Articles About Campaign Finance
Gov makes Hail Mary play for elections reform
Cuomo pitches public funding of campaigns and tougher limits on donations ⧸ Full Story
Small donors flock to Liu campaign
Undeterred by a campaign scandal, modest contributors have a big impact on the comptroller's prospects for mayor ⧸ Full Story
Mysterious money
Bill Thompson's mayoral campaign leads the field in leaving out details on sources of funds ⧸ Full Story
Council prepares to trump mayor on political-influence law
Following Bloomberg veto, council readies rollback of campaign-spending disclosure rules ⧸ Full Story
Mayoral candidate can accept contributions over city limit — for now
Republican George McDonald wins round in bid to overturn campaign finance rules ⧸ Full Story
What Hizzoner left behind
Five legacies you might not know Mayor Ed Koch left New York City ⧸ Full Story
The mayoral money game
As the race for City Hall heats up, candidates cultivate distinct bases for fundraising ⧸ Full Story
Campaign fundraiser gets gig at Thompson-tied Battery Park City Authority
Ex-Deputy Mayor Randy Mastro raised $30,000 weeks before deal to provide legal services ⧸ Full Story
City political campaigns could become members-only affairs
Good-government groups side with City Council in quest to curb Campaign Finance Board's reach ⧸ Full Story
Bold campaign spending rules in the spotlight
Attorney General Eric Schneiderman says he expects to defend his disclosure mandates in court ⧸ Full Story
Campaign Finance Board fires back at City Council
Advisory in advance of hearing responds to charges board overreached ⧸ Full Story
Governor raises stakes in campaign finance reform bid
Gov. Cuomo renews call for overhaul of election spending rules, including public financing rejected by GOP leadership ⧸ Full Story
Could 2013 be the year…
With a new year on the horizon, New York World reporters share a big story they each expect to be covering ⧸ Full Story
Ex-Councilmember hit with $200k bill from Campaign Finance Board
Kendall Stewart, who lost his Brooklyn City Council seat in 2009, must repay all of the public matching funds he received in his losing race against Jumaane Williams ⧸ Full Story
The high cost of winning (and losing)
Independent campaign spending unleashed by Citizens United reshapes the State Senate ⧸ Full Story
Declarations of independent spenders
New York City's bold new campaign finance disclosure rules get their first test this Election Day ⧸ Full Story
Bloomberg’s Maine man
Senate candidate Angus King says New York City mayor's pledge of Super PAC support came out of the blue ⧸ Full Story
Queens congressional race has a clear cash winner
Democrat Grace Meng outraises GOP rival Dan Halloran nearly ten-to-one in last three months ⧸ Full Story
Real estate big blankets state Senate races with contributions
Companies associated with apartment high rise mogul Leonard Litwin have funneled more than $900,000 into state Senate races — mostly to Republicans, who are fighting to hold on to majority control ⧸ Full Story
Unpacking campaign bundlers
How we identified which city business associates are raising big buck for mayoral candidates ⧸ Full Story