Melina Katz: Well, as a sponsor of Letitia James» bill, which limits the use of eminent domain
for private business interests, it's a dangerous precedent to set in general.
Critics, however, say Collins's incessant chatter about Innate Immunotherapeutics has blurred the line between the people's business and the congressman's
private business interests.
At the same time, lawmakers are still fighting subpoenas from the commission seeking more information on
their private business interests (the Senate Republican Campaign Committee settled its subpoena concerns with the commission last week).
The Moreland Commission is seeking information about
the private business interests of state legislators.
Bill Mahoney of the New York Public Interest Research Group complained the campaign list was used «to promote Cuomo's
private business interest.»
Of course, there are other asset classes that some individual investors hold, such as real estate and
private business interests.
Private businesses interested in pitching for the funding now have three months to submit bids at national level, while it remains to be seen whether or not - as was mooted back when the NER300 plans were first unveiled towards the start of the year - CCS projects will enjoy the majority of the money due to the relatively large up - front costs of putting the technology into practice in comparison to renewables start - up projects.