Showing posts with label campaign finance loopholes. Show all posts
Showing posts with label campaign finance loopholes. Show all posts
Friday, September 5, 2014

Teachout and Wu sue State Democratic Party, Cuomo, and Hochul

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The New York State Democratic Party is violating campaign finance laws by funneling money to prop up the Cuomo-Hochul ticket in next week...
Wednesday, July 16, 2014

Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito evaded campaign finance caps by opening second account to fund Council speaker race

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City and state campaign finance regulatory authorities look the other way, as New York Councilmember Melissa Mark-Viverito uses a campaign c...
Monday, March 10, 2014

Proposed NYS public matching dollars at risk of being gamed, just like with "model" NYC campaign finance system

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During the same election cycle, campaign finance loopholes allowed Melissa Mark-Viverito to accept, on one hand, New York City public match...
Saturday, January 18, 2014

The Advance Group Kept Working on Melissa Mark-Viverito's Speakership Campaign Until the Very End

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Prior to the backroom deals that selected Melisa Mark-Viverito as the new Council speaker, she had accepted unpaid assistance from The Adv...
Wednesday, January 15, 2014

The Growing, Corruptive Role of Money and Lobbyists In NYC Politics Contravenes Progressive Values

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RELATED : Melissa Mark-Viverito Lobbyist Firm Never Quit, Continued Lobbying Despite Investigations (NYC : News & Analsyis) RELATED : ...
Monday, January 13, 2014

Escalating Corruptive Influence of Money in NYC Politics, But No Public Advocacy (Updated)

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On the same day when Bronx Assemblyman Eric Stevenson was convicted on federal corruption charges of trading his office for money come new ...
Monday, January 6, 2014

The Losing New York City Council Speaker Candidate Is Less Corrupt Than The Winner

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The Losing Council Speaker Candidate #constantcontact http://t.co/tmpGyWojvJ — Louis Flores (@maslowsneeds) January 7, 2014 About 36 hour...
Friday, December 20, 2013

Melissa Mark-Viverito Lobbyist Firm Never Quit, Continued Lobbying Despite Investigations

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Mission Accomplished : Mark-Viverito Defeats Garodnick ; Checks And Balances Are For Stooges New York City Councilmember Melissa Mark-Vive...
Monday, December 9, 2013

Exploiting NYC, NYS Campaign Finance Law Loopholes

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PUBLISHED : MON, 09 DEC 2013, 10:21 AM UPDATED : SUN, 06 APR 2014, 12:00 PM RELATED : Proposed NYS public matching dollars at risk of be...
Wednesday, July 3, 2013

Quinn Flip Flops On Outside Campaign Finance Corruption

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With State Senator Brad Hoylman at her side, New York City Council Speaker Christine Quinn said that she was changing her mind about accept...
Thursday, January 24, 2013

Quinn Weakens Campaign Finance Laws For Corporations

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New York City Council Speaker Christine Quinn thinks that corporations are people, too, and that they deserve to be counted as member organi...