Committee to Save New York
How will a Democratic takeover affect Andrew Cuomo's Albany arrangement?
Andrew Cuomo had a good thing going, in terms of his ability to make the trains run on time. More
(2)Education advocates optimistic candidates will reject StudentsFirstNY help
Some labor groups and education advocates are calling on candidates in city elections next year to reject money and support from StudentsFirstNY, which has some donors in common with Mitt Romney and is trying to keep Mayor Michael Bloomberg's education agenda intact after he leaves office next year.
At a press conference this afternoon, the advocates declined to say what would happen to Democratic candidates who don't reject the help of StudentsFirstNY.
Bill Easton, executive director of the Alliance for Quality Education, said, "At this point ,we're not focusing on people not agreeing. We're focusing on getting people to agree." More
Andrew Cuomo's committee outraises Obama's super PAC
As part of his newfound engagement on behalf of President Obama's re-election effort, former president Bill Clinton is reportedly set to help raise money for Priorities USA Action, the pro-Obama super PAC that's so far struggled to excite wealthy liberal donors.
They might want to ask Andrew Cuomo too.
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As part of his newfound engagement on behalf of President Obama's re-election effort, former president Bill Clinton is reportedly set to help raise money for Priorities USA Action, the pro-Obama super PAC that's so far struggled to excite wealthy liberal donors. More
Campaign-finance champions running for mayor are silent on Cuomo and the Committee to Save New York
Public Advocate Bill de Blasio, Council Speaker Christine Quinn, and Comptroller John Liu, all of whom are running for mayor in 2013, have made their disdain for corporate spending in politics clear. But none of them had anything to say about the news that Governor Andrew Cuomo directed gambling-industry money to a pro-Cuomo lobbying group. More
Cuomo's link to the Committee to Save New York is 'necessary,' aides say
Andrew Cuomo's top aides said the coordination between the governor and the 501(c)4 group, the Committee to Save New York, is "wholly proper, common, and necessary." The aides made their argument in a 2,200 word letter to The New York Times after the paper reported that Cuomo aides helped convince casino companies to donate to the committee rather than run an expensive public ad campaign on their own.
The Times editorializes that the committee should proactively disclose the names of its donors, something it doesn't have to do under current rules. The paper said Cuomo should play a role in urging the group to make the disclosures. It's not clear Cuomo will. More
Bloomberg defends Cuomo directing gambling-industry money to a pro-Cuomo group
Mayor Michael Bloomberg today defended Andrew Cuomo's direction of gambling-industry funds to a group that supports his agenda. More
Gambling gave lots to a pro-Cuomo group as Cuomo supported gambling
The organization's money went to the Committee to Save New York, a pro-Cuomo group that technically doesn't have to disclose its donors. The Times notes that the Malaysian company that wanted to operate a casino and convention center in Queens and others "considered a major advertising campaign" to bolster its case, but "the Cuomo administration encouraged the companies to contribute to the [Committee to Save New York] instead." More
