Recently, and quietly, the State Board of Elections declared its yearly overall contribution limits unenforceable. But limits on contributions to individual candidates remain in place, according to an Associated Press article. Prior to the decision, a person or limited liability corporation could only donate a maximum of $150,000 to a combination of candidates, political parties, and […]
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Lots of money at stake in Medley Centre dispute
Medley Centre’s developer has a choice: pay now, or pay a lot more later. Yesterday, the Monroe County Industrial Development Agency’s board affirmed that it’ll terminate a tax incentive agreement with Medley owner Bersin Properties if the company doesn’t make $3.9 million in overdue payments by May 1. Losing the tax incentives, which are laid […]
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Supreme Court case could deal another blow to campaign finance law
The Supreme Court is set to take up a case that could wipe out federal campaign contribution limits. And if that happens, the public is supposed to pity Washington lobbyists, apparently. An article published yesterday in The Hill, a news site devoted to all things Congress, bears the headline “Lobbyists fear shakedown if Supreme Court […]
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America for sale
By one estimate, this year’s federal elections could cost as much as $6 billion. That’s a projection from the Center for Responsive Politics, the organization that runs the campaign finance tracking website Opensecrets.org. The number may be shocking, but it’s not spontaneous or arbitrary; it’s been decades in the making. And the Supreme Court’s 2010 […]
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NEWS BLOG: Vargas’s contract asks for less
Few things in business are as deadly as overplaying it. Overplaying a sales pitch is for the clumsy amateur, the unconfident, and the unprepared. Underplaying it, however, is entirely different. Underplaying takes skill. And there’s some risk involved. You’re essentially asking for less, and promising little. But you have to deliver more than what’s expected. […]
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City Newspaper News Arts & Ent. Music Events Movies Restaurants Classifieds Rochester’s Alternative Newsweekly NEWS BLOG: Economy’s good old days of the 1990’s
Although the Occupy Movement helped focus attention on income inequality in the US, the reality of just how wide the gap has grown sometimes got lost in tax-policy arguments about Warren Buffett’s secretary. But the Federal Reserve’s Survey of Consumer Finances released yesterday showed that the recent financial crisis left median American families in 2010 […]
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STUDENT SURVIVAL GUIDE ’09: Buying textbooks
BY DEB SCHLEEDE If you’re a college student, then you — or someone with deep pockets who loves you very much — just finished shelling out large wads of dough for tuition and fees. You’re probably feeling great, even though your bank account is quietly weeping in the corner. Then comes the first day of […]
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STUDENT SURVIVAL GUIDE ’08: Money
BY KATHY LALUK OK, freshman. You’ve made it to college. Gone are the days when report cards, newsletters, and class schedules get mailed to your parents instead of you. Now, the envelope that comes is yours to cherish, and the five- or six-figure tuition bill sitting inside is your responsibility. Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â It’s a harsh reality […]
