Sentences with phrase «front for campaign contributions»

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Along with Nislick's and Neu's direct contributions to de Blasio's campaign, both they and NYCLASS funded a PAC called New York City is Not for Sale, which, in turn, underwrote ads attacking Christine Quinn, who defends the carriage drivers, and who was at the time considered to be the Democratic front - runner.

They highlight the curriculum's omission of the contributions of troops from the British Empire on the Western Front and other campaigns of World Wars I and II, as well as a wider lack of acknowledgement of «the importance of Islamic civilisation to humanity's progress and history», for example to the Renaissance in Europe.

According to Bronin's campaign finance reports, charter school proponents, including those associated with the disgraced FUSE / Jumoke Charter School charter chain and others who are connected with the New York - based charter school advocacy front group called Families for Excellent Schools have provided Bronin with campaign contributions.