making contributions to political causes or candidates, 4) the prohibition on judicial candidates from publicly endorsing or opposing candidates for public office, 5) the prohibition on judges from acting as a leader or holding office in a policitical organization, 6) the prohibition on judicial candidates knowingly or recklessly making false statements during campaigns, 7) the ban on judicial candidates making misleading statements, and 8) the prohibition on candidates making pledges, promises, or committments in connection with cases, controversies, or issues that are likely to come before the court.

Such committees are not prohibited from soliciting campaign contributions and public support from any person or corporation authorized by law.