Ken W. Cole, Pfizer's senior vice president for government relations, would not comment on Pfizer's lack of
disclosure of donations to think tanks and trade associations, nor would he indicate which organizations were in receipt of such donations.
Unlike many jurisdictions throughout the country, the city requires outside groups to make detailed
disclosures of their donations and expenditures, with data available online.
The new bill sets the total lobbying disclosure threshold at $ 15,000, while requiring
disclosure of donations of more than $ 2,500, as well as those donors» personal information.
We require full
disclosure of the donation benefitting North Shore Animal League America on all packaging, advertising, and promotional materials in clear and unambiguous language.
Not exact matches
Without «real time
disclosure,» as promised by Premier Christy Clark, we have no record
of donations since March 2016.
Dogwood's criticism
of B.C.'s lax
donation system began in 2001 with the group's advocacy for public
disclosure of campaign contributions.
Common Cause pointed to a list
of measures the state can adopt to enhance transparency when it comes to campaign finance, including requiring the full
disclosure of donors to independent expenditure groups, have donors identify their occupation and employer, require the
disclosure of campaign «bundlers» and maintain a «doing business» database at the state level that's tied to campaign
donations.
When Jeb Bush's campaign filed its first financial
disclosure, some people focused on how a mere 3 percent
of his
donations — just $ 368,000
of the $ 11.4 million he collected in his first 15 days
of campaigning — came from donors who gave $ 200 or less.
The new
disclosure rules require organizations like 501c (4) groups to reveal the source
of their
donations regardless
of whether they expressly support or oppose a particular candidate.
Rangel was found to have misused federal resources to solicit
donations for a City College
of New York center named in his honor, used a rent - stabilized apartment for his campaign office, failed to pay taxes on a villa in the Dominican Republic and filed inaccurate financial
disclosure forms.
He later apologised for unintentionally misleading the public by confusing
disclosures about a
donation of # 2 m with the loan for the same amount which in fact he had not reported.
«I think that, first
of all, the speaker actually should provide a public explanation now, before we get into next year, regarding outside income, political
donations and
disclosure requirements,» said Assembly Minority Leader Brian Kolb (R - Canandaigua).
In all, he is facing 13 charges, stemming from his solicitations and
donations to the Rangel Center
of Public Service at City College
of NY, errors on his financial
disclosure statements, the use
of a rent subsidized apartment as a campaign office, and failure to report and pay taxes on his Dominican villa.
John Duane, a candidate in 2013 for Queens City Council District 19, was fined a total
of $ 1375 for three violations: late filings
of disclosures, failing to file the required daily pre-election
disclosure statements to report three transactions totaling $ 46,110.62, and accepting
donations from two corporations.
He reminded them that LLCs could be used for
donations, attached a
disclosure form, and requested contributions by the end
of August.
Cuomo agreed to end the Moreland Commission after state lawmakers in the budget adopted stiffer penalties for bribery and general corruption, and some greater
disclosure of campaign
donations.
The board called on the city council to close the loophole by limiting
donations to outside groups and requiring full
disclosure of contributors.
Exact comparisons to previous years are difficult, partially because new regulations on independent expenditures have resulted both in increased spending and
disclosure, but a review
of recent years indicates that the
donation patterns in 2014 were far from the norm.
He wants to create a public financing system, limit
donations to housekeeping committees to $ 25,000, require bimonthly instead
of semiannual
disclosure, and close the «LLC loophole» that treats limited liability companies as individuals for the purpose
of determining contribution limits.
The mayor is also facing a federal inquiry into the fundraising efforts
of the Campaign for One New York, a nonprofit to advance the mayor's agenda that was not subject to campaign finance rules regarding
disclosure and
donation limits.
«Former President Olusegun Obasanjo would serve public interest by making a voluntary
disclosure of every single
donation, particularly large
donations, to his newly launched presidential library.
