Sentences with phrase «expenditure campaigns»

Soft dollars are corporate dollars and can be used in independent expenditure campaigns to support candidates.

The NYLCV plans to contribute to its chosen six and also run independent expenditure campaigns on behalf of at least two lucky contenders, perhaps spending as much as $ 200,000.

The fundraising probe, part of a broader investigation into campaign finance, an independent expenditure campaign backed by de Blasio and the NYPD, represents a glimmer of hope for New York Republicans in a year in which Democrats running down ballot were expected to do well, given the presidential election.

A first time candidate for office, McGrath has benefited from an independent expenditure campaign supported by an education reform and pro-charter school organization, which has spent an additional $ 1.2 million knocking Kaminsky.

The Hotel Trades Council is turning its attention to local races in suburban Westchester County, conducting a six - piece mail program through an independent expenditure campaign for Democratic county executive candidate Noam Bramson and two county Legislature candidates.

Labor groups and the real - estate industry spent heavily on independent expenditure campaigns in 2013, a symptom Common Cause says was facilitated by the Citizens United decision of 2010.

The group, New Yorkers For A Balanced Albany, has spent about $ 1.2 million through an independent expenditure campaign opposing Kaminsky's bid for the 9th Senate district in Nassau County, which will be decided in a special election on Tuesday.

The anti-corruption commission analyzed approximately $ 25,000 in unitemized credit card expenditures his campaign made over the years, most of which had no explanation or purpose.

As Jessica Alaimo at Capital notes, Shaun McCutcheon was the Alabama - based Republican activist who in 2013 challenged New York's cap on independent expenditure campaign committees, which ultimately paved the way for a super PAC fueled by David Koch to support Republican mayoral candidate Joe Lhota.

After the super PAC funded by online rental giant Airbnb launched a TV ad campaign knocking Republican Sen. Sue Serino's vote for a law designed to restrict ads for multi-family dwellings in New York City, both the Hotel Trades Council and the Real Estate Board of New York are pushing back with an independent expenditure campaign of their own in the race.

The State Board of Elections is set to consider a set of emergency regulations governing independent expenditure campaigns at its board meeting on Thursday morning in Albany.

A major force in the Democratic win on Long Island last year was the effort by NYSUT, the powerful state teachers union that invested about $ 200,000 in an independent expenditure campaign focused on getting out the vote.

By prohibiting government from restricting people and corporations from creating unlimited independent expenditure campaigns capable of funneling billions of dollars into election cycles, this decision undid a century's worth of state and federal campaign finance reform.

The ad will air on cable through Election Day as part of the fund's $ 900,000 independent expenditure campaign here.

Speaking at Fordham University Law School, Cuomo announced he propose legislation incorporating measures designed to limit independent expenditure campaign spending as well as require the groups to disclose the identity of their owners, directors and executives exerting control.

The New York Stated United Teachers union, meanwhile, spent millions of dollars on an independent expenditure campaign aiding Democratic incumbents and challengers.

The group, controlled by the Real Estate Board of New York, has been running independent expenditure campaigns boosting Senate Republicans.

Cuomo allies have been funding the League of Conservation Voters» independent expenditure campaign including Laurence Rockefeller.

Massive spending by independent expenditure campaigns came to dominate the conclusion of the race for the state Senate, almost entirely on behalf of Republican candidates.

That means greater disclosure of business and law clients from legislators» side jobs, a ban on the personal use of campaign funds, greater safeguards for per diem reimbursement, pension forfeiture for lawmakers convicted of public corruption and greater disclosure by independent expenditure campaign accounts.

That year, Senate Democratic candidates benefitted from well - run and wellf - unded independent expenditure campaigns from public financing advocates and the United Federation of Teachers.

Charter school groups and their supporters spent $ 16 million on lobbying, campaign contributions to state - level candidates and parties and independent expenditure campaigns last year.

A big - money ad war in California's governor's race officially started Thursday when a billionaire - backed independent expenditure campaign touting Democrat Antonio Villaraigosa launched a «seven - figure» buy that will blast a commercial on TV screens statewide for at least a week.

