Sentences with phrase «contractors for campaign contributions»

For example, one of Bharara's investigations focused on pay - to - play schemes in which (it has been alleged) that top associates of the governor used state contracts to enrich themselves and to shake down contractors for campaign contributions to help the governor.

The charges outline a scheme in which government contracts were allegedly used to enrich those individuals and to shake down contractors for campaign contributions to the governor's re-election.

Not exact matches

Both Curran and Maragos made anti-corruption reforms a central campaign platform, proposing term limits for county elected officials, tighter contracting oversight and limits or bans on contractor campaign contributions.

Cuomo also wants to ban campaign contributions from contractors who are vying for state contracts.

The Democrats paid for pro-Malloy mass mailings with about $ 250,000 from the state party's federally regulated campaign account, which is allowed by federal law to accept heavy contributions from state contractors despite the state clean - election laws» ban on contractors» money going to candidates for state office.

State Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman has subpoenaed the Nassau GOP and County Executive Edward Mangano's re-election campaign for information about contributions from superstorm Sandy contractors including Looks Great Services, which has nearly $ 70 million in debris - removal contracts with Nassau, attorneys for the recipients said.

While testifying at the unrelated corruption trial of former State Sen. Dean Skelos, Walker confirmed he is being investigated by federal prosecutors for what he called «campaign contributions, that contractors received work because of that.»

And, Cuomo wants to ban campaign contributions from contractors who are vying for state contracts.

Hana Callaghan, director of government ethics at Santa Clara University's Markkula Center for Applied Ethics, said that absent specific anti- «pay to play» legislation, which limits vendors» political contributions, «courts have generally not found it to be improper for public contractors to contribute to political campaigns.

To outlaw the pay - to - play nature of state contracting, he proposes low campaign contribution limits for contractors and lobbyists.

That contractors» contribution ban was approved by the legislature along with a public financing system under which taxpayers pay for state candidates» campaigns.

Lafazan called for limits on campaign contributions by county contractors; term limits for elected officials; an end to taxpayer - funded political mailers; affordable housing for recent college graduates and increased funding to fight heroin abuse.

When a 2008 initiative, Measure 10, which would have banned the use of tax money for campaigns or lobbying and restricted political contributions by government contractors was defeated, its committee chair Jim Anderson noted, «We'll be able to prepare accordingly next time, knowing that the real opposition to ethics reform in South Dakota is NEA union officials back east.»

The November 2008 initiative would have banned the use of tax money for campaigns or lobbying and restricted political contributions by government contractors.