The wide canvas of democratic elections, means that it embraces normative enquiries into meanings and modes of representation as well as policy debates
over campaign finance, corruption and criminalization of politics.
In this way, I think it's important for McCutcheon vs. FEC to be framed as a fight not just
over campaign finance, but also over the future of climate change and whether we'll have a chance to see major action taken to address this crisis in this generation.
Senator Jeff Klein, the leader of a group of breakaway Democrats who lead the Senate in a governing coalition with the Republicans, is under intense pressure from the left
over the campaign finance issue.
They'll discuss the fight in Albany
over campaign finance reform, pay raises for judges and lawmakers, reinstating the death penalty for murders of law enforcement and corrections officers, gay marriage and much more.
In the future, Fitzpatrick hopes ultimately there will be some sort of permanent group that watches
over campaign finance.
The conditional factor will be whether Guinta, who has refused to resign
over a campaign finance scandal, stays in the race.
Washington (CNN)-- Arkansas Gov. Mike Beebe, a Democrat, has asked Republican Lieutenant Gov. Mark Darr, the state's second in command, to resign
over campaign finance impropriety.
Klein sought to downplay any rift he might have with the Republicans
over the campaign finance issue.
As of last night, the three sides were still wrangling
over campaign finance reform, with a number of ideas floated and shot down on creation of a publicly financed system.
Amid the fighting
over campaign finance reform, a number of issues have been thrown into limbo.
To call yourself the «working families» party and then draw the line in the sand
over campaign finance reform is an absolute disgrace.
Recent corruption cases has triggered a debate in Albany
over campaign finance reform.
Eliot Spitzer were at loggerheads
over campaign finance reform — an issue off which the governor refused to budge.
And Suereth doesn't just leave it at the complaint
over campaign finances in the letter.
Not exact matches
Originally launched with a focus on film, Indiegogo pivoted to include funding for literally anything and is becoming known for
financing personal and cause - related
campaigns such as that for the bullied bus monitor, which raised
over $ 700,000.
And if his margin of loss stays
over half a percentage point, he or his
campaign will have to
finance the recount.
At least some of those concerns now seem to be playing out in a fight
over how America's largest food industry group
financed a
campaign against a food labeling initiative.
While on the
campaign trail in 2015 at the age of 44, the presidential candidate spoke at Liberty University and alluded to his experience of having to
finance his education: I, Cruz said, «took
over $ 100,000 in school loans, loans I suspect a lot of y» all can relate to, loans that I'll point out I just paid off a few years ago.»
Donald Trump advisor and former New York City mayor Rudy Giuliani's television interview blitz
over the past 18 hours suggests the US president may have violated laws about
campaign finance or financial disclosures, watchdog groups say.
But political strategists and privacy advocates agreed that Mercer's parallel funding channels, combined with concerns
over the surreptitious, commodified Facebook data — reported here for the first time — represented an intensified collision of billionaire
financing and digital targeting on the
campaign trail.
The payment has prompted complaints to the Justice Department and Federal Election Commission
over potential violations of
campaign finance law.
For example, in the latter days of the 2011 election
campaign, as Jack Layton's orange wave was gathering momentum, Harper and then -
Finance Minister Jim Flaherty jumped all
over Mr. Layton for allegedly violating the sacrosanct principle of central bank independence. Layton had responded to a reporter's question about interest rates, indicating it would be better for Canada's economy if they stayed low. Harper and Flaherty denounced this statement violently, calling it a «rookie mistake» that threatened the independence of the Bank. Layton quickly issued a clarification confirming that he, too, accepted the doctrine of central bank independence.
But he argued that it removed legal peril
over a possible
campaign finance violation, a claim some legal experts have questioned.
She served on Obama's 2008
finance committee and raised
over $ 350,000 for his
campaign.
George Will takes a solid swing at him
over campaign -
finance reform, a particular Will bugaboo, as well as the claims to piety of a man who rarely makes it to church.
«The money that was sent to me for my Directorate by the Director of
Finance was used in a lawful and responsible manner and by the time the
campaigns were
over my Directorate had paid all of its bills for services rendered and was not owing any media house or anyone else one kobo.
