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«In terms of notable bills last year, a lot of them just didn't really draw a lot of money,» said Bill Mahoney, research coordinator for the New York Public Interest Research Group.
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«Despite the fact that we've seen this recent string of scandals, it seems the Senate is more interested in holding a star chamber than actually getting to the root of these problems,» said Bill Mahoney, the research coordinator for the research group.
But the July 15 fundraising report may prove even more crucial for Lazio's chances as potential big - time donors assess his ability to beat Cuomo, said Bill Mahoney, a researcher at the New York Public Interest Research Group, a not - for - profit focused on environmental and government - reform issues.
«Acceptable uses aren't always clear,» said Bill Mahoney, research coordinator for the New York Public Interest Research Group.
«Anybody who would sign on would know that this is a board that has faced considerable criticism, and will face considerable criticism until its structure is changed,» said Bill Mahoney of the New York Public Interest Research Group, one of the board's most vocal critics.
«Receiving a $ 60,000 gift from a business which lobbies is perfectly legal under the current campaign - finance law; that's why we support Gov. Cuomo's attempts to change this law,» said Bill Mahoney of the New York Public Interest Research Group.
«Unions and other individuals would be able to give unlimited amounts to housekeeping committees,» said Bill Mahoney of NYPIRG.
«We are disappointed that Governor Cuomo has fumbled this historic opportunity to fix Albany's culture of corruption,» said Bill Mahoney of the New York Public Interest Research Group in a statement shortly after the budget bills were released.
New York's relatively high limits on direct contributions to candidates ensure that most money flows to authorized campaign and party committees rather than independent groups, said Bill Mahoney, NYPIRG's research coordinator.
«There is a lot of business they have before Albany,» said Bill Mahoney, the research coordinator for the New York Public Interest Research Group, «and this is one way for them to buy more access than other folks.»
«The legislature does two - thirds of their bills in the month of June alone,» said Bill Mahoney of the New York Public Interest Research Group.
Not exact matches
For a point of comparison, numbers man Bill Mahoney at NYPIRG says the union gave a total $ 1.4 million the 2010 election cycle, with $ 1.8 million coming the state United Teachers union.
-- WOMEN»S EQUALITY PARTY STILL LIKES CUOMO — POLITICO New York's Bill Mahoney: As speculation mounts about actress Cynthia Nixon's possible challenge to Gov. Andrew Cuomo this year, the chairwoman of the Women's Equality Party says it's very likely the party will support Cuomo's reelection bid.
Bill Mahoney, the research coordinator at NYPIRG, said after reviewing the documents that the Commission appeared to have gotten off to a promising start with an unprecedented review of a system plagued by wildly inconsistent reporting by campaigns and lax oversight by the state Board of Elections.
Bill Mahoney, NYPIRG's research coordinator, said that legislators and Governor Cuomo have «made promises they are going to fix the [campaign finance] system... and this is something we strongly encourage them to include.»
NYPIRG's Bill Mahoney says the Board of Elections even actively helped to create new loopholes.
Researcher Bill Mahoney says what's happening is more and more legislation is being stuffed into the budget in order to make sure lawmakers approve it without public debate.
«It is unclear whether this decision will be applied to incorporated entities, but if future decisions decide this is the case, a massive new loophole will be added to New York's election regulations,» said NYPIRG analyst Bill Mahoney.
Bill Mahoney, with the New York Public Interest Research Group, says it's disappointing that the governor, who he says is «the most prodigious fundraiser» in New York, will not be included in the public campaign finance system.
Mahoney said investigations of this kind typically involve comparing billing data for practice physicians to data for other physicians in that specialty to look for unusual activity.
«Donations to [Cuomo's] campaign committee and to the housekeeping account of the New York State Democrats — which spent millions of dollars running television advertisements featuring the governor selling New Yorkers on his agenda — accounted for 40 percent of the total money raised from this list of mega-donors,» NYPIRG's Bill Mahoney said.
The complication, Squires, Mahoney and many other local officials say, is that Albany has yet to rein in statewide costs that filter down onto individual property tax bills.
Mahoney denies pursuing a vendetta, but says Antonacci's outside income prompted her bill.
Legislator Bill Meyer, who was chairman at the time, said the Legislature allowed Mahoney wide discretion as she first filled out her staff to create new titles and bump salaries.
They're more likely to get their phone calls returned when they're seeking favors from the government,» said NYPIRG's Bill Mahoney.
«That's pretty well established by the courts that there are no contributions limits,» said NYPIRG's Bill Mahoney.
Bill Mahoney of the New York Public Interest Research Group said a statistical analysis shows the Senate's proposal is «clearly the most gerrymandered lines» in at least 30 years.
Bill Mahoney, a campaign finance analyst with the New York Public Interest Research Group, says the article illustrates the close ties between Governor Cuomo and the Committee to Save New York lobby group.
NYPIRG's Bill Mahoney says the Board even actively helped to create new loopholes.
Bill Mahoney, research coordinator for the New York Public Interest Research Group, said that if New York's corporate contribution overall limit is lifted, «All corporations will now be treated as LLCs already are, creating a massive new loophole in the state's already porous campaign finance system.»
Bill Mahoney, a researcher at the New York Public Interest Group, said the emails and other communications that may come with a donor's check could prove to be very interesting.
«Counties have been saying we're paying a lot of the state's bills already,» Mahoney said.
NYPIRG lobbies for government reform, and Mahoney says he would have been happier if only 570 bills were agreed to this session.
Mahoney's spokesman, Justin Sayles, in a statement, said the comptroller is too quick to criticize and that the bill would have created a huge hole in the Thruway's revenues.
The veto prompted criticism from Onondaga County Comptroller Bob Antonacci, a prominent Mahoney critic, who said the county executive's failure to convince the governor to sign the bill shows that she's wasting her time in the volunteer Thruway board position.
He received more than twice as much from the real estate industry as any other Assembly Democrat, NYPIRG's research coordinator, Bill Mahoney, said.
Bill Mahoney, research coordinator for the New York Public Interest Research Group, said that while the spending seems to violate election law, it's not a major infraction.
Bill Mahoney is a Research Co-ordinator with NYPIRG - he says the voters will be watching Tkaczyk closely.
But I suppose that is a rather insignificant observation when you look at what New York Public Interest Group's Bill Mahoney has to say about the proposed maps as a whole.He says, the Senate's maps are, «clearly the most gerrymandered lines in recent New York History.»
«Lobbying certainly helps gets bills passed,» Mahoney said.
But when one of the commissioners asked the New York Public Interest Research Group's Bill Mahoney if that was the most important thing, Mahoney said no.