Sentences with phrase «public match»

In addition to bringing in big money fast, the smaller donations would allow the campaign to illegally collect thousands in public matching funds from the city, authorities said.
The mayor has consistently called for campaign finance reform, calling the city's public matching system a gold standard that the state should follow.
The campaign is also eligible for an additional $ 300,000 in public matching funds and is on track to qualify for $ 2 million in the coming year.
When a tax credit for small contributions is combined with public matching funds, ordinary people's voices can be heard instead of only the largest donors.
A new ranking system is said to give players 100 levels of experience, all of which will be gained through Public matches.
The law cuts public matching funds by three - quarters if a candidate has no serious opponent.
Additionally, most vehicle assist options such as ABS, stability control and driving lines can be disabled by players organizing public matches.
Those donors doing business with the state would be capped at $ 260 and not eligible for public matching funds.
The report calls for numerous sensible reforms including a small donor public matching program for political contributions like New York City's and an independent campaign finance enforcement organization.
Complicating reform efforts further is the Working Families Party undertaking a new campaign for a system of public matching for political campaigns.
Cox says the state's pilot program is different than the New York City public matching donor system that Republicans have opposed.
The legislation requires regulations set up for debates involving candidates who accept public matching dollars as well as places limits on the use of public money for criminal defense and non-campaign related activities.
Democratic Gov. Andrew Cuomo, Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver and Senate Co-Leader Jeff Klein have backed the changes — including public matching of campaign contributions — in some form before, but the legislation foundered in past years in the Republican - dominated Senate.
De Blasio's 2013 campaign received public matching funds for a donation gathered by Rechnitz even though it did not submit documentation — a violation of city campaign finance law — records show.
The New York City system of public matching dollars has led to a more racially diverse city council, the study found.
And yet he acknowledged, as he did yesterday, that a system based on the New York City public matching program for political candidates is difficult to accomplish given Republican lawmakers in the Senate oppose the measure.
According to Schneiderman, Wills used public matching funds from his 2009 campaign for City Council to pay $ 11,500 to Micro Targeting, a shell company created to translate and distribute campaign literature.
The Assembly has long backed public matching, the most recent example being last year when Silver introduced a plan that's now touted by the coalition of groups pushing for a broad campaign finance overhaul.
One of the top priorities for Democrats in the legislative session this year is a push to adopt a statewide system to provide public matching funds for candidates, modeled after the city's system.
Following the convictions, the New York City Campaign Finance Board denied public matching funds for Liu.
Fixed an issue of players being kicked to ghost lobby then start screen with «Lost connection to host» message after Public matches
Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver formally introduced a bill this week that would create a statewide voluntary public matching funds program in New York, calling on fellow legislators to pass the bill and make New York state «the model for the rest of the nation in establishing and preserving fair elections.»
Last month, AG Schneiderman and Comptroller DiNapoli announced the arrest of former Bronx city council candidate Albert Alvarez for allegedly accepting straw donations and stealing at least $ 4,500 in New York City Campaign Finance Board public matching funds during his unsuccessful 2013 run for Council.
City Council District 13 — open seat John C. Doyle, Democrat Alex A. Gomez, Democrat John C. Marano, Democrat Mark Gjonaj, Democrat — says he won't seek public matching funds Marjorie Velazquez, Democrat
But there is one advantage to raising cash at home: The city has one of the most generous public matching programs in the country, with $ 6 of free public money granted for every $ 1 a candidate raises from New York City residents, up to maximum of $ 1,050 in matching grants per donor.
The legislation unveiled Wednesday would make Ulster County one of a handful of communities in the nation, mostly big cities, which offer public matching funds for elections.
Felony Complaint Alleges that Alvarez Knowingly Accepted Straw Donations; Stole at Least $ 4,500 in NYC Public Matching Funds Last week, Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli and Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman announced the arrest of former New York City Council -LSB-...]
Once you've got your wits about you (was hoping for a better pun) you can take yourself to the online mode, which features both private matches to play against friends or go into public matches against the world.
City Council candidate Heidi Harrison Chain said she will decline public matching funds for her campaign and said the money should instead be used to better the community in a rough economy.
Bronx attorney and former Public Advocate candidate Juan Carlos (J.C.) Polanco inadvertently took it on the chin in Sunday's NY Post editorial shaming Public Advocate Letitia James for unnecessarily taking public matching funds in her blowout against Polanco.
Unfortunately, that's not to say the online mode is perfect: during my time with the game I found it very easy to join public matches against random players, but ranked matches were almost nonexistent — a crying shame for any good fighting game.
And when your add the value of public matching money, the small donors were worth 65 percent of the participating candidates» money.
Russell, a minister and community leader with a wide range of business experience, has raised the most public matching funds, almost $ 43,000, thanks to a broad base of small - dollar donors.
When it comes to state public financing, Cuomo insisted on the one hand he will still push for and back a statewide public matching system.
The bills also ban public matching funds for gifts «bundled» by lobbyists.
He added: «Putting aside the fact that the Mayor has made a mockery of a system he purported to embrace, there are clear questions regarding the impact his outside spending should have on any funds he receives via public matching going forward.
Massey is among the best - funded of de Blasio's potential challengers, many of whose fundraising pales in comparison to his haul, and to the mayor's own impressive fundraising — $ 1.06 million in donations over the past six months, $ 2.2 million in cash - on - hand and what de Blasio's campaign estimates will be more than $ 5 million when public matching funds are added in.
Update: A Savino spokesman called to clarify that the Staten Island lawmaker was suggesting that those who have had experience with the New York City public matching model would want to improve upon the program before adopting a similar system statewide, but she didn't intend to suggest they were opposed to public financing in general.
About 100 John Liu supporters «stormed» the offices of the Campaign Finance Board this afternoon, protesting the possibility the mayoral candidate might not get public matching funds.
The campaign reports having over $ 275K cash on hand, plus almost $ 135K in public matching claims.
In addition to history — it's been decades since New York elected a Republican state comptroller — Mr. Antonacci struggled to raise the cash needed to unlock public matching funds.
Several mayoral candidates have their eyes on the threshold for achieving public matching funds from the city's Campaign Finance Board and the raise and spend bar for eligibility in the city - sanctioned primary debates.
With just four months till the September primary, candidates have begun to step up their fundraising efforts in order to pose a strong challenge to a mayor who is enjoying relatively comfortable polling numbers and is now able forge ahead with fundraising for the general election, having hit the maximum he can spend on the primary, with anticipated public matching funds.
Fair Elections improved things in New York City, where a six - to - one public match turns a $ 25 contribution into $ 175.
«There are some people who like myself can't believe it can't be real campaign finance reform without public matching, but I think there can be baby steps.»
A news release yesterday from Senate Republicans also pointed to the alleged use of «straw donors» to beef up public matching cash in New York City Comptroller John Liu's campaign.
Fair Elections for New York, an umbrella coalition that's pushing for an extensive public matching system based on the New York City model, was already getting underway in the post-budget session.
Thus, if the legislature approves this inadequate and flawed public matching program, we will urge the State Comptroller and his potential opponent (s) to refuse to participate.
«The most fundamental reform,» the Times continued, namely public matching funds for small donations in all state races, «is missing.»
Iyer and Malbin's research shows that the incentives public matching funds give to candidates to reach out to their own constituents — rather than focus exclusively on wealthy donors — are working.
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