Sentences with phrase «in political donations»

The amount any one individual, organisation or institution can give in political donations should be limited.

Big agricultural companies pay many millions annually in political donations and lobbying.

The congressman's comments come just hours after Gov. Andrew Cuomo — the recipient of tens of thousands of dollars in political donations from Trump — called on Republicans across New York to denounce and disavow Trump's candidacy.

These students, raised entirely after the Columbine massacre, well - educated, media and social media savvy, have captured a tremendous amount of attention and have openly expressed the frustration and exasperation with the nation's complete standstill on gun policy purchased by millions of dollars in political donations by the NRA.

The article discusses the increase in political donations made by high frequency trading firms to numerous officials in Washington.

Corporations like Glenwood are permitted to make a total of no more than $ 5,000 a year in political donations.

The board, following a discussion about the influence of money in state politics and the merits of free speech in political donations, deadlocked its vote between the two Republican and two Democratic commissioners.

For Gov. Andrew Cuomo, the entities and people connected to 104 Smith Ave. have meant more than $ 250,000 in political donations since September 2010.

And because politicians are under strong political pressure from hagwons because the private - tutoring industry plays an active role in political donations and elections, there are vested interests in protecting the hagwons.

«From day one PayStand has included Bitcoin among all other forms of payment and we are thrilled to be on the leading edge in the political donation process in New Hampshire and throughout the country.»

The drastic increase in political donations points to the fact that high frequency traders are growing in number and are concerned over possible legislative efforts to mitigate their algorithmic trading.

re: PolyisTCOandbanned You are likely familiar with the idea of «money - laundering» whether in the formal sense of washing illegal funds, or in the more general sense of moving money around so you can't tell where it came from, as in some political donations and the whole funding complex of thinktanks and and fronts,.

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.

Republican candidates for governor John McKinney and Tom Foley and others have been having a field day blasting Democrats and fundraiser - in - chief Gov. Dannel P. Malloy for gathering in tens of thousands of dollars in political donations from state contractors.

Loeb has apologized, but advocates are pointing to the millions in political donations he's made over the years, which has included supporting Senate Republicans.

As speaker, Silver controlled millions of dollars in political donations that he could spend to help Democratic Assembly candidates win elections.

«The Russian was questioned as well about $ 300,000 in political donations by Andrew Intrater, Vekselberg's American cousin who is the head of Columbus Nova, sources said.»

But her largest individual contributor, Saratoga County residential developer Bruce Tanski, was arrested on charges that he used business associates to conceal $ 6,000 in political donations to a former town supervisor.

Quinn has received more than $ 800,000 in political donations from the real estate players — more than any other candidate — and her aids admitted that the industry wrote much of her plan.

A Halfmoon builder and one of the largest contributors to the local GOP was arrested on charges that he used business associates to conceal $ 6,000 in political donations to a former town supervisor.

BALLSTON SPA — Bruce Tanski, a politically active Halfmoon builder who has been one of the largest contributors to the town's Republican Party, was arrested Friday morning on charges that he used business associates to conceal $ 6,000 in political donations to a former town supervisor.

But at just under $ 24,000 in political donations, according to the city's Campaign Finance Board, Garodnick spent less than half what Weprin did over the same time period.

The report found that Altria, formerly known as Philip Morris, was the biggest spender, dropping more than $ 4 million on lobbying and $ 300,000 in political donations.

Teachers - union members were even more blunt in their opposition: «Let's be very clear and dispel any notion that the school board majority, representing more than $ 15 million in political donations from the charter lobby, is here in the best interest of our public schools,» charged United Teachers Los Angeles secretary Arlene Inouye.