1. They’re getting campaign cash to do Walmart’s bidding. A tax credit that is “expected to provide millions of dollars to big-box stores like Wal-Mart” was part of the minimum wage deal passed in March. Walmart has donated $105,000 to Assembly and Senate Republicans and $400,000 to the Senate Republican fundraising committee. (Source: “Walmart campaign [...]

National campaign finance watchdog Public Campaign Action Fund (PCAF) launched the first wave of our campaign today to press New York lawmakers to support Fair Elections with a set of mail pieces that will reach 40,000 Republican, Democratic, and Independent voters in four state senate districts. PCAF’s executive director, David Donnelly, said in a statement, [...]