Sentences with phrase «limits on campaign donations»

Cuomo has sought restrictions on lawmakers» outside incomes and term limits, limits on campaign donations from those involved in the state contracting process and more review of potential conflicts of interest involving the outside incomes of lawmakers and the executive.

The state's notoriously high limits on campaign donations should be drastically reduced, he said, and rules about people with business before the state donating to campaigns should be tightened.

Most of the commission's recommendations have long been on the wish lists of good - government groups: lower limits on campaign donations, further disclosure of outside income and business clients, a $ 5,000 limit on LLCs, to reduce their power to amplify individuals» donating power, a $ 25,000 limit on donations to soft - money «housekeeping» accounts and, perhaps most controversially, the public campaign finance system.

(As the Globe and Mail notes, the threat might be symbolic, since Massachusetts has rather strict limits on campaign donations and Markey was the Democratic front - runner anyway.

Not exact matches

Reel in all donations and limit the total amount that can be spent on a campaign and then we can talk.

The cash on hand total for the conference puts the Senate GOP at virtually the same point where they were at in May 2014, when the conference had a combined $ 3.2 million both of their campaign accounts (funds from the housekeeping account have restrictions on where they can be spent, but there is no limit on the donations to the committee).

Cuomo normally prefers to negotiate quietly with legislative leaders on proposals before actually writing legislation, but this time he's penned eight different versions of a bill to close the campaign donation loophole that allows unlimited contributions from limited liability companies and he's presented it to the legislature.

Obama's fundraising over the same period relied on plenty of big - dollar donors as well, but even then his campaign noted the advantage that a much larger base of small - dollar donors gave them: «Obama spokeswoman Jennifer Psaki repeated the campaign's emphasis on the 98 percent of its donations that were $ 250 or less — meaning that those donors are under the limit and can continue to contribute.»

He says they condoned the growing use of Limited Liability Corporations to skirt existing donation limits, and they loosely defined how politicians could spend their campaign funds on personal uses.

In a statement, NEC chairman Mike Griffiths also said Tony Blair backed this position, refuting claims that he had already endorsed Hayden Phillips» reported recommendations for a # 50,000 cap on individual donations and an annual limit on campaign spending.

Cuomo normally prefers to negotiate quietly with legislative leaders on proposals before actually penning legislation, but this time he's written eight different versions of a bill to close the campaign donation loophole that allows unlimited contributions from limited liability companies (LLCs), and he's presented it to the legislature.

But good government groups wanted more, including: • Meaningful public campaign financing • Donation limits • Oversight on pork barrel spending • Oversight on lawmaker spending

The $ 500,000 given to the Committee to Save New York thus brings the total from the developer that went to support the governor during his first term to $ 1.97 million — about 32 times the campaign contribution limit imposed on donations from most individuals.

Unlike campaign contributions to candidates in the city, there are no limits on donations to the non-profit.

In an open letter released on Tuesday, Gipson called for a special session to deal with ethics and campaign finance legislation, namely the closing of the loophole in state election that allows for unlimited donations to flow from a web of limited liability companies.

Democrats argue that the Supreme Court is changing the campaign - finance landscape in decisions like Citizens United and McCutcheon by striking down limits on corporate donations and expenditures, which they say gives Republicans the advantage.

Many GOP senators have not signed on to the changes the groups are seeking, including public financing of campaigns and strict new limits on donations, easier and quicker voter registration, and true independent oversight of politicians and their actions.

On the other side of the aisle, a liberal campaign money watchdog group said removing the limits on donations would be no better than keeping Citizens United in placOn the other side of the aisle, a liberal campaign money watchdog group said removing the limits on donations would be no better than keeping Citizens United in placon donations would be no better than keeping Citizens United in place.

In the UK, donations to political campaigns are capped to limit the influence of the hyper - rich on British democracy.

It was a not a condition of the donation either that the donation be spent on advertising — but that is what we wanted to do given the limited time left in the campaign period and the nature of our campaign,» Grimes wrote to the Electoral Commission, in one of the emails seen by openDemocracy.

The governor released eight different bills on closing the campaign finance loophole that exempts limited liability companies from donation limits.

City Council Speaker Christine Quinn and former city Comptroller Bill Thompson, who appear to be fighting for the right to meet de Blasio in a runoff — if there is a runoff — took the public advocate to task for flip - flopping on issues such as term limits, for what Quinn called «pie - in - the - sky» promises about education and for accepting campaign donations from building owners who appeared on a slumlord watch list.

Hein included, along with campaign spending limits and restrictions on vendors» donations a controversial matching - grant proviso for those running for legislature.

All of this spending comes after lawmakers imposed campaign donation limits on public officials to curb the Blagojevich - era fundraising abuses.

The U.S. Attorney and Manhattan DA are investigating whether the office of New York City Mayor Bill deBlasio knowingly violated campaign contribution laws by funneling donations for some upstate Senate races through county committees, which can accept donations 10 times higher than the limits on an individual Senate candidate.

Authorities are also examining whether fundraising efforts for Democratic state senate candidates violated campaign contribution limit laws by being routed to other committees, which were allowed to rake in huge donations compared to caps on single donors directly to a candidate's campaign.

Well - heeled campaign contributors can now funnel millions of dollars of cash into political Super PACS after a federal judge Thursday struck down New York's $ 150,000 limit on such donations as...

Other proposals in the budget were lower corporate contribution limits, down to $ 1,000 per year, new limits on donations to party «housekeeping accounts» at $ 25,000 per year, detailed prohibitions on using campaign contributions for the personal benefit of a candidate, and disclosure of major donors supporting organizations engaged in independent expenditures.

Government watchdog groups also noted that evidence showed Percoco and other Cuomo staffers using private email to conduct public business, a lobbyist saying he was advised by an administration official that registering as a lobbyist would make it more difficult to operate, and a contributor being coached on how to hide donations to Cuomo to avoid campaign limits.

The initiatives attempt to crack down on illegal coordination between outside spending groups in New York, which face no spending limits, and political campaigns that do face donation caps.

But lawmakers rejected other proposals, including measures to lower limits on campaign contributions and close loopholes that allow for outsize donations.

Maffei said it's one reason why he is supporting the two bills that would put dollar limits on donations, provide public financing of campaigns and amplify the impact of grassroots donations from average citizens.

New York has laughably high limits on donations and an almost non-existent enforcement mechanism for campaign abuse.

But lawmakers rejected other proposals, including measures to lower limits on campaign contributions and close loopholes that allow for outsize donations.

The case is testing the strength of sweeping campaign finance reforms passed in 2005 after a corruption scandal toppled Gov. John G. Rowland: a ban on donations from state contractors, limits on lobbyist contributions and a voluntary system of publicly financed campaigns.

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«Many people call Virginia the wild west of campaign finance,» she said, noting that it's just one of four states with no limits on donations.

Vote Leave has previously said it made the donation to Mr Grimes because it was coming up to its # 7m spending limit and wanted a way of using the # 9.2 m it had raised on campaigning activities.

Vote Leave has previously said it made the donation to Mr Grimes because it was coming up to its # 7m spending limit and wanted a way of using the # 9.2 m it had raised from individuals and companies on campaigning activities.

Vote Leave has previously said it made the donation to Mr Grimes because it was coming up to its # 7m spending limit and wanted a way of using the # 9.2 m it had raised from individuals and companies on campaigning activities - and that it had received permission to from the Electoral Commission to do this.