Mystery Donor Revealed: Republican Estée Lauder Heir Spent $100,000 to Boost Green Party Candidate
Yep, you read that right: A businessman and GOP megadonor gave big bucks to an obscure Texas-based super PAC that typically backs Republicans.
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After Losing to Ocasio-Cortez, Crowley’s PAC Spends Big at the Tracks
The leadership PAC associated with the Queens kingmaker spent thousands of dollars at horse racing tracks, hotels, airfare and meals.
'Dirty Trick': GOP Super PAC Boosts Green Party Candidate in Tight NY-19 Race
Two recent funders of a super PAC backing candidate Steve Greenfield are the brother of the New York Republican Party chairman and a Texas GOP congressman.
NYC Progressives Coalesce Around Campaign Finance Ballot Initiative
A coalition including national money-in-politics groups Every Voice and the public policy organization Demos, as well as good-government groups Reinvent Albany and major labor unions, rallied last week in support of a ballot initiative that seeks to strengthen New York City's campaign finance system
Cuomo and de Blasio Aim to Help Dems, But Donations so Far are Underwhelming
Their campaigns say that donations and campaigning for Democratic candidates have increased since the late September cutoff.
Under Threat of Regulations, Facebook Increases Lobbying in State Legislatures
Social media giant Facebook increased its state-level lobbying expenditures by 31 percent following the 2016 election.
New York Pension Chief Cashes in on Natural Gas
New York state’s chief investment officer invested millions of retirement dollars in a fossil fuel company – and then joined the company’s board the same week she retired.
Another New York Political Group May Have Illegally Spent Money on Primary
A nearly invisible group calling itself the Truth in Democracy Coalition distributed flyers attacking a New York State Senate candidate without registering as a political committee.
Citizens’ Group Files Complaint Against Mystery Club Connected to New York State Senator
After Sludge exposed an unregistered political group in New York City, government watchdog Reinvent Albany has filed a formal complaint against the group, the Northeast Brooklyn Democratic Club, which likely violated campaign finance laws.
New York Special Interests Unload Outside Money to Help GOP-Aligned Dems
Unions, charter school boosters, the hospital lobby and other special interests have spent $2.2 million on independent expenditures in New York state races this year. Of the Senate spending, 69 percent is benefiting Democrats who have aligned with Republicans.