Sentences with phrase «with campaign money»

But here in Virginia, the Post's revelations about Delegate Hugo paying his cell phone bills with campaign money produced neither repercussions nor changes in the law.

State law requires political committees to identify anyone they pay with campaign money.

«There should be a mechanism to do the sort of things the speaker is doing with her campaign money.

«There are always questions when elected officials take long trips to Europe with campaign money,» Ms. Lerner said.

This is the time for bills from lobbyists (who help with campaign money and elections) to sneak favors into state law.

Also, commissioners are concerned that several legislators could be «double dipping» by leasing or buying expensive vehicles with campaign money at the same time they are being reimbursed for travel by the state.

«Spending thousands of dollars on a tanning bed with campaign money, probably isn't criminal, because you could make the argument, «Well I wanted to improve my image with the electorate,»» he said, adding that the tanning bed abuses were «certainly not unique.»

This was a significant detail: It raised the possibility that Cohen had been reimbursed with campaign money, a violation of federal law.

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Soon, Indiegogo announced that the original campaign was canceled, with all money returned to backers.

As BuzzFeed points out, rather than spend marketing money on a traditional online ad campaign — which would involve paying someone to create an ad and then paying to place it on Facebook, or another social website, or even with the publishers who so desperately need the ad dollars — businesses are sending more of that money to Facebook to promote content created for free by publishers.

This April, I partnered with the Council for Economic Education (which educates thousands of teachers annually, providing financial and economic curriculums for K through 12 students) to ask 28 entrepreneurs, editors and economists for their top tip for saving money as part of a social media campaign titled #MySavingsTip.

No matter what happens with the moss in the long - term, Taxa's story offers a lesson for science - based crowdfunding campaigns on platforms like Indiegogo and Kickstarter: Unless you've already nailed the science, find another way to raise money.

New York Senator Kirsten Gillibrand will no longer accept money from political action committees linked with corporations for her reelection campaign, she announced on Tuesday, citing the «corrosive» effect of corporate money in politics.

«No one from Jeb's campaign asked me if it was okay with me for Jeb to raise money off my first show.

If you're going to hire an agency (or employee or contractor) to manage your campaigns, ask them to prove to you that they built a successful, profitable campaign with their own money.

Other facets of the Grylls plan include lifting the payroll tax - free threshold from $ 850,000 to $ 1.5 million, ensuring any money from privatisations is reinvested in infrastructure, and a renewed campaign aimed at fixing problems with WA's GST distribution.

We have raised more money with my 50 For 50 campaign and the recent weekend's Unstoppable Gala than in the history of the nonprofit's existence.

The Mueller probe has already led to the indictments of several former Trump campaign officials, including onetime campaign chairman Paul Manafort, who is charged with engaging in conspiracy and money laundering.

Look, people don't like to part with their money and don't do so for any campaign.

With all that money flying around, it's safe to assume that campaign contributors have an easier time getting their points of view across to representatives than your average citizen.

As with all Kickstarter campaigns, the Mars movie gives supporters a certain selection of goodies depending on how much money they pledge.

Their conversation is peppered with sentences that begin «People told us...» followed by a summary of the advice: «Don't waste time distributing through mom - and - pops,» «Don't locate your flagship store on Newbury Street,» «Do spend money on an advertising campaign.»

«This is a sham lawsuit about a bogus Russian collusion claim filed by a desperate, dysfunctional, and nearly insolvent Democratic Party,» said Brad Parscale, Campaign Manager of Donald J. Trump for President, Inc. «With the Democrats» conspiracy theories against the President's campaign evaporating as quickly as the failing DNC's fundraising, they've sunk to a new low to raise money, especially among small donors who have abandonCampaign Manager of Donald J. Trump for President, Inc. «With the Democrats» conspiracy theories against the President's campaign evaporating as quickly as the failing DNC's fundraising, they've sunk to a new low to raise money, especially among small donors who have abandoncampaign evaporating as quickly as the failing DNC's fundraising, they've sunk to a new low to raise money, especially among small donors who have abandoned them.

«I think it's a concerted effort that there is too much money to be made here and (they're) not going to be deterred by the structural or cultural defences (anymore),» said Chris Young, who works with companies on the receiving end of activist campaigns at Credit Suisse in New York.

The researchers worked with the Association of Former Students at Texas A&M to test the donation responses of alums who were solicited for money during a regular direct - mail fundraising campaign.

