Sentences with phrase «legislative soft money»

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ALBANY — In their second declaration in just over six hours, chairs of the commission charged with cleaning up public corruption said they would «look across the board» at soft money accounts maintained by political parties and legislative conferences, including one allied with Gov. Andrew Cuomo.

He added the issue still remains a «line in the sand» for him this legislative session, saying that it also made the case of taking up his other provisions in the overhaul package, such as ending soft money party committees, a move that Assembly Democrats have not included in their legislation.

One source with knowledge of the investigation said Sugarman was looking at the use of the conference's soft money committee and whether it has gotten involved in legislative races.