Sentences with phrase «power of campaign contributions»

We are all aware of the lobbying system in the U.S. and the persuasive power of campaign contributions, for example, and we can surmise that similar incentives exist in Europe.

Not exact matches

And in the political sphere, finance has become the great defender of deregulating monopolies and «freeing» land rent and asset - price gains from taxation, translating its economic power and campaign contributions into the political power to capture control of public financial regulation.

In the paper, Corporate campaign contributions and abnormal stock returns after presidential elections, forthcoming in Public Choice, we explore the stock market performance of top corporate contributors after the elections that brought Bill Clinton and George W. Bush, respectively, to power.

That case involved campaign contributions and also led to the overturning of the corruption convictions of two former powers in New York State politics — Sheldon Silver, the longtime Democratic speaker of the State Assembly, and Dean Skelos, the former Republican majority leader of the State Senate.

NEW YORK CITY — The city's 2013 candidates are adding star power to their campaigns, raking in contributions from some of Hollywood's biggest names.

The ethics pledge envisions a reinvigorated ethics commission with sweeping jurisdiction and subpoena power, comprehensive annual financial disclosure requirements and the creation of a panel to recommend limits on campaign contributions from individuals and organizations that solicit or obtain state business.

Flanagan joins a field of Republicans testing their polling power and ability to raise campaign contributions for what would be an expensive run against Cuomo, a Democrat who remains popular after two terms and has more than $ 20 million in his campaign account.

The two trials laid bare many of the secrets the commission might have uncovered — with testimony about the vast, almost unilateral power exercised by legislative leaders, the way powerful real estate interests dole out campaign contributions, legal referrals and jobs to line politicians» pockets and maintain access, and how money is hidden by evading disclosure laws and funneling it through relatives, law firms and title fees.

Beyond that I hope that we can take advantage of this key moment to take actions to limit contributions (bribes) and set up a rational system for financing campaigns that limits the power of the very wealthy.

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The committee, established under New York's anti-corruption Moreland Act, will have subpoena power and go after the influence of campaign contributions.

The aforementioned suit over a candidate's use of LLC money was settled out of court, so there hasn't yet been a clear test of what might be called the Sugarman Doctrine, which assumes underutilized power in the sections of election law prohibiting attempts to circumvent contribution limits and obfuscate the true source of campaign money.

«That's why you have big campaign contributions and you get the temptation for the people within government to take advantage of their positions of power.»

In a Daily News OpEd, Vance insisted he has «never allowed someone's wealth, power, race, or campaign contributions to influence my decisions,» and announced the Center for the Advancement of Public Integrity has begun a 90 - day independent review of how he handles contributions.

Democrats are on a torrid fundraising pace in the first months of the Donald Trump era, powered by enraged small donors who are plowing millions of dollars worth of online contributions into campaign and committee treasuries.

The ex-lobbyist also told jurors about Cuomo's attendance at a fundraiser in a showroom full of Corvettes to raise $ 125,000 in untraceable contributions, while prosecutors offered evidence that Percoco exercised power and was allowed to use his state office near the governor's even after quitting the government to run Cuomo's re-election campaign.

Evidence and testimony showed how some lawmakers can wield their considerable power to extort benefits for themselves or others; how the weak enforcement of lax financial disclosure requirements gives legislators ample opportunity to mask illegal payments as outside income; how moneyed real estate interests spend millions of dollars in campaign contributions to influence legislation; and how power is concentrated in the hands of the so - called three men in a room: the legislative leaders and the governor.

«You see that in New York and you don't see it at the state level because you have the highest campaign contribution limits of any state that has limits in the country, coupled with a rigged system of redistricting and the normal powers of incumbency.»

One benefit of pursuing education reform through the judiciary is that the power of special interest groups — namely, the teachers» unions — is drastically diminished in courtrooms, where political lobbying and campaign contributions are far less influential.

The study ranked unions based on five broad areas, including membership and resources; contributions to state political campaigns; power in contract negotiations; and the alignment of state policies with union positions.

«The Power of A» campaign was launched by ASAE to raise awareness about the association community's valuable contributions on the local, national and global level.

This is usually how it goes: politician wannabe gets campaign contributions from private sector guy, gets into office, legislates in favor of private sector guy, private sector guy contributes more, politician guy takes vacation in Italy (or goes for a hike on the Appalachian trail)... gets re-elected, the word gets out that he «plays,» more private sector guys contribute to his campaign, voters are pleased to see the name of their representative in print, like the new wardrobe, the new hairstyle, believe all change is good and re-elect the politician again... politician feels the power, creates agency to watch over private sector guy, agency takes fact - finding trip to France... raises taxes on private sector guy, writes legislation that taxes private sector guy if his plant emits CO2 while producing widgets... voters are in awe and re-elect the politician... private sector guy whines, politician makes him ambassador to Taiwan, limits how much the new private guy taking his place can earn, and taxes all widgets so new private guy will make more environmentally friendly ones... voters swoon, pay more for widgets, lose job in widget factory, hate private guy, re-elect their pol... politician buries $ 5 billion aid to Taiwan in next appropriation bill...... kind of makes a case for term limits, doesn't it.

Although far outgunned by the awesome power of the Powerful Liberal Elites who Control The Media, these Heroic Underdog Capitalist Freedom Fighters are waging a Mighty Struggle To Get The Truth Out, by supporting the True Scientists like Carlin and Fred Singer and Patrick Michaels and Lord Monckton who want to the public to understand the Truth that CO2 is Life, and by fueling the courage of a handful of Noble Non-Corrupt Public Servants like Rep. Barton and Sen. Inhofe with well - deserved campaign contributions.

Georgia Public Service Commission (PSC) incumbents Tricia Pridemore and Chuck Eaton each received approximately two - thirds of their campaign contributions from people or companies associated with regulated entities such as Georgia Power, according to an Energy and Policy Institute analysis of...