A spokesman for the Robin Hood Tax
campaign, an NGO
campaigning for more stringent taxation of
finance, says the announcement today of continued bonuses at RBS shows the government favours bankers
over the people
Over the last several weeks, Republicans have received support from organizations that back strengthening charter and parochial schools,
campaign finance records show.
When coupled with online organizing on the MyBO platform and other communications
over the Internet (such as the
campaign's blog, web videos, and web design), which were unequivocally the domain of new media from early on, as well as merchandising (run with the
Finance Division), these activities encompassed the scope of the Division's work.
They sent
over the 139 - page report below, which found «evidence of potential
campaign finance violations.»
Various iterations of
campaign finance reform legislation have passed in Albany
over the years.
ALBANY — Good - government advocates are pinning their hopes for passage of substantial ethics and
campaign finance reforms on very public examinations of alleged corruption set to take place
over the next six months.
The
Campaign Finance Institute estimates the state would need to spend $ 140 million dollars
over a four year election cycle.
But absent the full public
financing of
campaigns statewide, Benjamin said «my experience,
over time is that money, like water, finds a path.»
Some of these proposals have come and gone
over the years, and they are a reminder that budgets, school funding, ethics and
campaign finance reform aren't the only issues politicians deal with.
ALBANY — Governor Andrew Cuomo's committee has taken in $ 46.9 million
over the past four years, recent
campaign finance disclosures show.
Faced with losing the ballot line to a challenger who tapped into resentment
over his estate tax cuts, charter - school championing and failure to deliver
campaign finance reform, Governor Andrew Cuomo won the party's designation only after promising to fight for Democratic control of the state Senate and deliver a progressive policy wish list.
Hoping to capitalize on Democratic anger
over the election of President Trump, Mayer and other Democrats argue the Westchester contest is critical to their hopes of controlling the Senate and enacting legislation long sought by progressives, including new gun control measures,
campaign finance and ethics reforms, and a bill to strengthen New York's abortion laws.
The candidates» 11 - day pre-election
campaign finance reports show that Sini, who also has the backing of the Conservative, Independence and Working Families Parties, spent $ 454,382
over the past two weeks, compared with $ 120,099 for Perini.
Suffolk Presiding Officer DuWayne Gregory (D - Copiague), who announced his candidacy a little
over a week ago, did not file a
campaign finance report because he only announced after the deadline for the most recent filing.
In the governor's 90 - minute speech, just
over one minute was spent rehashing ethics and
campaign finance proposals and another minute was devoted to a proposal for reporting requirements for political ads on social media.
Phil / Jane / Dave / Regular Joe... You are going to hear the same drum beaten
over and
over until your boss Flanagan agrees to bring a meaningful
campaign finance bill to the Senate for a vote (where it will pass 60 + to zero).
K. Daniel Glover
over at National Journal has a great look at political
campaigns» use of paid bloggers in this election cycle, using
campaign finance records to name names and amounts.
The NYC
Campaign Finance Board shows close to $ 7,000 more from City
campaigns to the Truman Club
over the years.
«For more than a decade, Sen. Espada has cavalierly flouted
campaign finance rules,» the letter says, referring to Espada's failure
over several years to file legally required
campaign - contribution disclosure forms.
Governor Cuomo, who's failed to achieve a number of progressive items
over the last two years, including public
campaign finance reform and a Women's Equality Act, told the Democratic Rural Conference that he'll try to get them passed in the state legislature in the next eight weeks, before the session ends in June.
The governor,
over the past few days, has said lawmakers have not agreed to greater disclosure of outside incomes and
campaign finance reform — items that Cuomo has tried, unsuccessfully, to get approved for at least two years.
But liberal advocates have become increasingly frustrated
over the bottling up of key bills in the Senate — including the public
financing of political
campaigns and the DREAM Act.
Nassau County DA Kathleen Rice is the first of the attorney general contenders to release her July 15
campaign finance report toplines, announcing she has raised $ 2.9 million
over the past six months and has $ 4.15 million on hand.
Sticking with the theme of
campaign finance reform, NYPIRG put out a report today detailing the
campaign finance violations
over the past 2 years.