Sentences with phrase «direct campaign contributions from»

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In first quarter of 2018, 61 percent of the direct contributions to his campaign committee came from donations of $ 200 or less.

Disclose Company's Own Political Spending If a company chooses to use its own funds for direct campaign spending, the issue raised in many shareholder proposals is whether such corporations should — in addition to the governance procedures noted above — issue a comprehensive report which lists in one place all the recipients both of such direct spending and of contributions made from the company's employee PAC.

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.

Liberal activist groups last week called on Gov. Andrew Cuomo to return thousands of dollars he has received in campaign contributions from Daniel Loeb, a billionaire who has come under criticism for racially charged remarks directed at Senate Minority Leader Andrea Stewart - Cousins.

Using the record from a previous BCRA § 203 challenge, he argued that independent expenditures were sometimes a factor in gaining political access and concluded that large independent expenditures generate more influence than direct campaign contributions.

The group also reported a $ 50,000 contribution this morning from Trilogy Advisors LLC, which has given direct support to Astorino's campaign as well.

But Citizens Union's report noted there is often correlation between lawmakers who direct discretionary spending and campaign contributions from beneficiaries, like grants for an oulet mall on Staten Island and renovations to the Ed Sullivan Theatre for CBS» «Late Show with Stephen Colbert.»

Let's start with the obvious: I think Rick Hasen is exactly right to suggest that such a move by the lefties is actually a «relative victory» for campaign finance reformers, given the extent to which» [t] aking the case would have been an opportunity for the majority of Supreme Court justices to make things worse [from the reformers» perspective], such as by suggesting that limits on direct contributions to candidates are unconstitutional.»

A federal appellate court considered whether a state can stop a corporation from making direct financial contributions to ballot issue campaigns.