Sentences with phrase «state dark money»

As for DFER, The Center for Media & Democracy's Executive Director, Lisa Graves, recently published a investigative piece entitled, How DFER Leaders Channel Out - of - State Dark Money, in which she wrote;

Our party's shift to the extremes is being accelerated by out - of - state Dark Money.

Not exact matches

A court in Washington has ruled that the Grocery Manufacturers Association (GMA) violated the state's finance disclosure law when it funneled millions of dollars in dark money from its major corporate members to the campaign that defeated a 2013 ballot initiative to label food containing genetically modified organisms, or GMOs.

[6] «Bradley was also a keen supporter of the Manion Forum, whose followers believed that social spending in America was part of a secret Russian plot to bankrupt the United States,» Jane Mayer writes in Dark Money.

The Moreland Commission's December subpoena to Strategic Advantage International sought to shed light on the donations to and expenditures by Common Sense Principles, which spent more dark money in the 2010 and 2012 elections than any other entity in the state.

Attorney General Schneiderman said the commission wants to gain an understanding of how dark money was spent in the state, in an effort to improve state disclosure and political expenditure laws.

A reform group is taking a new approach to trying to close a loophole in the state's campaign finance laws, as years long attempts to crack down on what's known as «dark money» donations have failed.

«We can not allow dark money to eclipse the will of voters,» said State Senator Todd Kaminsky.

On Saturday morning, state Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli said the secretive budget negotiation process left the public «in the dark about how taxpayer money will be spent.»

A skeptical New York Times says Cuomo will deserve credit if he makes the state a leader in attacking so - called dark money allowed to flood the electoral system by the Citizens United decision.

Strategic Advantage also took aim at Schneiderman's filing last month, which it says included «an irrelevant polemic against «dark money,» highlighting the Commission's bias against an out - of - state organization that has chosen to express opinions and support policies of which the Commission and the Governor disapprove.»

«What was happening all around the country was these dark - money groups whose donors are hidden started to spend money on state legislative races,» Bloss said.

The sources of this «dark money,» unlike the money contributed to my campaign committee or the state parties, are often unknown.

Authorities are investigating allegations that de Blasio solicited «dark money» donations to his since - shuttered nonprofit, the Campaign for One New York, and helped raise money for Democratic state Senate candidates that involved «willful and flagrant» violations of campaign - finance laws.

(In Hindi and English with subtitles) Casino Jack and the United States of Money (R for profanity) Oscar - winning, documentary filmmaker Alex Gibney (Taxi to the Dark Side) directs this bio-pic recounting the shady shenanigans of DC lobbyist Jack Abramoff who undermined American democracy with the help of some of the best politicians money couldMoney (R for profanity) Oscar - winning, documentary filmmaker Alex Gibney (Taxi to the Dark Side) directs this bio-pic recounting the shady shenanigans of DC lobbyist Jack Abramoff who undermined American democracy with the help of some of the best politicians money couldmoney could buy.

Here in Massachusetts, despite being outspent by dark, out - of - state money by almost two to one, a grassroots movement resulted in a resounding defeat (62 - 38 %) of a statewide referendum to raise the charter school cap.

An incredible 95 percent of the money that flowed into the Massachusetts charter school campaign came from out - of - state donors, with 84 percent of the total funds coming from New York based Families for Excellent Schools, a dark money charter school group that advocates in New York, Massachusetts and Connecticut.

If the Koch's dark money groups keep voters from having their say in November, or if they pour millions, as promised, into a pro-voucher campaign and win, every other state with limited voucher programs can be sure they're next for a massive expansion battle,» said Penich - Thacker.

One customer stated that the kibble is dark and rich in color and does not crumble easily, ensuring you are getting the most out of your money and not winding up with a bunch of crumbs filling the bottom of the bag.

But it's not just one election here or there; the state of things is the result of decades of strategic, well - funded work by the oligarchs running things now — see Jane Mayer's «Dark Money» for the sad and dirty details.

ALEC is aggressively pushing a model resolution designed to stop states and municipalities from requiring dark - money groups that spend millions to influence elections to disclose their donors, and has launched the misnamed Center to Protect Free Speech to lobby for it.

There are simply too many campaign spending vehicles to account for, from the «dark money» groups to national organizations like the Republican State Leadership Committee (RSLC) that funnel corporate money into state rState Leadership Committee (RSLC) that funnel corporate money into state rstate races.

All of the following State Policy Network affiliates (except the Kansas Policy Institute) are directly funded by the Koch brothers, while most of the groups get secretive grants through the Koch - affiliated «Dark Money ATM,» Donors Trust and Donors Capital Fund, which have distributed over $ 120,000,000 to 100 groups involved in climate denial since 2002.