Sentences with phrase «campaign funds in question»

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Last year, he and his wife, Miriam, a physician and expert in drug addiction, provided the vast majority of funding for the campaign to defeat a ballot question that would have legalized medical marijuana in Florida.

The latest questions center on funds from the Maziarz campaign account that were reportedly given to a youth softball team and thousands of dollars in purchases from a WNY business.

Questions arose in 2011 when it emerged that Inez and Charles Barron had also paid Mitchell substantial sums to work as a campaign aide, and also paid campaign funds into a related organization called Hip Hop Stand Up and Vote, which shared the same address.

While there are a number of expenditures that raise questions, several experts consulted by City & State made the point that the legal definition of what constitutes a legitimate use of campaign funds in New York State is extremely broad, and that even expenses that seemed like personal use on their face could actually be allowable based on the letter of the law.

In answering those questions, one would also want to explore Cambridge Analytica's role not only directly in the Trump campaign, but also for Mercer - funded Super PACs like «Make America Number 1.&raquIn answering those questions, one would also want to explore Cambridge Analytica's role not only directly in the Trump campaign, but also for Mercer - funded Super PACs like «Make America Number 1.&raquin the Trump campaign, but also for Mercer - funded Super PACs like «Make America Number 1.»

He needs to answer a lot of questions, so don't spend that $ 20 so fst, Schumer may need it for a «Legal Defense fund», after he spends all his campaign money trying to get re-elected JUST LIKE ALAN HEVESI DID IN 2006

Press question topics included details of her increased spending, how she would fund such increased payments, her campaign's expected receipt of $ 1.6 million in matching funds, Puerto Rico's medium and long term rebuilding and the Bronx school stabbing.

Q&A topics include: why the mayor and Governor Cuomo appear friendly and cooperative on pre-K when together but express different views when apart, will the city fund a single year of full day pre-K if the state does not, how many of the prospective new pre-K seats are in traditional public schools v. charter schools, what is the greatest challenge in converting existing 1/2 day pre-K sites into full day sites, how can the mayor assure that proceeds of his proposed income tax surcharge would remain dedicated solely to the pre - K / middle school program, regulatory issues around pre-K operators, how there can be space available in neighborhoods where schools are overcrowded, how many of the prospective new sites are in schools v. other locations, why the mayor is so opposed to co-locations of charter schools while seeking to co-locate new pre-K programs, the newly - announced ad campaign by charter school supporters, his views on academically screened high schools, his view on the school bus contracts, why he refused off - topic questions Friday evening despite saying on Friday morning that he would take such questions, the status of 28 charter schools expecting to open in fall 2014 in locations approved by the Bloomberg administration, his upcoming appearance on the TV series The Good Wife and his view on city employees marching in the Manhattan St. Patrick's Day Parade in uniform / with banners.

Questions during the off - topic portion of the press conference included his opinion of the expected Democratic candidate in the 11th Congressional District special election and whether he'll campaign for Gentile, the prospect of Department of Homeland Security losing funding, religious organizations renting City school facilities for prayer / worship services and the related lawsuit, a NY Post report criticizing a newly - created NYPD training program, reported terror threats against shopping malls, the absence of a Lunar New Year message from the mayor and his non-attendance at the Lunar New Year parade, his reaction to Governor Cuomo's comment that their relationship will be «the best relationship between a mayor and governor in modern political history,» his scheduled trip to Albany on Wednesday and delays in federal funding of Sandy rebuilding.

There also have been questions about the legality of a coordinated fund - raising campaign for state Senate Democrats in 2014.

While some of Hein's contributors might question how he's spending their money — they donated to Hein, not some no - name in the hinterlands — office - seekers can legally spend campaign funds on almost anything.

The question before progressive advocates of public campaign financing in New York State is whether we push for full public campaign finance on the Clean Money model of equal and sufficient funding grants for all qualified candidates, or whether we settle for partial public campaign financing on the Matching Funds model used for presidential primaries since 1976 and for New York City local elections since 1989.

This is what we know: the Electoral Commission is still assessing claims that potentially illegal donations were made; the information commissioner is investigating «possible illegal» use of data; the heads of MI6 and GCHQ have both voiced unprecedented warnings about foreign interference in our democratic systems; the government has refused to elaborate on what these are; one of the leave campaigns has admitted the undeclared support and help of the American hedge fund billionaire who backed Trump; the Crown Prosecution Service is being asked to mount a criminal investigation; and questions have been raised about possible unlawful collaboration between different elements of the leave campaign.

