Sentences with phrase «for campaign contributions»
The same goes for campaign contributions from most rich individuals.
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In doing so, the group widely exceeded the legal limit for campaign contributions.
It can also help highlight any pay - to - play schemes involving lawmakers sponsoring legislation in return for campaign contributions.
What was once suspected — that elected officials could their trade policy positions for campaign contributions — has become more and more openly discussed.
The group also claims, among other things, that Gov. Cuomo and the Senate ignored the constitutionally mandated three - day waiting period before a bill can be acted upon and that lawmakers approved the legislation in exchange for campaign contributions from Bloomberg and other high profile «Wall Street financiers.»
Lightweight Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, a total flunky for Chuck Schumer and someone who would come to my office «begging» for campaign contributions not so long ago (and would do anything for them), is now in the ring fighting against Trump.
«The allegations often deal with «pay to play»: Shaking down contractors for campaign contributions,» Horner said.
Newsday had previously reported issues regarding Levy's fundraising, including contributions from law firms and title companies doing business with the county and an allegation at an unrelated corruption trial that an unnamed elected official believed to be Levy asked for campaign contributions in exchange for county contracts.
New York - A lawyer for state Sen. Carl Kruger said Saturday that prosecutors have cleared the lawmaker of allegations that he traded bureaucratic favors for campaign contributions.
For well over a quarter century, the NEA and the AFT have been the most powerful groups in the politics of education — with more than four million members, formidable sums of money for campaign contributions and lobbying, well - educated activists manning the electoral trenches, and organizations that blanket the nation, allowing them to coordinate all these resources toward political ends.
As for campaign contributions from developers who receive state funds, Cox says there should be greater disclosure in real time so that everyone can determine if there's a conflict of interest.
After Government Investment, Cuomo Taps Brewing Industry for Campaign Contributions by Shant Shahrigian (April 2018)
The candidate wanted to disclose his party affiliation, ask for campaign contributions by signing letters, and respond to a questionnaire distributed by a anti-abortion group.
In particular, we examine the Neill Committee Report (NCR), which led to the passage of the United Kingdom's Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000 (PPERA) and strengthened disclosure of and required shareholder approval for campaign contributions.
Tim Carney had a remarkable piece in the Washington Examiner this week in which he looked for campaign contributions from the IRS Cincinnati office.
If you let a religious group act as a front for campaign contributions from, say, Saudi Arabia, the whole purpose of monitoring these funds is defeated.
While I found his answer appalling, I have to admit that I was impressed by Paul's resolve to commit, without reservation, to ideology, particularly in an age when politicians are notorious for abandoning values for campaign contributions (though I was reassured to hear that GOP frontrunner Rick Perry refuses to be bought for a meagre $ 5,000 — another highlight from the debate).
The legal defense fund would allow people to contribute more than the limits set for campaign contributions, the San Diego - Union Tribune reported.
If you're in the mood for a campaign contribution, pick anyone who poses a credible challenge to Sheldon Silver.
Donald Trump is crediting New York's never - ending corruption scandals for prodding the state's ethics agency to investigate his complaint that Attorney General Eric Schneiderman hit up Trump's relatives and associates for campaign contributions while investigating his business school.
«If I was investigating Donald Trump, I would not have been having lunch with his daughter for a campaign contribution.
«Brazenly hitting up lobbyists for campaign contributions the night before they meet with them on policy doesn't strike anyone as unreasonable or inappropriate,» says Blair Horner, legislative director for New York Public Interest Research Group.
In past years, the group of breakaway Democrats have proposed a new system for campaign contributions and limits on outside income.
Cuomo's campaign also paid $ 24,980 to the law firm Petrillo Klein & Boxer LLP, which is overseeing an escrow account that the governor created for campaign contributions he'd received from entities linked to the Buffalo Billion corruption controversy.
Despite ethics issues — stemming from a ski trip to New York, the exchange of legislative assistance for campaign contributions, and the hiring of his wife as a campaign fund - raiser — Sweeney enjoys a double - digit lead.
If our presidents hadn't ALL sold their souls to corporate America for campaign contributions, we could start to rein in the big boys.
It would bar the mayor and department heads from holding positions in any political party or soliciting subordinates for campaign contributions for anyone running for a city office.
He said the county should prohibit the appointment of county officials» relatives, close the so - called LLC Loophole for campaign contributions, and automatically terminate any elected or appointed official convicted of a crime.
Others sold out public schools for campaign contributions from the charter industry and its Wall Street patrons.
The immediate threat in the United States is that dirty energy lobbyists will effectively use hypothetical arguments of WTO or NAFTA illegality to chill congressional action and provide cover for U.S. legislators who are indebted to Big Oil, Big Coal and the LNG lobby for campaign contributions, even though international trade law is not incorporated into U.S. domestic law and violations can not be enforced in U.S. domestic courts.
on Bills for mandatory recusal of judges for campaign contributions introduced in 3 states this year; hearing on one bill later this week
He did find a negative effect for campaign contributions, finding that campaign contributions do lead to a loss of legitimacy (this is also true for state legislatures).
Wisconsin Justice Ann Walsh Bradley dissented from the order adopting the standard urged by the corporate interest groups, expressing alarm that judges» campaigns can now ask parties before the court for campaign contributions.
Trump added that Gillibrand would «come to my office «begging» for campaign contributions not so long ago,» and «would do anything for them.»
Take a look at what elected officials do in exchange for those campaign contributions,» he said.
The charges outline a scheme in which government contracts were allegedly used to enrich those individuals and to shake down contractors for campaign contributions to the governor's re-election.
NEW YORK — A lawyer for state Sen. Carl Kruger said Saturday that prosecutors have cleared the lawmaker of allegations that he traded bureaucratic favors for campaign contributions.
As Terry Moe, a senior fellow at the conservative Hoover Institution, noted in a 2002 interview with the Heartland Institute, the teacher unions «have a lot of money for campaign contributions and for lobbying... They also have a lot of electoral clout because they have many activists out in the trenches in every political district.»
As for campaign contributions that look suspicious, they should always be scrutinized and reported, but it doesn't necessarily prove corruption here or in any other case.
Malloy has also been going to the corporate education reform industry for campaign contributions.
«Politicians who turn their backs on the public schools that provide all children with opportunity in return for campaign contributions from voucher lobbyists had better be ready to look parents in their communities in the eye in the next election and explain why local public schools are cutting teachers and programs, while tax dollars go unaccounted for through private subsidies.»
Austin Petersen, a candidate for the US Senate in Missouri, is making some waves as he is accepting Bitcoin for campaign contributions.
They recommend enacting New York City style public campaign financing for statewide elections, and closing loopholes that allow limited liability corporations and party housekeeping accounts to blatantly shirk existing limits for campaign contributions.
In return, the president tweeted earlier this week that Gillibrand used to beg him for campaign contributions and «would do anything for them.»
Sophisticated political systems may incorporate social networking outreach features, regulatory reporting features (for campaign contributions or lobbying expenses) and media - and lobby - contact management.