Sentences with phrase «secret slush fund»
A fiscal watchdog group says it's uncovered what it calls a «secret slush fund,» used by Gov. Andrew Cuomo and state legislators to fund pet projects around the state, but the governor's budget office says the grants are subject to oversight.
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The report notes that one of these board members, Rob Speyer of Tishman Speyer, gave the maximum contribution to the Cuomo campaign during the 2010 cycle, $ 55,900, before incorporating what the New York Times has called the Governor's «secret slush fund» and pledging $ 1 million to the effort.
Under Quinn, the City Council hid millions in secret slush funds for organizations that didn't actually exist.
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In 2008, when Quinn and the Council found themselves mired in a slush - fund scandal — she had quietly continued a bad - old - timey Council practice that allowed the speaker to consolidate power by doling out discretionary money to members in secret — she found an invaluable, unshakable source of support in Bloomberg and in the real - estate community.