Sentences with phrase «on federal elections»

As many of you know, US citizens residing on Puerto Rico do not have the right to vote on federal elections, unless they move and becomes a resident of a state.

William Powhida has been tracking the feeding habits of the oligarchy for years, which makes it seem almost prophetic that the Supreme Court struck down overall spending limits on Federal elections during the run of Overculture, his second solo show at Postmasters Gallery.

During the last three election cycles, 30 % or more of the outside spending on federal elections came from dark money groups.

The monograph I proposed to write would have addressed the activities of the United States Chamber of Commerce, specifically its spending on federal elections.

The three defense companies have also donated more money in the 2018 election cycle than any other company in the industry, according to a new analysis from the Center for Responsible Politics, which draws on the Federal Election Commission's latest political - candidate - contribution report.

The next chapter of Jason Kenney's life began when the last one decisively ended, on federal election night 2015.

Once submitted by the campaign, the full filing will be published on the Federal Election Commission's website.

The full filing hasn't been posted on the Federal Election Commission's website.

Katko, R - Camillus, raised $ 60,650 and loaned his campaign $ 45,000, according to his April quarterly filing posted on the Federal Election Commission's website.

Mr. McGahn, a longtime Republican campaign finance lawyer in Washington who served on the Federal Election Commission, was the top lawyer on Mr. Trump's campaign.

Katko's full pre-primary report wasn't immediately available on the Federal Election Commission's website.

Maffei, D - Syracuse, raised $ 315,230.52 between Jan. 1 and March 31 and has $ 1.1 million in the bank, according to his April quarterly filing posted on the Federal Election Commission's website.

Scott Thomas, a former longtime commissioner on the Federal Election Commission and its onetime chairman, said that federal law was more clear on the requirement that «earmarking» had to originate with a donor or their agent.

Bunkeddeko cited «the circumstances under which this donation was given,» and also called on the Federal Election Commission to audit her fund - raising records.

Dr. Fitrakis testified at the Election Assessment hearings in Houston, Texas in 2005, which became part of the Carter - Baker Commission Report on federal election reform.

Balter, D - Syracuse, raised $ 120,024.87 in the first quarter of 2018, according to her campaign's filing available on the Federal Election Commission's website.

According to independent expenditure filings available on the Federal Election Commission's website, the DCCC and NRCC have spent a combined $ 244,261.74 as of Monday.

Both were indicted in March by an Albany jury on federal election law charges related to campaign financial disclosure reports.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CCLA CALLS ON FEDERAL ELECTION CANDIDATES TO RECOGNIZE THEIR DUTY TO UPHOLD THE CHARTER AND PROMISE TO ENSURE ACCOUNTABILITY IN LAW - MAKING Ottawa, ON — Last week, the Canadian Civil Liberties Association (CCLA) intervened in the Federal Court case of Schmidt v. Attorney General of Canada, arguing that (1) the government has a responsibility to -LSB-...]

A campaign ethics watchdog and a political group are now calling on the Federal Election Commission (FEC) and the FBI to investigate those connections because they believe the entanglements between the Mercers, the super PAC and the Trump campaign are illegal.

Not exact matches

The yield on Canadian 10 - year federal government bonds have climbed to about 1.6 % from about 1.3 % on Election Day.

A federal grand jury indicted 13 Russian nationals and a so - called «troll farm» in St. Petersburg on Friday for a broad campaign to sway the 2016 election in Trump's favor.

In the absence of any official statement, pundits contemplated a range of theories on the Potash rejection — that Ottawa regarded potash (a crucial fertilizer ingredient) as a strategic asset, that it had adopted a sudden aversion to foreign intrusion on major natural resource companies, or perhaps simply that Harper's Tories sought to improve their chances in the then - upcoming federal election.

If it sounds like Edwards still needed to apply FEC rules and limits, consider this: Scott Thomas, a former commissioner of the Federal Election Commission testified that he did not consider that the payments would have come under his agency's auspices — in part because they were not used directly for the campaign and did not free up any of Edwards» own money to be spent on the campaign.

Prime Minister Stephen Harper kicked off the 2015 Federal Election on Sunday morning, framing the campaign to come as a choice about the fiscal stewardship of Canada's government and economy overall.

In her announcement, Gillibrand criticized the 2010 Supreme Court case, Citizens United vs. Federal Election Commission, which ruled that the government should not regulate the amount of money corporations and unions can spend on campaigns.

But Trump's upset victory over Democrat Hillary Clinton in the Nov. 8 presidential election has cast doubt on the future of a federal tax break for renewable energy seen critical to the industry's continued growth.