The group wants the Acting President Professor Yemi Osinbajo to «urgently propose a bill that would specifically regulate and bring transparency to any future presidential library fundraising process, and make public
disclosure of major
donations towards the establishment
of any such library mandatory.»
Most
of the commission's recommendations have long been on the wish lists
of good - government groups: lower limits on campaign
donations, further
disclosure of outside income and business clients, a $ 5,000 limit on LLCs, to reduce their power to amplify individuals» donating power, a $ 25,000 limit on
donations to soft - money «housekeeping» accounts and, perhaps most controversially, the public campaign finance system.
, has received more than twice the amount
of donations she has, according to New York State Board
of Elections financial
disclosure records filed last month.
It would also require the
disclosure of all campaign
donations for five years from the person or group getting the money.
The independent candidate, despite narrowly trailing Democrat Perez Williams in a recent poll, has received more than twice the amount
of donations she has, according to New York State Board
of Elections financial
disclosure records filed last month.
They could also have broader implications for New York's lobbying
disclosure laws, as Pledge 2 Protect apparently found a loophole around requirements that lobbying groups spending more than $ 50,000 a year disclose the source
of donations over $ 5,000.
Phil Marius, 26,
of Stapleton, filed his first campaign
donation disclosure form this week to become the second challenger against Debi Rose for the 49th Council district's Democratic primary in November.
Maffei raised 80 percent
of his campaign cash from outside
of the district, according to the analysis
of itemized
donations listed in
disclosure reports filed with the Federal Election Commission through June 6.
Other proposals in the budget were lower corporate contribution limits, down to $ 1,000 per year, new limits on
donations to party «housekeeping accounts» at $ 25,000 per year, detailed prohibitions on using campaign contributions for the personal benefit
of a candidate, and
disclosure of major donors supporting organizations engaged in independent expenditures.
The big story about the Australian Electoral Commission's annual release
of political
donations disclosures is how little they really tell us.
Among the 97 individual PAC
donations listed on Katko's
disclosure report for the period from Jan. 1 through March 31 are contributions from industries that Katko helps regulate as a member
of the House Transportation Committee and Homeland Security Committee.
Since being formed two years ago, One Brooklyn has reported collecting a total
of $ 315,000 to $ 860,000 in
donations, as COIB
disclosure forms only offer general ranges
of income.
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of the charities listed above beside our
donations to these great causes.
The
disclosure of AFT's
donation came on the same day that both candidates visited 24th St. Elementary, the site
of a recent «parent trigger» petition, a controversial parent empowerment mechanism that both Mayoral candidates have endorsed.
But the latest
disclosures on
donations by ExxonMobil, reported publicly here for the first time, show it continues to support organisations that claim greenhouse gases are not causing climate change, or that cuts to emissions are a waste
of time and money.
Meanwhile, in the case
of a charity receiving a grant from a government entity, New York law specifically requires
disclosure of the identity
of the donor and the amount
of each
donation to the New York Attorney General.
With respect to
disclosure of protected health information by covered entities to facilitate cadaveric organ and tissue
donation, the final rule explicitly permits a covered entity to disclose protected health information without authorization, consent, or agreement to organ procurement organizations or other entities engaged in the procurement, banking, or transplantation
of cadaveric organs, eyes, or tissue for the purpose
of facilitating
donation and transplantation.
The new § 164.512 includes paragraphs on: Uses and
disclosures required by law; uses and
disclosures for public health activities;
disclosures about victims
of abuse, neglect, or domestic violence; uses and
disclosures for health oversight activities;
disclosures for judicial and administrative proceedings;
disclosures for law enforcement purposes; uses and
disclosures about decedents; uses and
disclosures for cadaveric
donation of organs, eyes, or tissues; uses and
disclosures for research purposes; uses and
disclosures to avert a serious threat to health or safety (which we had called «emergency circumstances» in the NPRM); uses and
disclosures for specialized government functions (referred to as «specialized classes» in the NPRM); and
disclosures to comply with workers» compensation laws.