Susan Lerner of Common Cause says next week’s special elections will reflect some of the deep flaws in the state’s political system. But she feels the momentum for change is growing.
Yes, Virginia, some New York City campaign spending did make it to North Dakota.
It’s less than two weeks from Election Day, and campaign 2017 is shaping up to be one of the cheapest in modern New York City history. But that doesn’t mean some individual donors have not been very generous.
We used two different methods to assess which councilmembers, particularly those in neighborhoods considering a rezoning, have accepted donations from the real-estate industry.
Chances are, when you think of the Bronx, you do not picture many of the neighborhoods that comprise Council District 13.
The mayor told a debate audience that most of his donations were from people who contributed $175 or less. Is that true?
City Limits and Gotham Gazette put aside their long and sometimes violent rivalry to discuss Mayor de Blasio’s relationship with the press, money in the 2017 campaign, and the upcoming weeklong City Hall in the Bronx.
An analysis of contributions to candidates for citywide, borough-level and Council posts indicates that people from 45 states, Puerto Rico and the District of Columbia have made donations.
Some 77 candidates owe a combined $2.1 million in fines and overpaid public matching money, some of it dating back to the 2001 election.
In her last run for office, the then-councilwoman complained that outside groups were illegally coordinating with a rival’s campaign.
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