While NationBuilder and Rally remain bipartisan, Bloomberg reports that federal candidates and other political advocates have spent more than $ 46 million this election cycle on party - specific tech sites, including the Republican - leaning Targeted Victory and the Democratic - leaning Blue State Digital and Bully Pulpit Interactive.

Trump, in fits and starts, has indicated his support for the broad federal investigation of Russian meddling, but he has more often bristled at the notion that Kremlin operatives were working on his behalf or that his campaign coordinated with Russia to meddle in the election.

Trump also owned stock in Energy Transfer Partners, according to his most recent filing with the Federal Election Commission, The New York Times reported on Tuesday.

On Wednesday, claims and countercharges had flown across the chamber over an acrimonious rewrite of federal elections law.

With the Presidential election nearing, we break down the candidates» stance on small - business contracting and how they plan to invest — or not invest — future federal dollars.

The payment to Futerfas, dated June 27, was disclosed in a filing with the Federal Election Commission on Saturday.

The Federal Election Commission has previously ruled that candidates and federal office holders may spend campaign funds on legal fees that are part of legal actions that would not have been necessary if they were not a canFederal Election Commission has previously ruled that candidates and federal office holders may spend campaign funds on legal fees that are part of legal actions that would not have been necessary if they were not a canfederal office holders may spend campaign funds on legal fees that are part of legal actions that would not have been necessary if they were not a candidate.

The drugmaker's political action committee spent $ 405,000 on federal campaign donations and other political outlays last year, more than in 2016 — an election year — and nearly double its allocation for 2015, data compiled by Kaiser Health News show.

Federal Election Commission records show that these groups, as well as five other grant recipients of Crossroads GPS, spent money on political ads, directly or indirectly, in the 2010 electioElection Commission records show that these groups, as well as five other grant recipients of Crossroads GPS, spent money on political ads, directly or indirectly, in the 2010 electionelection cycle.

The FBI was acting as part of a probe related to Cohen by federal prosecutors in Manhattan, who were acting on a referral from special counsel Robert Mueller, who is investigating Russian meddling in the 2016 election as well as potential collusion between the Trump campaign and the Kremlin.

Ivy adds, «We did issue statements following both election victories for President Obama, as we have after State of the Union addresses and other situations we felt warranted our voice on how certain issues that the federal government is pursuing would affect the architecture profession.»

The Electorate of Canning by - election in Western Australia on September 19 will take a snapshot of the national mood, just over two years on from the federal poll.

Less than an hour after news site The Intercept published a report on Monday detailing Russian hacking related to the 2016 U.S. presidential election, the U.S. Justice Department said federal investigators had arrested someone suspected of leaking classified information to the media.

Not only are they almost twice as likely to vote in federal elections as younger people, it is also bad for your image to be viewed as beating up on the Golden Girls.

Canadians across the country are voting in a federal election on May 2, 2011.

WASHINGTON, Dec 14 - The U.S. Federal Communications Commission vote on Thursday to roll back net neutrality rules could galvanize young voters, a move Democrats hope will send millennials to the polls in greater numbers and bolster their chances in next year's elections.

A year of hellish relations with aboriginal groups; a possibly fatal public - relations cloud over the Keystone project, based precisely on the Harper government's poor environmental record; serious opposition in Europe to any extension in Canada - EU relations at the very same time we're trying to negotiate a trade deal; and a set of controversies that still motivate NDP supporters and the NDP caucus today, another year closer to a federal election.

Trump did not elaborate on how exactly he thought the election would be rigged, though he did make mention of his displeasure that a federal court had struck down a North Carolina voter ID law that the court said was specifically aimed at disenfranchising black voters.

A 510 - page filing with the Federal Election Commission, reported on by the Washington Post last night, lists Los Angeles - based Wings of Time, LLC as donating the money on Jan. 4, 2017.

With the election almost here — thereby lifting the unofficial ban on federal agencies doing anything even remotely controversial — Wheeler is expected to unveil his proposal in the next few weeks.

The plan laid out on Friday «is not sufficient,» said Larry Noble, a former general counsel and chief ethics officer for the Federal Election Commission.

According to Trevor Potter, a former chairman of the Federal Election Commission who also appeared on 60 Minutes, the money may very well constitute «a coordinated, illegal, «in - kind» contribution by Cohen for the purpose of influencing the electionElection Commission who also appeared on 60 Minutes, the money may very well constitute «a coordinated, illegal, «in - kind» contribution by Cohen for the purpose of influencing the electionelection.»

So don't expect a focussed debate in the 2015 election on the need for a new economic growth strategy, one based on a federal - provincial initiative to modernize our infrastructure, and create better economic prospects.