Not exact matches
Gambling Industry Donates Millions to New York Politicians As
Governor Andrew Cuomo and the New York State Legislature discuss the process of amending the State Constitution to allow up to seven new full - scale, privately owned casinos in New York, the gambling industry is funneling millions of
dollars into lobbying efforts and
campaign war chests.
New York
Governor Andrew Cuomo is spending some of his $ 33 million
dollar campaign war chest on ads to promote his state budget priorities.
That the
Governor who raised 33 million
dollars from real - estate donors and corporate entities before the gubernatorial
campaign even started may have allowed undue influence for these entities to lobby and pass legislation they desired as a result of their donations to the Cuomo
campaign war chest.
He's using part of his $ 35 million
dollar campaign war chest to pay for a criminal defense lawyer to represent the office of the
governor against the US Attorney's investigations.
Hawkins blasted Cuomo's big money contributors, saying that less than 1 percent of the
governor's multimillion
dollar campaign war chest actually comes from donations of less than $ 1,000.
The
governor also has nearly $ 30 million
dollars in his
campaign war chest, more than any other
governor in the country.