Sentences with phrase «toward campaign contributions»

But putting a damper on the rosy picure painted by the governor are reports, including one in the New York Post, that says US Attorney Preet Bharara is investigating the awarding of state contracts to businesses involved in the Buffalo Billion project, including the massive Solar City factory and other projects, possibly with an eye toward campaign contributions to the governor.

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He said, the MD paid millions of Cedis to him personally as part of his contribution toward the npp campaign.

In contrast to his last election, contributions to his campaign from people and businesses shrank toward the end, and he instead relied on a late boost of $ 125,950 — almost entirely from Republican campaigns, committees and clubs, campaign finance filings indicate.

Former Syracuse Mayor Stephanie Miner formed a campaign committee in an apparent step toward running for statewide office, allowing her to begin collecting political contributions.

«This the shortcoming of the program that allows current donors to make contributions toward fines that go back to prior campaigns and allows donors to increase their impact on the campaign.»

A major step toward reform would be to prohibit campaign contributions by individuals employed by registered lobbying firms.

The percentage of physicians making campaign contributions in federal elections increased to 9.4 percent in 2012 from 2.6 percent in 1991, and during that time physician contributors shifted away from Republicans toward Democrats, especially in specialties dominated by women or those that are traditionally lower paying such as pediatrics, according to a new study by Adam Bonica, Ph.D., of Stanford University, California, and colleagues.

For well over a quarter century, the NEA and the AFT have been the most powerful groups in the politics of education — with more than four million members, formidable sums of money for campaign contributions and lobbying, well - educated activists manning the electoral trenches, and organizations that blanket the nation, allowing them to coordinate all these resources toward political ends.

According to a bill of information from the U.S. attorney's office, Thomas disguised a $ 5,000 bribe as a campaign contribution toward his failed New Orleans sheriff campaign.

With Tate's annual government grant for acquisitions effectively frozen since 1982, the Fund provides a much - needed contribution toward Tate's ongoing campaign to develop the collection.

The campaign to put a price on carbon in DC is winnable, concrete and would allow us to make a substantive contribution toward moving our society away from fossil fuels.

Nine million cars, seven U.S. states combined, or the emissions generated by heating nearly 13 million homes for the winter: That's junk mail's carbon contribution toward climate change, according to a report (pdf) by ForestEthics, which was released as part of their campaign and petition for a Do Not Mail Registry to give Americans the choice to stop receiving junk mail.

ORRA candidates who accept campaign contributions are provided with funds toward their campaigns from the REALTORS ® Political Action Committee and / or the REALTORS ® Political Involvement Committee.