The New York Observer » Campaign Finance Board http://www.observer.com Just another WordPress site Tue, 14 Feb 2012 18:32:36 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en CFB Filings: Yassky Quickens, Liu Slows ALBANY—David Yassky is leading the candidates for Comptroller in this fund-raising filing with the Campaign Finance board, but still is in last place overall.

He reported $147,124, bringing his total raised to just under $1.73 million. That's over a million less than John Liu, who has raised $2.9 million over the course of Read More

]]> http://www.observer.com/4921/cfb-filings-yassky-quickens-liu-slows Green Prepares to Call a Foul on De Blasio? There’s been a fair amount of union activity today, so in light of that, here’s a little-noticed letter from Mark Green’s campaign to the city's Campaign Finance Board, asking them to clarify some “ambiguity” about what counts as proof of illegal coordination between a campaign and a third party.

“The issue Read More

]]> http://www.observer.com/4722/green-prepares-foul-de-blasio C.F.B. Denies Thompson More Money, Won’t Lift Spending Cap According to a ruling just issued by the city Campaign Finance Board, the spending cap imposed on Bill Thompson's mayoral campaign will not be lifted early, nor will he get extra public matching funds as he prepares to take on self-financed billionaire Michael Bloomberg. Thompson and his campaign have argued they should qualify for the Read More

]]> http://www.observer.com/2009/politics/cfb-denies-thompson-more-money-wont-lift-spending-cap C.F.B. Denies Thompson More Money, Won’t Lift Spending Cap According to a ruling just issued by the city Campaign Finance Board, the spending cap imposed on Bill Thompson's mayoral campaign will not be lifted early, nor will he get extra public matching funds as he prepares to take on self-financed billionaire Michael Bloomberg.

Thompson and his campaign have argued they Read More

]]> http://www.observer.com/3070/cfb-denies-thompsons-rmore-money-wont-lift-spending-cap Thompson Wants Spending Cap Lifted Now Now that his major Democratic primary opponent is, it would seem, basically out of the way, Bill Thompson is focusing on a new opponent: the city Campaign Finance Board. Thompson aides have recently been speaking more openly about their desire to start raising money for the general election before the Democratic primary is over. There Read More

]]> http://www.observer.com/2009/politics/thompson-wants-spending-cap-lifted-now Thompson Wants Spending Cap Lifted Now Now that his major Democratic primary opponent is, it would seem, basically out of the way, Bill Thompson is focusing on a new opponent: the city Campaign Finance Board.

Thompson aides have recently been speaking more openly about their desire to start raising money for the general election before the Democratic primary Read More

]]> http://www.observer.com/2556/thompson-wants-general-election-spending-cap-lifted-now Rules for Big Spenders The city's Campaign Finance Board just released a draft of their advisory opinion on the issue of how changing the city's term limits law will impact contribution and spending limits for active candidates.

As I and other reporters have noted, if term limits are extended, a number of ouncil members running for higher Read More

]]> http://www.observer.com/azipaybarah/23/rules-big-spenders Rules for Big Spenders The city's Campaign Finance Board just released a draft of their advisory opinion on the issue of how changing the city's term limits law will impact contribution and spending limits for active candidates.

As I and other reporters have noted, if term limits are extended, a number of ouncil members running for higher office Read More

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