In response to James» question about the Labour leadership candidates — Ed Miliband campaigned for Simon Hughes to speak out & is encouraging his supporters to call on the Lib Dems to stand up for their values, David Miliband has suggested ending the charitable status of fee - paying schools and (one of those non-monetary aspects to reducing inequality) giving representation to ordinary workers on corporate remunertion committees, Ed Balls has strongly opposed the VAT rise and is calling for a graduate tax instead of higher tuition fees, Andy Burnham has reiterated his support for a National Care Service and spoken out on the abolition of the Future Jobs Fund, Diane Abbot has called for fair taxation, cancelling Trident, and setting a timetable for troop withdrawal from Afghanistan.

It should be noted that the funds in question, paid to then candidate - Thomas» personal account, were legal and justified, and made on the advice of counsel, as compensation for his own campaign duties.

The presentation was an opportunity for Mr. de Blasio, dogged in recent weeks by questions about investigations into his campaign fund - raising activities and administration, to stress his command of the intricacies of the city's agencies and his stewardship of its financial future.

While the former senator's successful background check appears to have removed him from legal scrutiny, questions continue as to the whereabouts of more than $ 200,000 in campaign funds that appear to be unaccounted for.

In the course of the questioning at the hearing, Representative Richard T. Schulze, a Pennsylvania Republican, told Iorizzo that he had heard that there were «several contributions made to Governor Cuomo's campaign» from tax - scam funds.

In order to resolve these questions I will be turning over my campaign funds to the Suffolk County District Attorney.»

State prosecutors in November and December met with campaign fund - raiser Ross Offinger, top political aide Emma Wolfe, union political operative Josh Gold, and political consultants Bill Hyers and Hayley Prim of Hilltop Public Solutions to answer questions, according to a second political source.

Mayor Bill de Blasio will probably be on familiar ground when he is questioned by federal prosecutors and F.B.I. agents in New York as part of a sweeping criminal investigation into his campaign fund - raising.

DioGuardi steadfastly denied the charges and his campaign also filed its own complaint with the State Board of Elections that argued, contrary to his opponent's commercial, that the employees in question put funds in a separate «People For DioGuardi» campaign account as required by state law.

Media reports have questioned whether Fossella improperly used tens of thousands of dollars in campaign funds to pay for restaurant meals, trips to luxury resorts, New York Jets tickets and skiing lessons for his wife and children.

After a major openDemocracy investigation last year found serious questions about the extent of Banks's wealth, the Electoral Commission announced that it is investigating whether, in the run - up to the Brexit vote, Banks and one of his companies broke campaign finance rules requiring transparent sources of funds, and prohibiting donors from outside the UK.

Levy did not run for re-election in 2011, forfeiting his $ 4 million campaign fund to Suffolk County District Attorney Thomas Spota's office, after prosecutors raised questions about his campaign financing.

Wilson's campaign responded saying serious questions remain about how DiNapoli handled the pension fund in his first two years as comptroller.

Legislator Patrick Burke, D - Buffalo, who questioned the use of public money for a ride - share campaign, even made an initial attempt to separate out the ride - sharing campaign funding in a separate vote.

Funding questions left unanswered for now Dayton reiterated his campaign - trail pledge to increase K - 12 funding, but refused to answer questions about where, in the face of a $ 6.2 billion deficit, he'll find theFunding questions left unanswered for now Dayton reiterated his campaign - trail pledge to increase K - 12 funding, but refused to answer questions about where, in the face of a $ 6.2 billion deficit, he'll find thefunding, but refused to answer questions about where, in the face of a $ 6.2 billion deficit, he'll find the money.

With ConnAD and ConnCAN now funding an independent campaign to defeat an individual Democratic candidate because they belong to a teacher's union raises some extraordinarily serious questions about who was involved in these decisions and whose money was actually being used.

Hidden behind the flow of fact - free tweets and edge - wooing stump statements, Trump's campaign had posted reasonable ideas when the Science Debate organization asked questions on the role of science funding in fostering innovation (it's great, unless it's climate science, evidently) and the merits of a post-fossil energy system.

Under questioning, Solov declined to identify which Mercer family member or members are owners of record, although Breitbart insiders say it is likely Rebekah Mercer, the 42 - year - old middle daughter of right - wing hedge fund billionaire Robert Mercer; she is an intimate Bannon confidante who was instrumental in persuading Trump to bring him on last summer as the campaign's CEO.