NY Times asks for financial reform in Albany

Posted on November 30, 2009 by kwilder

An overview of campaign finance and funding concerns in New York State government: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/30/opinion/30mon1.html?pagewanted=1&_r=2 Just one small item from a detailed article: “The average national limit for contributions in governor’s races is around $7,500 per election. In New York, the limit, if you can call it that, is $55,900 per person, more than the average […]

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Supreme Court rules on judges and campaign contributions

Posted on June 8, 2009 by kwilder

from Ballot Access News U.S. Supreme Court Issues Caperton v Massey Coal Company Opinion June 8th, 2009 On June 8, the U.S. Supreme Court issued its opinion in Caperton v Massey Coal Company, 08-22. The Court ruled 5-4 that when a judge receives very large campaign contributions from one side in a lawsuit, the judge […]

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Green Party Governor Candidate: We told you so!

Posted on December 9, 2008 by iwilder

(I believe that there used to be “Don’t blame me, I voted for Rich Whitney for Governor” bumper stickers. Those might be sweet to have now…-KW) Press Release from the Rich Whitney for Governor campaign: Whitney for Governor P.O. Box 3803, Carbondale, IL 62902 www.whitneyforgov.org Former Gubernatorial Candidate Rich Whitney on the arrest and criminal […]

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