Sentences with phrase «of city campaign finance»

De Blasio's nonprofit operated outside of city Campaign Finance Board rules, which would have required «any contribution» that is accepted and deposited — as Peebles» $ 20,000 check was — to be reported.

The nonprofit operated outside of city campaign finance rules and was able to accept unlimited amounts of money from firms and individuals who had business before the city.

Good government groups asked for an investigation of the mayor's nonprofit because it is outside of city campaign finance giving and disclosure limits.

The millionaire Republican, who has homes in the city, Larchmont, N.Y., and in Massachusetts, said he plans to opt out of the city Campaign Finance Board's matching funds program and use his own money and donations to underwrite his campaign.

He then headed indoors for a news conference, where he was accompanied by elected officials, government reform advocates, and representatives of the city Campaign Finance Board.

Not exact matches

The U.K.'s challenges are somewhat different from Canada's: as a result of the Conservative Party's austerity campaign, the U.K.'s economy has suffered more than Canada's, which has taken more of a Keynesian approach; and the City, as London's financial hub is known, has had a reputation for a much looser approach to regulation than that found in either Canada or the U.S. Tal says the U.K.'s finance sector has to change and he expects Carney will attempt to move it in the direction of greater regulation.

There has been steady growth in interest in public banking, spurred by the 2008 recession, by criticism of investment practices of some Wall Street banks, and, in some cities, by recent campaigns to divest from banks financing the Dakota Access Pipeline.

His previously electoral experience includes running a generously self - financed campaign for St. Albert City Council at the age of 19 (he was unsuccessful in that bid).

The growing legal questions around Mr Cohen's services for Mr Trump come as the lawyer faces a grand - jury investigation being led by federal prosecutors in New York City who are exploring bank fraud, wire fraud or campaign finance charges, according to people familiar with the matter who, like others, spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss an ongoing investigation.

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The growing legal questions around Cohen's services for Trump come as the lawyer faces a grand jury investigation being led by federal prosecutors in New York City who are exploring bank fraud, wire fraud or campaign finance charges, according to people familiar with the matter who, like others, spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss an ongoing investigation.

The New York City Campaign Finance Board has a long history of denying government matching funds to candidates with questionable fundraising operations, and Democratic mayoral hopeful / NYC Comptroller John Liu could become the highest - profile target.

De Blasio is defending the privately - funded non-profit organizations tied to his administration after a government watchdog group, Common Cause New York, demanded an investigation, saying he js making a mockery of the city's campaign finance laws and may be running afoul of the City Charcity's campaign finance laws and may be running afoul of the City CharCity Charter.

Cuomo highlighted the issue in his campaign policy book on government reform, wrting, «Like New York City, New York State needs a system of public campaign financing to set limits on campaign spending and to increase participation by qualified candidates who lack the means or the connections to raise significant campaign funds.»

Holtzman showed up at two different candidate forums in New York City, first attending an event hosted by the Campaign Finance Board and then jetting uptown to a closed - door meeting of the Manhattan Democratic Party.

An Albany City Court judge ordered former Niagara County Republican Chairman Henry Wojtaszek to pay a $ 1,000 fine for violating a state campaign finance law in 2012, after he pleaded guilty as part of a deal with prosecutors working on the case against former State Sen. George Maziarz.

De Blasio will use the first State of the City address of his second term to announce a plan to change the City Charter as a way to improve the city's campaign finance sysCity address of his second term to announce a plan to change the City Charter as a way to improve the city's campaign finance sysCity Charter as a way to improve the city's campaign finance syscity's campaign finance system.

The five Democratic state senators who are former members of the New York City Council are pushing back on a claim made by IDC Sen. Diane Savino that they are blocking a measure that would create a system to publicly finance political campaigns.

Good - government group Citizens Union released a report this morning that found more competitive elections take place on the New York City council level than at the state level, which they attribute to in part a public - financing of campaigns.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo has said he wants to move to a form of public financing for campaigns similar to what is in place for New York City elections, though no bill has been produced.

But the governor, in making a refocused pitch for overhauling campaign finance laws with a system of public financing with matching dollars, told reporters earlier today in New York City he finds the process of raising money as it is now deeply unpleasant.

It was announced today that Kerrey, the former president of the New School in New York City, had signed on to the effort to tighten campaign finance laws by introducing a voluntary public matching system similar to New York City and lower contribution limits.

Campaign Finance Records show that 10 additional people who hosted or co-hosted fundraisers were later appointed to seats on the boards of city agencies or park conservancies.

the COIB and the city's Campaign Finance Board to investigate whether the mayor or the nonprofits had violated the city's Conflict of Interest and Campaign Finance laws.

An entity could be designated or created to conduct audits of all candidate filings, Lerner said, similar to how the New York City Campaign Finance Board operates.

To date, Kim has raised $ 324,841 and spent a total of $ 328,759, according to city campaign finance records.

