Sentences with phrase «for city matching funds»

Not exact matches

Park board member Gary Somerman said the board needed to take advantage of its chance for matching funds to help the city's skating teens.

City Hall News was the first to report that both Lynn Nunes, who is challenging Sen. Shirley Huntley in the upcoming primary, and his sister, Elaine, has filed paperwork by the Sept. 7 deadline to be eligible for matching funds.

«The 6th District and America need to stop big corporate money from privatizing our democracy, which means public funding for public elections as we have in NYC and a DISCLOSE act so anonymous money from billionaires doesn't buy our government,» said Green, who is the author of Who Runs Congressand Losing Our Democracy, as well as the author of the multiple matching funds for small donors part of the City's campaign finance law.

According to Schneiderman, Wills used public matching funds from his 2009 campaign for City Council to pay $ 11,500 to Micro Targeting, a shell company created to translate and distribute campaign literature.

Amidst the media's recent focus on independent redistricting, New York City Council member Dan Garodnick encourages New Yorkers not to lose sight of the importance of campaign finance reform, highlighting the many benefits that the New York City public matching funds system has created for small donors, candidates for public office, and the voting public.

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The reform plan, which would match small donations from constituents with public funds, has «worked well for decades in New York City.»

In particular, the budget means that New York City charters will never see a rise in per - pupil funding that matches the jump for other schools from the 2014 UFT contract.

Last year Mr. Martinez ran into trouble with the City Campaign Finance Board for submitting, in classic Uptown style, «self - created, non-contemporaneous» vendor receipts in order to receive matching fund reimbursement for non-existing expenses... okay maybe his campaign just lost the receipts... still, I would love to see what the forged ones look like.

She hit a campaign highlight Friday, announcing that she expects to qualify tomorrow for $ 1.6 million in City campaign finance matching funds.

Graziano's $ 175 contribution to Hahn will be matched 6 to 1 by the city's matching funds program and will be used to fund campaign related initatives to unseat Democrat Peter Koo, who is running for reelection.

He did so by raising the minimum of $ 174,000 needed to qualify for matching funds from the city Campaign Finance Board, and running a campaign debate sponsors deemed visible enough to merit time on the debate stage.

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Both Koch and Zimroth view New York City's small donor matching funds system as a good model for financing state elections.

If so, the CFB could count those against the $ 182,000 spending cap for the Democratic primary, should Abbate participate in the city's public matching funds program, a program which effectively lets candidates multiply sevenfold every donation under $ 175 they receive from a resident of the five boroughs.

After a late fund - raising start, Democrat John Choe was awarded $ 101,966 in public funds from the city Campaign Finance Board after not qualifying for matching funds earlier this month.

The question before progressive advocates of public campaign financing in New York State is whether we push for full public campaign finance on the Clean Money model of equal and sufficient funding grants for all qualified candidates, or whether we settle for partial public campaign financing on the Matching Funds model used for presidential primaries since 1976 and for New York City local elections since 1989.

They would like the state to adopt New York City's system of government funded matching grants for candidates, who collect small donations for individual donors.

What's more, they are enforced by an energetic and independent Campaign Finance Board, which oversees a carefully constructed system that combines generous public matching funds with limits on contributions to political candidates, limits that are especially strict for lobbyists and others doing business with the city.

Just days before Hurricane Sandy struck the city last October, Queens District Leader Albert Baldeo (D), who ran for the City Council twice before, was accused of trying to boost his matching funds by using phony donaticity last October, Queens District Leader Albert Baldeo (D), who ran for the City Council twice before, was accused of trying to boost his matching funds by using phony donatiCity Council twice before, was accused of trying to boost his matching funds by using phony donations.

CITY HALL — Assemblywoman Nicole Malliotakis wants taxpayer - backed campaign matching funds for her mayoral bid under a city program she has fiercely criticized.

In order to qualify for public matching funds from the Campaign Finance Board, a public advocate candidate must raise at least $ 125,000 from 500 donors living in New York City.

New York City's exemplary small - donor matching fund system should serve as a model for reform in New York State.

The city's Campaign Finance Board fined de Blasio $ 47,778 on Dec. 15 for improperly spending taxpayer - matching funds on personal expenses.

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[From The WSJ] John Liu, a former New York City comptroller who ran unsuccessfully for mayor last year, accused the city Campaign Finance Board in a federal lawsuit of unlawfully denying his campaign millions of dollars in public matching fuCity comptroller who ran unsuccessfully for mayor last year, accused the city Campaign Finance Board in a federal lawsuit of unlawfully denying his campaign millions of dollars in public matching fucity Campaign Finance Board in a federal lawsuit of unlawfully denying his campaign millions of dollars in public matching funds.

In return, Mr. Schneiderman's plan calls for altering the state constitution to extend terms from two years to four, establishing public financing of campaigns reminiscent of New York City's matching funds system, and increasing politicians» salaries to as much as $ 174,000 a year.

