Sentences with phrase «on campaign financing»

This is part of the larger debate on campaign finance reform and the role which money may play in politics.

I am not an expert on campaign finance law, and can not say whether this timeline indicates violations of those laws.

Until you have real limits on campaign finance, you will continue to see political campaigns financed by big money in exchange for favorable legislative and regulatory environment.

Good government advocates are rejecting the idea of a constitutional amendment on campaign finance reform, or even a limited pilot project on public financing.

To lower the threshold for participation and organization, the county should provide basic information for new and existing Democratic clubs seeking advice on campaign finance compliance.

How did they miss the class on campaign finance?

The vote has attracted the attention of observers nationwide, who say this could be the most important breakthrough on campaign finance reform the country has seen in years.

The two factions could not agree on campaign finance reforms, or a portion of a women's equality act that includes abortion rights.

He electronically submitted the amended reports after The Courant raised questions with him about an apparent lack of rent payments or obligations listed on campaign finance reports from late 2013 into the first part of 2014.

Robert Bonanza, chairman of the MTDCPAC, criticized the WFP for focusing on campaign finance reform and climate change, while «ignoring overall job creation and economic development.»

At the same time, Astorino said the quarter - page ad that appeared in today's New York Times promoting an appearance by the governor at a Barnes and Noble in New York City should be listed as an «in - kind» donation on campaign finance filings.

Recent bribery scandals involving state legislators have fueled discussion on campaign finance reform at the Capitol, with several politicians and advocacy groups pressing for publicly financed campaigns.

National Commissioner in charge of Election and Party Monitoring (EPM) Prof. Anthonia Okoosi - Simbine made the disclosure at a two - day zonal training workshop on Campaign Finance Tracking / Reporting held in Ilorin, Kwara State recently.

The Grocery Manufacturers Association (GMA) issued the following statement regarding the decisions today in Washington state court on a campaign finance disclosure case related to a 2013 state ballot initiative on labeling of genetically modified organisms.

In particular, the legislation would set out the date of the referendum, the franchise, the wording of the question, rules on campaign financing, and other rules for the conduct of the referendum.

Instead, the commissioners could only vote to block an investigation, but also must still sign off on bringing charges on any campaign finance violators.

Richard Thomas was arrested in March for allegedly stealing thousands of dollars from his campaign accounts and lying on campaign finance reports

Although Clyde Vanel has announced his run against Assemblywoman Barbara Clark (D - Queens Village) in the 33rd Assembly District, which includes Queens Village, Cambria Heights and parts of Bellerose, he was not listed on the campaign finance database as of press time Tuesday.

One of Democrats» best team players on the campaign finance front is playing hardball this cycle, withholding campaign cash over a package of trade bills being debated in Congress.

But, as you know, there hasn't been any significant movement 5o speak of on the campaign finance reform front for years.

Senator Warren Prods New York to Pass Comprehensive Campaign Finance Reform Last week, at St. Peter's Church in New York City, U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren and New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman gave rousing speeches touching on campaign finance reform.

The promises of action on campaign finance and ethics come as the public is non-specifically screaming for reform in Albany amid an ongoing federal probe of Cuomo's economic development efforts and the twin convictions of ex-legislative leaders Sheldon Silver and Dean Skelos.

She's listed as «retired» or «homemaker» on campaign finance databases, although elsewhere she's known as the «First Lady of the Alt - Right.»

Kinderhook, NY... October 7, 2016 — John Faso, the Republican, Conservative, Independence and Reform candidate in the 19th Congressional District, today criticized his opponent Professor Zephyr Teachout's hypocritical posturing on campaign finance in light of news that a group backed by liberal billionaires is entering the race to help her buy a seat in the 19th Congressional District.

MANHATTAN — City Comptroller John Liu's 25 - year - old former campaign treasurer was indicted by a grand jury Friday on campaign finance fraud charges.

Also running in the Democratic primary are Satnam Singh Parhar and Celia Dosamantes, though Ms. Dosamantes is the only candidate without filings on the Campaign Finance Board website.

Shortly after introducing his own bill on campaign finance reform, Governor Cuomo asked the Senate leadership to bring Fair Elections legislation to the floor for full consideration.

Brown also said with the investigation into Democratic fundraising tactics, he understands there will be a major focus on campaign finance for the upcoming elections.

This issue is especially apposite, since disagreement over trade union funding was one of the issues which led to the collapse of the last round of talks on campaign finance reform.

He says he's somewhat hamstrung on campaign finance reform due to the U.S. Supreme Court's Citizen United decision that permits unlimited outside expenditures in campaigns.

In a letter of complaint to the Federal Election Commission, the Connecticut Working Families Party's executive director, Lindsay Farrell, cited an Oct. 9 Courant news story that reported that Greenberg's campaign committee hadn't listed many rent payments on campaign finance reports from late 2013 into the first part of 2014.

The compromise on campaign finance appeared particularly uncertain on Saturday, after State Senator Jeff Klein, the co-leader of the Senate's governing coalition, said in a statement that negotiations over public financing were «not yet done.»

11 a.m. Council Speaker Christine Quinn, Public Advocate Bill de Blasio and others are expected to give testimony at a New York State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman's hearing on campaign finance disclosures, at 250 Broadway, in Manhattan.

The letter was circulated by the Public Campaign Action Fund, which has also aired TV ads urging Cuomo to focus on campaign finance issue.

Ulster County Legislature Chairman John Parete's recently released think piece on campaign finance reform may read like a resolution, but

Still, Skelos rejected just about any Democratic policy proposed in the state budget: tossed out were proposals on campaign finance reform, renewing mayoral control of schools, criminal justice reform, raising the minimum wage, and a host of other issues.

David has been active in national and state politics, having served as general counsel to campaigns, having acted on campaign finance committees and having advised candidates (most successful!).

But putting his reform initiatives in the executive budget, the governor will achieve one thing that has eluded his predecessors — a real debate on campaign finance reforms, including the big reform: establishing a system of public financing.

«It's an election year, so there's not a tremendous appetite for them to take on campaign financing,» said Cuomo.

Numbers - crunching poobah Bill Mahoney of the New York Public Interest Research Group has compile another one of his patented spreadsheets on campaign finance filers up until this point.

Primarily to force Skelos» hand on campaign finance reform.

Some political liberals, appalled at the liberation of monied interests to spend immense amounts on elections, support a convention for the purpose of overruling the Court's 2010 decision in Citizens United that declared unconstitutional most imitations on campaign finance.

MANHATTAN — The campaign treasurer for embattled City Comptroller John Liu was arrested Tuesday on campaign finance fraud charges — the latest blow to the presumptive mayoral candidate who has been wrangling with allegations about his fundraising efforts for months.

His willingness to lead on campaign finance reform is just as important, and I believe we are closer than ever to finally enacting a law that could be a model for the rest of the country.»

Once the undisputed king of Niagara County Republican politics, Maziarz was slated to stand trial beginning Wednesday on the campaign finance counts brought by state Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman.

The governor said he felt compelled to stand firm on campaign finance reform because it was central to his campaign pledge to change what he considered the corrupt ways of Albany.

«My concern is that when we're dealing with deficits, you'd have potentially $ 200 million in taxpayer dollars going to be spent on campaign financing,» Skelos said.

«I think it's sad for the people of New York State that here on the closing day of the session the governor establishes a position that nothing happens unless we get agreement on campaign finance reform,» Mr. Bruno said.