But the Move your Money campaign — which the blog queen dreamed up with her pals at a holiday dinner — now has more fans on Facebook than any of those money - center bMoney campaign — which the blog queen dreamed up with her pals at a holiday dinner — now has more fans on Facebook than any of those money - center bmoney - center banks.

If I was an entrepreneur launching a crowdfunding campaign, I would probably go with IndieGoGo because, if my goal is $ 20,000 and I only raise $ 10,000, at least I'm halfway there and I can try to find other sources of money.

But the money, paid just before the 2016 election to stifle her claims of an affair, «had nothing to do with the campaign,» the president tweeted.

The 1MDB case has become a signature campaign in the global effort by prosecutors to crack down on kleptocracy and the relative ease with which the superwealthy move their money beyond the oversight of government authorities.

Some people will support a campaign with a small donation at a lower reward tier because they do want the product if it is made however don't want to commit too much money at this stage.

Mr. Cohen has said that he «facilitated» the payment with his own money and was not reimbursed by Mr. Trump's company or campaign, and that the payment was «not a campaign contribution or a campaign expenditure by anyone.»

Giuliani, in his interview with Hannity, said the money was not campaign money, though he didn't go into detail about how or when Trump repaid Cohen.

By comparison, in the dying days of the fall election campaign then Conservative Leader Stephen Harper promised to extend an existing auto industry fund by $ 1 billion over 10 years, starting in 2017/18, with some of the money coming out as grants.

The group spearheading a campaign against Mick Mulvaney, the acting director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), is a project of a low - profile progressive dark money organization with large assets.

Early in 2011, some Obama operatives visited Facebook, where executives were encouraging them to spend some of the campaign's advertising money with the company.

Faced with a political climate unlikely to prioritize election reform, cities might lead the way in breaking the grip of rich donors and dark money in national campaigns.

WASHINGTON (AP)-- The Latest on President Donald Trump and money paid to porn actress Stormy Daniels (all times local): 7:55 p.m. President Donald Trump insists his reimbursement of a 2016 hush payment to porn actress Stormy Daniels had nothing to do with his election campaign.

Before you go and get rid of the entire ad channel, consider how you can save money with your existing campaigns.

Given the large amount of money that was made with well - run campaigns, the temptation to move over to the «dark side» brought a proliferation of copycat sites which presented almost no value for the consumer.

Another nice feature with OptionFair is that they frequently have campaigns where you get a bonus that doesn't consist of bonus money but of something else, e.g. access to analyze tools, access to market signal info or access to special news letters.

In conversation with renowned investigative journalist Michael Isikoff, Parscale also suggested that if anyone was seeking support from the Russian government during the campaign — or ignoring nefarious signs about Russian actors — it was the social media platforms, all of which were chasing the money.

It probably doesn't reach as many people as organized campaigns with deep pockets, but for the money put into it, Dash's system is doing great.

On Kickstarter, you can investigate campaigns by simply searching the site for your topic and you'll be presented with a list of projects that managed (or failed) to raise money.

But due to the predictable nature of political campaign positions — win or lose, campaigns end after the election — every job came with an expiration date, he explained to Farnoosh Torabi on an episode of her So Money podcast.

As part of the campaign, Boston Market asks you to vote for the candidate you prefer, after which you're rewarded with a coupon to redeem for money off the new dishes.

In October, Mueller charged Trump campaign manager Paul Manafort and former deputy campaign manager Rick Gates with money laundering and failing to properly disclose their lobbying work on behalf of foreign clients.

TIMING Giuliani's insistence the money had nothing to do with the campaign is complicated by the fact that Daniels» silence was secured just days before the 2016 presidential election, and as Trump was dealing with the fallout from the «Access Hollywood» tape in which he bragged about sexually assaulting women.

But there's a big difference: Money given to a company through a Kickstarter campaign is a donation often rewarded with a company's product; money given through an SEC - approved portal buys an ownership sMoney given to a company through a Kickstarter campaign is a donation often rewarded with a company's product; money given through an SEC - approved portal buys an ownership smoney given through an SEC - approved portal buys an ownership stake.

Thus, when they support crowdfunding campaigns with their money, backers get not only promises (as on other crowdfunding platforms) but also a real valuable asset - KickCoins in the amount of up to 20 % of their contribution as a bonus.

US President Donald Trump on Thursday confirmed a «reimbursement» as part of a hush agreement with porn star Stormy Daniels over allegations of a decade - old affair, but he said campaign money wasn't involved.