Sentences with phrase «how campaign contributions»

It's not always easy to explain how campaign contributions affect voting.

Durand's lawyer told reporters outside court she knew nothing about how campaign contribution limits work.

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The next week or so should at least tell us how serious Arsene Wenger is about signing the 25 - year old Algerian who set the Premier League on fire last season with his 17 goals and 11 assists to highlight his all - round impact and contribution to the surprise title winning campaign.

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... as politicians speak, we fact - check them in real time with a cover - it - live embed, alongside data cards that highlight what campaign contributions and lobbying likely influenced how they frame issues.

While alleging no misconduct by Cuomo, the complaint described how the bribe - payers donated use of a plane and $ 350,000 in contributions to his campaign.

The senator said that the campaign contributions he receives have never influenced how he votes on issues.

The Skelos complaint shows how the multiple Limited Liability Companies, or LLCs, controlled by Glenwood can be used to coordinate and bundle hundreds of thousands of dollars of campaign contributions in order to buy favorable policy outcomes and tax breaks.

Our analysis underscores how unlimited campaign contributions - as limited liability companies effectively have no limits - warp our elections and result in important policy decisions being driven by the demands of wealthy special interests.

This chart shows how many candidates ran for state senate in Arkansas in past years and the cumulative amount of campaign contributions in state senate races, including contributions in both primary and general election contests.

Vance is investigating a $ 750,000 personal campaign contribution made by Bloomberg to the Indy Party and passed on Haggerty who has yet to fully account for how he spent the cash.

Manhattan DA Cy Vance Jr. has empanelled a grand jury that is taking testimony in a case involving Mayor Bloomberg's $ 750,000 contribution to the state Independence Party in 2009 that was passed on to campaign operative John Haggerty, who has never fully accounted for how he spent the cash, sources confirm.

Question topics included whether there are similarities between past defenses of states banning interracial marriage and current defenses of states banning same - sex marriages, his reaction to NYPD Chief of Department Philip Banks's resignation, whether campaign contribution limits are too high and what Cuomo intends to seek as campaign finance reforms if reelected, whether he's going to the Somo el Futuro conference in Puerto Rico next week, whether he's worried that «minorities» will not turn out on election day and how his recent references to recent New York Republicans as being «moderates» reconciles with his past statements about «ultraconservatives» in the state senate.

The following chart shows how many candidates ran for State Senate in California in past years and the cumulative amount of campaign contributions in State Senate races, including contributions in both primary and general election contests.

The two trials laid bare many of the secrets the commission might have uncovered — with testimony about the vast, almost unilateral power exercised by legislative leaders, the way powerful real estate interests dole out campaign contributions, legal referrals and jobs to line politicians» pockets and maintain access, and how money is hidden by evading disclosure laws and funneling it through relatives, law firms and title fees.

This chart shows how many candidates ran for state senate in California in past years and the cumulative amount of campaign contributions in state senate races, including contributions in both primary and general election contests.

They have been told to report back to him with recommendations on how to handle campaign contributions in the future.

«How big of a deal are campaign contributions in this case?»

«No one ever told us how to spend the money,» said Edward S. Lurie, a political consultant who was the executive director of the Senate Republican Campaign Committee in 2007, referring to the fund - raising for the special election, including the contributions from Mr. Bloomberg.

The campaign didn't say how much the accounts had at the ready — they combined to $ 870,000 banked at the end of March — but it did add another milestone to the brag board: With April in the books, Grimsley has received contributions from more than 1,700 unique donors, which Grimsley's team says is more than any of her challengers can boast.

In an email, the senator directed a «cooperating witness» about how to funnel campaign contributions through various real estate subsidiaries.

In a Daily News OpEd, Vance insisted he has «never allowed someone's wealth, power, race, or campaign contributions to influence my decisions,» and announced the Center for the Advancement of Public Integrity has begun a 90 - day independent review of how he handles contributions.

As Vance's campaign contributions have come under scrutiny, state Assemblyman Dan Quart said he's introducing a bill to reign in how much New York prosecutors can accept in donations from defense attorneys.

It's not unusual for politicians in New York to use their campaign funds to pay for a criminal defense lawyer, since there are few restrictions on how donor contributions can be spent.

The following chart shows how many candidates ran for State Senate in Texas in past years and the cumulative amount of campaign contributions in State Senate races, including contributions in both primary and general election contests.

