Category: New York

B. Thomas Golisano’s political efforts in New York are discussed in this article. Election lawyers, speaking privately, said Golisano is skating on thin legal ice. A donor is limited to $150,000 in political contributions in a year. But Golisano is establishing an entity entirely funded with his own money and is not authorized by any […]

Gov. Paterson has proposed additional campaign finance reforms in New York. Paterson’s measure would lower contribution limits and close a loophole allowing limited liability companies to contribute far more than individual companies. It would also give the state Board of Elections more enforcement power, and would add a fifth member to the board to eliminate […]

This article discusses contribution limits in New York and potential violations. About 180 businesses appear to have exceeded New York’s campaign-finance donation limit by a total of more than $600,000 in 2007, according to a report by good-government groups. Twenty-eight of those businesses, mostly architecture and engineering firms, gave to Rochester-area candidates, according to the […]