Sentences with phrase «financed by the donations»

[52] Madeloni was on offense in a statement, saying, «it is appalling that ads starring [Baker] are being financed by donations from Wall Street fund managers who have an interest in currying favor with the administration.»

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The PC Party clause — fixing the Elections Financing legislation to ensure that the Chief Electoral Officer is able to investigate allegedly improper donations without being barred by artificially short timelines.

GFI is entirely supported by grants and donations.79 Their three largest donors provided a total of around 25 - 40 % of their funding in 2016, and we would expect those donors to provide a similar, perhaps slightly larger, amount of funding in 2017 — though GFI's intention is to raise significantly more money overall.80, 81 GFI's fiscal management strategy is to spend each year what it raised the prior year; this enables them to budget on a rolling 12 - month timeframe.82, 83 Overall, we think that while their funding sources are not especially diverse, they do rely on a relatively broad donor base and take a responsible and sustainable approach to their finances.

The Bentonville basketball program is well organized and well financed thanks to an influx of booster club funds and donations in large part generated by the fact Bentonville is home to the world headquarters of Wal - Mart Stores, Inc. as well as hundreds of vendors working with the retail giant.

The Reform Party, a ballot line formed last year by Republican gubernatorial nominee Rob Astorino, filed its first campaign finance report since it was rechristened this election season, showing a single, massive donation from a limited liability company.

Public financing reforms mitigate thisfundraising disadvantage by making it possible to put together an adequately financed campaignusing small donations, supplemented by public funds.»

But, Cuomo has said he will call for closure of a loophole in campaign finance laws that allows donors to skirt the $ 5,000 limit for businesses by disguising the donations through multiple limited liability corporations.

Small Donations Fueled «Wide - Open» Elections Last Year A report by the New York City Campaign Finance Board shows that the city's 2013 elections were «the most wide - open» since the city's small - donor matching system was put in place 25 years ago.

In the race for the 21st, four out of the five Democrats and Ms. Stefanik have received donations flagged by the political finance website OpenSecrets.org as coming from political action committees or other candidate committees, as of the last filing date on March 31.

Singh said he again suggested he would use straw donation — which typically entails contributing in a person's name, then reimbursing them in order to skirt campaign finance limits set by law — when de Blasio asked for help with a state senatorial campaign.

State campaign financing records show a $ 1,000 donation by Luxenberg on Aug. 19 — the date mentioned in the Luxenberg text — to the campaign committee of Melissa Katz Kane, a Democrat running for first selectman in Westport.

The Assembly voted to close the LLC loophole in campaign finance laws, cap contributions by limited liability corporations at $ 5,000 and require them to identify the individuals who make the donations in the LLC's name, and limit lawmakers» outside income to 40 percent of the annual salary of state Supreme Court justices.

Governor Cuomo's budget lays the groundwork for a public campaign finance system where small donations would be matched by taxpayer dollars.

The commission also recommended closing loopholes, like unlimited donations by Limited Liability Companies, and creating a new independent agency to actually enforce campaign finance laws.

Sierra Club representative Robert Ciesielski cited a study by Common Cause that the governor of Pennsylvania, Tom Corbett, had received over $ 1.6 million in political donations from the industry — a figure that, given the current state of New York's campaign finance laws, lobbyists in Albany could well surpass.

Donations from nine industry stakeholders totaled $ 10,000 and accounted for 9 percent of Espinal's $ 108,290 re-election warchest, according to campaign finance records reviewed by the Post.

The D.A.'s office was specifically investigating whether de Blasio's aides had purposefully circumvented state campaign finance donation limits, by rerouting large donations through county Democratic campaign committees, which then funneled donations to campaign accounts for State Senate candidates as part of the mayor's push to flip the chamber to Democratic control.

While attempts were made to correct misspellings in the campaign finance database maintained by the state Board of Elections and most LLCs were linked to the individuals or businesses who control them, it's possible that some were missed during the review of 89,331 donations, and some of the totals cited above are too low as a result.

By contrast, it took Foley and Malloy months to raise the $ 250,000 necessary to qualify for the state's voluntary public financing program, which bars donations in excess of $ 100.

The donations, long - practiced by Democrats and Republicans, are legal under New York's campaign finance laws.

The city Campaign Finance Board Wednesday found Mayor de Blasio broke no contribution limitation rules by raising unlimited donations through an outside fund — then immediately issued a de facto rebuke of the tactic.

Multiple federal and state probes are examining whether donors to the mayor's nonprofit received anything in return for their donation and if de Blasio and his team violated election and campaign finance laws by funneling money to upstate senate candidates.

Under the Citizens Election Program, the state's voluntary public financing system, gubernatorial candidates who raise $ 250,000 by collecting donations of $ 100 or less are eligible for a $ 6.5 million grant to spend in the general election.

