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[TRENDING NEWS] Donations to Boston’s mayoral candidates are coming from very different places.

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Author: BY ELLEN BARRY - Publish Date: November 3, 2021 at 12:07AM Out-of-state donors have been more partial to the front-runner, Michelle Wu, while the city’s police officers have shown more support for Annissa Essaibi George.

[TRENDING NEWS] Letitia James Isn’t Saying Whether She’s Running for Governor. But She Is Hiring.

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Author: BY KATIE GLUECK - Publish Date: October 24, 2021 at 12:18AM Ms. James, the New York attorney general, has recently recruited several advisers and fund-raisers ahead of a possible run for the state’s top office.

[TRENDING NEWS] Letitia James Isn’t Saying Whether She’s Running for Governor. But She Is Hiring.

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Author: BY KATIE GLUECK - Publish Date: October 24, 2021 at 12:18AM Ms. James, the New York attorney general, has recently recruited several advisers and fund-raisers ahead of a possible run for the state’s top office.

[TRENDING NEWS] Lev Parnas, Ex-Giuliani Ally, Is Convicted of Campaign Finance Charges

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Author: BY COLIN MOYNIHAN - Publish Date: October 23, 2021 at 02:18AM A federal jury found that Mr. Parnas and a second man funneled a Russian tycoon’s money to U.S. candidates to win favorable treatment for a marijuana business.

[TRENDING NEWS] Four States Start Inquiries Into Recurring Donation Tactics of Both Parties

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Author: BY SHANE GOLDMACHER - Publish Date: July 9, 2021 at 01:09AM Letters to WinRed and ActBlue, which process online campaign donations for Republicans and Democrats respectively, ask for documents related to their use of prechecked boxes.

[TRENDING NEWS] The Supreme Court’s Ruling on Voting Rights: What It Means

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Author: Unknown Author - Publish Date: July 3, 2021 at 12:45AM Readers call the ruling "irresponsible" and a "blessing in disguise." Also: Tax-fraud charges against Donald Trump's company; campaign finance; rape in the workplace; the decline of yellow cabs.

[TRENDING NEWS] Corporate America Forgives the Sedition Caucus

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Author: BY MICHELLE COTTLE - Publish Date: June 17, 2021 at 02:00AM Corporate donations flow to lawmakers who tried to overturn the election.

[TRENDING NEWS] Cancel Culture Works. We Wouldn’t Have Marriage Equality Without It.

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Author: BY SASHA ISSENBERG - Publish Date: June 6, 2021 at 12:50AM Naming and shaming were key parts of the campaign to make gay marriage legal.

[TRENDING NEWS] Sexual Harassment Allegations Roil N.Y.C. Mayor’s Race: 5 Takeaways

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Author: BY JEFFERY C. MAYS AND EMMA G. FITZSIMMONS - Publish Date: May 3, 2021 at 02:00PM Scott Stringer, the city comptroller, has faced criticism for his aggressive defense against accusations from a former campaign worker.

[TRENDING NEWS] Can Democrats Still Count on the Grass-Roots?

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Author: BY GIOVANNI RUSSONELLO - Publish Date: March 12, 2021 at 06:42AM An internal study by Democratic consultants found that some small-dollar donors plan to cut back on giving.

[TRENDING NEWS] Targeting State Restrictions, House Is Set to Pass Landmark Voting Rights Expansion

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Author: BY NICHOLAS FANDOS - Publish Date: March 4, 2021 at 07:03AM The omnibus voting, ethics and campaign finance bill would roll back barriers to voting enacted by Republican statehouses, but it faces an uphill battle in the Senate.

[TRENDING NEWS] Mississippi Congressman Faces Allegations of Misusing Campaign Funds

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Author: BY LUKE BROADWATER - Publish Date: March 3, 2021 at 07:47AM The House Ethics Committee is investigating Representative Steven M. Palazzo after a preliminary inquiry found he engaged in a “concerning pattern” of spending campaign funds on his waterfront house.

[TRENDING NEWS] As Trump Raked In Cash Denying His Loss, Little Went to Actual Legal Fight

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Author: BY SHANE GOLDMACHER AND RACHEL SHOREY - Publish Date: February 1, 2021 at 12:53PM The picture that emerged in new campaign finance reports was of Donald J. Trump waging a public relations effort to falsely argue that he had won the election rather than mounting a serious legal push.

[TRENDING NEWS] Cash Is Pouring Into the N.Y.C. Mayoral Race. Here’s Who Has the Most.

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Author: BY JEFFERY C. MAYS - Publish Date: January 16, 2021 at 06:36AM Eric Adams and Scott Stringer, two of the best-known candidates, have been joined by two other hopefuls in qualifying for public matching funds.

[TRENDING NEWS] Major Technology Companies Join List of Biden Inaugural Donors

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Author: BY ERIC LIPTON AND KENNETH P. VOGEL - Publish Date: January 10, 2021 at 10:16AM The inaugural committee did not disclose how much it has raised so far for the event, which is to be scaled down because of the pandemic.

[TRENDING NEWS] Biden’s Inaugural Will Be Mostly Virtual, but Money From Donors Will Be Real

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Author: BY KENNETH P. VOGEL AND ERIC LIPTON - Publish Date: December 17, 2020 at 07:03AM The president-elect’s allies have begun an ambitious fund-raising campaign for the celebration of his swearing-in. Big donors will get “virtual signed photos” — and a chance to generate good will.

[TRENDING NEWS] Rep. Max Rose Moves Toward Entering New York City Mayor’s Race

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Author: BY ED SHANAHAN - Publish Date: December 11, 2020 at 09:11AM The Staten Island Democrat, coming off a re-election loss, filed paperwork indicating that he is set to enter an already crowded field.

[TRENDING NEWS] Trump Lost the 2020 Election. He Has Raised $207.5 Million Since.

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Author: BY SHANE GOLDMACHER - Publish Date: December 4, 2020 at 08:08AM President Trump’s nonstop fund-raising in the month after his loss at the polls ensures his new political operation — whatever shape it takes — will continue to be well-financed.

[TRENDING NEWS] Trump has raised $207.5 million since Election Day combined with the Republican Party.

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Author: BY SHANE GOLDMACHER - Publish Date: December 4, 2020 at 06:30AM

[TRENDING NEWS] Trump Raises $170 Million as He Denies His Loss and Eyes the Future

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Author: BY SHANE GOLDMACHER AND MAGGIE HABERMAN - Publish Date: December 1, 2020 at 11:44AM The president’s campaign has ratcheted up its appeals for cash, but the first 75 percent of every contribution is going to a new political action committee that could fund his next political move.