New York City Comptroller John Liu's former campaign treasurer Jia «Jenny» Hou will appeal her conviction on charges of using phony donors to obtain public - matching funds for his unsuccessful run for mayor.

Unlike Massey, Malliotakis is planning to finance her campaign with city matching funds, where the city gives $ 6 for each of the first $ 175 raised from eligible donors.

The path was funded by a $ 7.8 million grant by the Federal Highway Administration with matching funds from the city and will make the busy Richmond Avenue safer for bicyclists and pedestrians.

He even pledged to forego the city's public matching - funds program and had a strong showing for the first filing period in January, when he posted a haul of $ 2.9 million.

Update: According to Eric Friedman, spokesman for the New York City Campaign Finance Board, Diaz» was eligible for approximately $ 220,000 in matching funds.

They have also shown a different approach to the use of taxpayer funds for their respective campaigns, though Malliotakis — who plans to accept public matching funds — used to criticize the city's campaign finance system as a waste of taxpayer dollars.

Straphangers say they want city to pitch in funds for MTA repairs, new Independent Democratic Conference survey finds IDC introduces legislation to have city match state's commitment to fund phase 1 of MTA's Subway Action Plan Albany, NY — A -LSB-...]

Tom Melito, deputy county executive for performance management, said the county and the 10 towns have agreed to provide the $ 76,000 match for the $ 4 million in state funding available on a competitive basis to all counties outside New York City.

Last month, AG Schneiderman and Comptroller DiNapoli announced the arrest of former Bronx city council candidate Albert Alvarez for allegedly accepting straw donations and stealing at least $ 4,500 in New York City Campaign Finance Board public matching funds during his unsuccessful 2013 run for Councity council candidate Albert Alvarez for allegedly accepting straw donations and stealing at least $ 4,500 in New York City Campaign Finance Board public matching funds during his unsuccessful 2013 run for CounCity Campaign Finance Board public matching funds during his unsuccessful 2013 run for Council.

Last week, Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli and Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman announced the arrest of former New York City Council candidate Albert Alvarez for allegedly accepting straw donations and stealing thousands of dollars in New York City public matching funds during Alvarez's unsuccessful 2013 run for Council.

The state's program for the comptroller race is modeled after New York City's public program under which each dollar from a city resident gives up to $ 175 can be matched by $ 6 in public fuCity's public program under which each dollar from a city resident gives up to $ 175 can be matched by $ 6 in public fucity resident gives up to $ 175 can be matched by $ 6 in public funds.

It also would institute a public campaign financing system similar to New York City's, where candidates agree to spending limits in return for public matching funds.

New York City's public matching funds allow candidates to receive a 6 - to - 1 match for the first $ 175 a city resident contributes, turning a $ 100 contribution into $ 700 for the candidCity's public matching funds allow candidates to receive a 6 - to - 1 match for the first $ 175 a city resident contributes, turning a $ 100 contribution into $ 700 for the candidcity resident contributes, turning a $ 100 contribution into $ 700 for the candidate.

City Council candidate Heidi Harrison Chain said she will decline public matching funds for her campaign and said the money should instead be used to better the community in a rough economy.

City Council candidate Heidi Harrison Chain's announcement last week that she will decline public matching funds has prompted others in the race for Councilwoman Melinda Katz's (D - Forest Hills) seat to criticize the move, saying she is ditching a program meant to level the financial playing field and could now far outspend her opponents.

Despite a lackluster primary field, he asked the New York City Campaign Finance Board for an extra couple million to spend in the Democratic primary under the matching funds program.

In return, the proposal calls for altering the state constitution to extend terms from two years to four, establishing public financing of campaigns reminiscent of New York City's matching funds system and increasing politician's salaries to as much as $ 174,000 a year.

The matching funds program is meant to encourage New Yorkers to run for office or help candidates rely on donations from city residents as opposed to special interests with large pockets.

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork / AP)-- The New York City Campaign Finance Board on Monday denied public matching funds for Comptroller John Liu, dealing a severe financial blow to the Democrat's campaign to become New York City's first Asian - American mayor.

Pointed out that GOP mayoral candidates Paul Massey and Michel Faulkner have fundraising and name recognition advantage so far, she said if she does run, to make up for lost time, «I'm going to ask everyone I know to give me $ 178» and get matching funds from the city.

To that end, Ms. Clinton applauded President Barack Obama's efforts to match city funds for police body cameras — but said the country should go further and «make this the norm everywhere.»

Malliotakis is trying to qualify for the City's matching funds program, in which contributions of up to $ 175 from City residents are matched 6 - 1.

A Gotham Gazette analysis found that Malliotakis has raised about $ 140,000 in funds eligible for public matching — contributions by individuals living in the city of which up to $ 175 is counted — out of the $ 250,000 necessary to qualify for the program.