The Campaign Finance Institute found in New York City, the system multiplied the number of donors, and expanded diversity beyond the traditional white, upper middle class and wealthy who normally give money.

Reinvent Albany Asks Charter Revision Commission to Better Disclose and Limit Contributions to City - Affiliated Nonprofits by Donors Doing Business with the City Recommends Commission Phase in Campaign Finance Reform Because of Unprecedented 2021 Election Activity Due to Term Limits Reinvent Albany delivered testimony to the mayor - convened New York City Charter Revision Commission this evening, calling -LSB-...]

The report, «By the People: The New York City Campaign Finance Program in the 2013 Elections,» shows, among other things, that: the number of candidates participating in the public - funding system in 2013 remained high; more than two - thirds of all New York City contributors gave $ 175 or less; and more than 90 percent of the total raised came from individual contributors, rather than from PACs or unions.

Last week, Garodnick and 26 other City Council members sent a letter to Gov. Cuomo in support of his renewed pledge to support a statewide bill for public campaign financing.

«The 6th District and America need to stop big corporate money from privatizing our democracy, which means public funding for public elections as we have in NYC and a DISCLOSE act so anonymous money from billionaires doesn't buy our government,» said Green, who is the author of Who Runs Congressand Losing Our Democracy, as well as the author of the multiple matching funds for small donors part of the City's campaign finance law.

Last week The New York Times released a biting, front - page critique of Liu's campaign finance practices since his election, forcing the city's finance -LSB-...]

The finance chairman and a finance committee member of Gene Locke's mayoral campaign helped bankroll the conservative political action committee that sent out an anti-gay mailer targeting City Controller Annise Parker and other municipal candidates earlier this month, according to Texas Ethics Commission documents.

In order to improve the content and usability of this website, the New York City Campaign Finance Board («CFB») automatically collects several categories of information from users.

«City law has more thorough regulations on the proper use of campaign funds than the state does,» said Amy Loprest, executive director of the New York City Campaign Financcampaign funds than the state does,» said Amy Loprest, executive director of the New York City Campaign FinancCampaign Finance Board.

Meanwhile, another former Halloran employee, Chief of Staff Chrissy Voskerichian, yesterday filed with the city's Campaign Finance Board to run for his seat this fall, records show.

In his message to the WFP convention — delivered via pre-taped video and a brief phone call — Cuomo embraced the cause of a Democratic senate, signed on to increasing the minimum wage and giving cities a say in setting it and vowed to pursue campaign - finance reform, the DREAM Act, marijuana decriminalization and other goals.

Faulkner's most recent filing with the city's campaign finance board showed his account more than $ 50,000 in the red, and with most of the $ 217,641 raised coming from loans he has made himself.

A series of alleged campaign finance irregularities has raised questions about City Comptroller John Liu, the former councilman from Flushing and a possible top - tier candidate to succeed Mayor Michael Bloomberg in 2013.

Amidst the media's recent focus on independent redistricting, New York City Council member Dan Garodnick encourages New Yorkers not to lose sight of the importance of campaign finance reform, highlighting the many benefits that the New York City public matching funds system has created for small donors, candidates for public office, and the voting public.

A DNAinfo New York analysis of Campaign Finance Board records shows that nearly two dozen people who hosted fundraisers for de Blasio during the 2013 election cycle ended up with lucrative jobs in his administration or high - level appointments to city boards.

Liu, a mayoral hopeful, received at least $ 29,600 from donors who owe some or all of their income to Chang, according to 2013 campaign data from the city Campaign Financcampaign data from the city Campaign FinancCampaign Finance Board.

Ten of the biggest landlords and developers in New York City together donated approximately $ 6.5 million to political campaigns between 2013 and 2014, according to a Commercial Observer analysis of the most recent election cycle and state campaign finance records.

Campaign Finance Reform Can Help Crack Down on Corruption A 2011 report by the Center for Competitive Politics has been seized upon by opponents of Fair Elections to argue that the public financing system in New York City is characterized by consistent abuse of public funds and corruption.

New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, a billionaire, opted out of the public campaign financing system in his election campaigns, and spent his own money instead.

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Bronx Assemblyman Mark Gjonaj, who is looking to join the NYC Council, has shelled out more cash on the bid than any Council candidate in the history of the city's campaign finance system, records show.

In a sudden reversal, NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio said he would debate his primary rivals even if they fail to meet city Campaign Finance Board thresholds, tweeting that he was «looking forward to a primary debate,» but one of his challengers, Democrat Sal Albanese, accused the mayor of posturing.

It's time for our lawmakers to listen to us,» said Onida Coward Mayers, NYC Voter Coordinator and Director of Voter Assistance at the New York City Campaign Finance Board.

New York City's campaign finance laws provide a 6 - 1 match to candidates for contributions of between $ 10 - $ 175 from City residents, but mayoral candidates must meet the thresholds of receiving at least $ 250,000 in eligible contributions from at least 1,000 City resident contributors.