Although incumbents tend to have a leg up in fundraising, the Campaign Finance Board's public matching funds program ensures that first - time candidates and those with little access to wealthy donors can run serious campaigns by matching small dollar donations at a 6 - to - 1 ratio up to a certain amount.

Democrats argue that the Supreme Court is changing the campaign - finance landscape in decisions like Citizens United and McCutcheon by striking down limits on corporate donations and expenditures, which they say gives Republicans the advantage.

Cuomo has said he intends to launch a new effort for campaign finance reform, and Samuels says he could hold public hearings and create an open process to develop legislation, as well as setting a good example on his own, by saying he won't accept any more corporate donations.

Paul «Effy» Raps and Yaron Turgeman each forked over the maximum $ 4,950 in donations bundled by businessman Jona Rechnitz, who is at the center of a federal probe into NYPD corruption and shady de Blasio campaign finances.

The donations were allowed because the mayor's political nonprofit was not governed by city campaign finance law.

The organization Fair Elections for NY, which is calling for public financing of campaigns, has for weeks now been trying to raise awareness about the current system by revealing the donations that state lawmakers have recieved from corporations and interest groups.

The bills would, among other things, establish a public campaign financing system and close a loophole that allows campaign contributors to skirt donation limits by setting up multiple LLCs or limited liability companies.

Campaign finance reports are supposed to reflect the date a donation was received by the campaign, according to a state Board of Elections spokesman.

Established last year by Gov. Andrew Cuomo to examine Albany's pay - to - play political culture and campaign donations, the commission's investigations were halted by Cuomo this spring after he got agreement from lawmakers to enact a limited version of campaign finance reform.

Hawkins favors the Clean Money system where candidates who opt in to public financing qualify by raising a reasonable number of $ 5 donations to demonstrate support.

A publicly - financed Fair Elections system would reduce the impact of large campaign contributions in our political system and boost voters» voices in elections by allowing candidates to run for office with small, in - district donations.

Newsday compared the list to state campaign finance filings and other public records to find donations by the firms or related holdings, as well as executives or family members with the same addresses.

As the September 12 primary elections approach and campaigns kick into high gear, a vast majority of candidates for the city's elected offices will have their coffers bolstered by the Campaign Finance Board's (CFB) public matching funds program, which matches eligible donations at a 6 - to - 1 ratio.

If it were to proceed, the project might be financed by a combination of private donations and funds from a municipal reserve account.]

Cor made the donations by taking advantage of state campaign finance laws that permit what critics say are end - runs around corporate donation limits through the use of limited liability companies.

Mayor Bill de Blasio didn't violate the city's campaign finance laws by soliciting unlimited donations through a nonprofit organization — but the Campaign Finance Board today offered a stinging rebuke of the practice and called for the City Council to close a «loophole» that allfinance laws by soliciting unlimited donations through a nonprofit organization — but the Campaign Finance Board today offered a stinging rebuke of the practice and called for the City Council to close a «loophole» that allFinance Board today offered a stinging rebuke of the practice and called for the City Council to close a «loophole» that allows it.

Between 2006 and 2008, Barnett's wife Ayala Barnett made 11 donations totaling just under $ 150,000, according to an analysis of campaign finance records by the newspaper.

Our reporting on the DUP's secret Brexit donation; on the finances of the Leave campaign's biggest backer Arron Banks; and on the many groups seeking to shape Brexit have been picked up by media across the world.

New York City real estate moguls are covering their bases on the upcoming mayoral election, giving donations to more than one candidate, an analysis of campaign finance reports by the New York Daily News shows.

U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara and Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance are trying to determine whether team de Blasio violated the law by circumventing campaign finance limits and earmarking large donations for specific candidates — which is not allowed.

LLCs can legally circumvent campaign - finance rules that limit contributions by corporations to $ 5,000 and individuals to $ 150,000 combined for all campaigns each year, driving up the total donations by Litwin's holdings.

They argue in the complaint that Foley violated campaign finance law in three ways: by accepting contributions from a business entity, self - funding his campaign, and illegally coordinating donations to a Super PAC supporting his candidacy.

A publicly - financed Fair Elections system would reduce the impact of large campaign contributions in New York's political system and boost voters» voices in elections by allowing candidates to run for office with small, in - district donations.

While legal, such gifts are worrying to advocates of campaign finance reforms, especially when the donations are made by individuals or companies doing business with the government.

The Cuomo budget plan includes calls for a 6 - to - 1 matching public finance system for small donations starting with the 2016 state legislative races followed by all statewide races in 2018.

Council attorney Deirdre Feerick, the choice of the Queens Democratic Party, had raised $ 159,057 in donations and matching public funds by Aug. 14, according to city Campaign Finance Board records.

That project has attracted about $ 30 million in donations from outside the region, supplementing the construction costs financed primarily by Israel, Jordan, and Turkey.