Its other big independent expenditure campaign victories were on behalf of Rep. Brad Sherman (D - Calif.)

Casey and other campaign finance experts said one reason the Realtors could play amid the larger, more partisan groups and not get tainted is that the judgments driving their independent expenditure campaign mirrored those of a traditional PAC donation program.

The group's independent expenditure campaign supporting Grisanti has received contributions from former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg as well as the political action committee of the Independent Democratic Conference.

[41] The Susan B. Anthony List embarked on a $ 100,000 independent expenditure campaign for Hoffman.

With Skelos and Cuomo on the same page, teachers unions will no doubt continue to point to the wealthy backers of charter schools who have contributed heavily to the governor's re-election campaign as well as independent expenditure campaigns backing Republican Senate candidates last year.

«This complaint puts forth evidence providing reason to believe that agents of mayoral candidate Bill de Blasio initiated the independent expenditure campaign opposing mayoral candidate Christine Quinn.

Noel DiGerolamo, Suffolk Police Benevolent Association president and head of a police union independent expenditure campaign committee, defended police salaries, noting the danger of the work and the requirements that police staff weekends and holidays to protect the public.

He also oversaw the 2010 independent expenditure campaign at the National Republican Senatorial Committee.

In 2014, Bolton's super PAC ran independent expenditure campaigns on behalf of GOP candidates Tom Cotton in Arkansas, Thom Tillis in North Carolina and Scott Brown in New Hampshire.

Meanwhile, 14.6 percent of contributions came from organized labor (I'm not sure this takes into account the money labor groups contributed to independent expenditure campaigns in several key races on behalf of challengers.

Remember LG wanna - be Bill Samuels and his pledge to launch a $ 250,000 independent expenditure campaign to elect reform - minded senators?

The group does not outright advocate for one candidate or another, but instead take advantage of a loophole in reporting rules for independent expenditure campaigns and just provide voter «information.»

For this bonus episode, USA Today Network's Jon Campbell talks about organizations mounting independent expenditure campaigns in New York that focus on issues unrelated to their interests.

The endorsement comes a week after the news that the state United Teachers union was dumping a $ 500,000 independent expenditure campaign on Addabbo's behalf.

Worst investments: Runner up Romney spending $ 8.9 million on a transition office and staff, and conservative independent expenditure campaigns, which poured their money into premium - priced TV spots that were lost in the media clutter.

Decrying the influence of money and the monied on politics and resulting voter alienation that has occurred, Cuomo first unveiled an opinion from his counsel, Alphonso David, instructing state enforcement agencies on how to determine coordination between independent expenditure campaigns and candidates.

Cuomo also outlined a bill that would create new regulations, transparency, and restrictions on independent expenditure campaigns that would look to prevent candidates from having direct control over Super PACs by appointing their allies to head them.

Cuomo has enjoyed the backing of charter school and real estate groups that frequently use independent expenditure campaigns to boost their candidates.

Cuomo made little public effort to move the multi-faceted reform agenda he proposed in January and instead appeared to move the goalposts for reform toward the end of session when he announced he wanted to tackle independent expenditure campaigns, something Senate Republicans found much more appealing than restricting legislators» outside income or closing the LLC loophole.

The legislation deals with putting more scrutiny and regulations on independent expenditure campaigns and non-profit advocacy groups, known at times as 501 (c)(4) s (for their tax classification) and Super PACs, which can support or oppose candidates for office, but not coordinate with them.

«With its newest ad buys, the NRCC's combined coordinated and independent expenditure campaign has broadened to 90 districts.»

Independent expenditure campaigns have been funded by a variety of interest groups seeking to influence the outcome of a legislative race, including the teachers unions, charter school groups and real - estate organizations.

The race has become something of a proxy war for the fight over the online rental site Airbnb, with the company funding advertising against Serino and an independent expenditure campaign backed by the Hotel Trades Council and the Real Estate Board of New York running commercials critical of Gipson.