In a recent Daily News op - ed, Vance announced that the Center for the Advancement of Public Integrity at the Columbia University Law School will conduct an independent review of how he tackles campaign contributions and present recommendations in 90 days.

Exactly how much they made for him doesn't have to be disclosed, but filings show about $ 775,000 in contributions was raised on the dates de Blasio's campaign said those six fund - raisers were held.

The following chart shows how many candidates ran for State Senate in Arizona in past years and the cumulative amount of campaign contributions in State Senate races, including contributions in both primary and general election contests.

This chart shows how many candidates ran for state senate in Arizona in past years and the cumulative amount of campaign contributions in state senate races, including contributions in both primary and general election contests.

The efficacy of a proposal to ban campaign contributions from companies bidding on contracts until six months after deals are awarded depends entirely on how strongly the legislation is written and how wide a net it casts.

According to the story, for at least four years he has reimbursed himself from campaign contributions and has not kept receipts or other records showing how he spent the money.

NEW YORK CITY — A top aide to Gov. Andrew Cuomo who vetted campaign donations couldn't say in court how she felt about a contribution from a Syracuse developer.

Evidence and testimony showed how some lawmakers can wield their considerable power to extort benefits for themselves or others; how the weak enforcement of lax financial disclosure requirements gives legislators ample opportunity to mask illegal payments as outside income; how moneyed real estate interests spend millions of dollars in campaign contributions to influence legislation; and how power is concentrated in the hands of the so - called three men in a room: the legislative leaders and the governor.

The following chart shows how many candidates ran for State House in New Hampshire in past years and the cumulative amount of campaign contributions in State House races, including contributions in both primary and general election contests.

SYRACUSE, NY — District Attorney William Fitzpatrick's campaign has violated state election law by failing to disclose details of how he personally spent more than $ 20,000 in contributions over the last two years.

The following chart shows how many candidates ran for State Senate in Wyoming in past years and the cumulative amount of campaign contributions in State Senate races, including contributions in both primary and general election contests.

The following chart shows how many candidates ran for State Senate in North Dakota in past years and the cumulative amount of campaign contributions in State Senate races, including contributions in both primary and general election contests.

But, considering how long the campaign is (we're talking about 30 hours or so of gameplay) and what contribution the multiplayer can bring to the experience, it's fair to say MGS is as single - player as The Phantom Pain was.

Robert McChesney has written about how the media operate as an oligopoly through corporate lobbyists, political campaign contributions, government media policies, the control of news coverage by corporate elites, and the enforcement of monopolistic rights for those broadcasters who can make the most profit.

How Much Teacher Unions Spend in Your State By Paul E. Peterson 1/19/2010 Map showing campaign contributions of the NEA and AFT: Amount spent per teacher in recipient state (2008 - 2009)

After the successful Kickstarter campaign, which was helped along with a great contribution from Lulu.com and had some support from names like Warren Adler, the Game of Books is now available in demo mode only, allowing readers to see a very basic framework of how the concept will work in full more.

Each year United Way, the Combined Federal Campaign (CFC) and other charitable campaigns give working people the opportunity to decide how to allocate payroll deductions or make a one - time contribution at work.

You will also receive regular updates on exactly how your contributions are helping the campaign.

This is usually how it goes: politician wannabe gets campaign contributions from private sector guy, gets into office, legislates in favor of private sector guy, private sector guy contributes more, politician guy takes vacation in Italy (or goes for a hike on the Appalachian trail)... gets re-elected, the word gets out that he «plays,» more private sector guys contribute to his campaign, voters are pleased to see the name of their representative in print, like the new wardrobe, the new hairstyle, believe all change is good and re-elect the politician again... politician feels the power, creates agency to watch over private sector guy, agency takes fact - finding trip to France... raises taxes on private sector guy, writes legislation that taxes private sector guy if his plant emits CO2 while producing widgets... voters are in awe and re-elect the politician... private sector guy whines, politician makes him ambassador to Taiwan, limits how much the new private guy taking his place can earn, and taxes all widgets so new private guy will make more environmentally friendly ones... voters swoon, pay more for widgets, lose job in widget factory, hate private guy, re-elect their pol... politician buries $ 5 billion aid to Taiwan in next appropriation bill...... kind of makes a case for term limits, doesn't it.