Quinn criticizes the Board of Elections, Gillibrand criticizes U.S. Olympic uniforms
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5:03 pm Jul. 12, 2012
Money
WNYC will map donations to city candidates. [@JKeefe]
Congress
Senator Kirsten Gillibrand and Rep. Steve Israel complained about American Olympic uniforms being made in China. [Celeste Katz]
Rep. Brian Higgins praised New York lawmakers for passing Attorney General Eric Schneiderman's i-Stop legislation. [AmherstTimes.com]
NY-13
Rangel supporter Adam Clayton Powell IV said he doesn't think the 82-year-old congressman will seek re-election. [Chris Bragg]
NY-25
Republican congressional candidate Maggie Brooks said she's glad to be endorsed by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. [MaggieBrooks.com]
Flashback: New York State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman is investigating whether the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and other nonprofits are inappropriately shielding political donations from proper disclosure rules. [Nick Confessore]
SD-31
Adriano Espaillat's spokesman attacked Guillermo Linares for voting in support of the gerrymandered district lines. [Chris Bragg]
SD-41
Stephen Saland's anti-same-sex-marriage Republican primary opponent accused him of receiving donations from a "cabal of New York City financiers and militant homosexualists." [Nick Reisman]
2013
Noah Gotbaum plans to run for public advocate and will focus on education issues. [Megan Finnegan Bungeroth]
City Council
City Council Speaker Christine Quinn: "The Board of Elections’ inability to accurately tally and report the results of last month’s Congressional primary in a timely manner threatens the credibility of the democratic process." [No Link]
Councilman Jumaane Williams said there is "a nugget of truth" in NYPD Commissioner Ray Kelly's criticism of community leaders. [Facebook]
Councilwoman Liz Crowley's discretionary funds were cut almost in half. [Jeremiah Dobruck]
Here's how the rest of the Queens delegation did with member items. [Michael Gannon]
