These colleges and big nonprofits likely made illegal campaign donations Syracuse University, Le Moyne College, Bryant & Stratton College, the Binghamton Philharmonic, Munson Williams Proctor Arts Institute and more are on the list.

Syracuse University donated to the campaign of its former rowing coach. An affordable housing nonprofit gave to the re-election of a mayor who was helping it ink a new project deal. These contributions and many more were forbidden by state and fed law
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These colleges and big nonprofits likely made illegal campaign donations Syracuse University, Le Moyne College, Bryant & Stratton College, the Binghamton Philharmonic, Munson Williams Proctor Arts Institute and more are on the list.

NEWS: large nonprofits like Syracuse University, Le Moyne College, Bryant & Stratton College, Liberty Affordable Housing, Binghamton Philharmonic and more have made prohibited contributions to PACs and candidates
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News: NY elections officials have sued nearly 300 campaigns and PACs as they step up their enforcement of state election law
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Will the IRS take action against tax-exempt nonprofits that violate the law by participating in election activities? Some are foreign-influenced nonprofits; others are churches, health care groups and youth organizations. www.timesunion.com/news/article...

Congressional committees demand IRS briefing on nonprofit election interference Leaders of the U.S. House Ways and Means Committee and Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party want the tax agency to scrutinize foreign influence and nonprofits.

FIRST in @timesunion.com: Leaders of 2 Congressional committees wrote to the IRS asking for a briefing from the IRS on how the agency is addressing “threats to our political institutions” from tax-exempt nonprofits, esp those subject to Chinese influence
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Border Patrol Agents Sold Challenge Coins With ‘Charlotte’s Web’ Characters in Riot Gear Nonprofits run out of US Border Patrol stations are also selling other “operation”-themed coins that include a phrase popularized by the Proud Boys, potentially in violation of government rules.

NEW: I found IRS paperwork for several nonprofits whose addresses matched Border Patrol stations. Some of the groups, named after the military's "morale, welfare, and recreation" program, were selling challenge coins commemorating last year's enforcement surges: www.wired.com/story/us-bor...

For those following closely, these are 501(c)(4) orgs, not 501(c)(3)s which are expressly forbidden from election activity

Wealthy Donors Are Hiding Political Money in Secretive Nonprofits

Increasingly American politics is being funded by nonprofits that do not have to disclose their donors. The growth is particularly stark on the left, reports @nytimes.com @teddyschleifer.bsky.social and @datab.ae www.nytimes.com/2026/04/03/u...

ICE arrests spiked in New York from November to January ICE arrested more people in New York from November to January than any other time since 2022. Arrests took place across the state from New York City courthouses to the Canadian border.

ICE arrested more people in NY in Nov, Dec and Jan than any other months going back to 2022, new data shows. More details on ICE enforcement in NY in @timesunion.com
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Albany diocese announces $148M settlement to resolve abuse lawsuits The proposed deal must be approved by a victims committee and a bankruptcy judge; litigation against the diocese's insurers could continue.

BREAKING: The Roman Catholic Diocese of Albany is offering a $148M settlement to resolve the hundreds of sexual abuse lawsuits that forced it into bankruptcy three years ago. Brendan Lyons reports. www.timesunion.com/capitol/arti...

Why is Brooklyn a hotspot for illegal election activity by nonprofits? Dozens of NYC nonprofits flouted state and federal laws by endorsing and fundraising for state and city candidates. Some allegedly exchanged political support for government funding.

Brooklyn appears to be an epicenter for this illegal election activity with more registered nonprofits making improper donations than anywhere else in the state. I found many other instances of these orgs making endorsements and other banned actions
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Hundreds of nonprofits made illegal campaign contributions in NY Hundreds of New York nonprofits made illegal political donations in the last decade, a Times Union investigation finds. Many of them claimed they made no such contributions in federal tax...

I found hundreds of NY nonprofits have made campaign donations to candidates and PACs over the last decade in violation of state and federal law. Most told the IRS under penalty of perjury they engaged in no election election activity
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The outcry has been bipartisan. “Such violations of the IRS code undermine the foundation of our Republic and damage public trust in our election systems,” GOP U.S. Rep. Claudia Tenney wrote. Democratic State Sen. @jamesskoufis.bsky.social said these nonprofits "need to now pay" for their actions

Congresswoman demands IRS probe of illegal nonprofit election activity After a Times Union investigation, NY elections officials issued a new warning, a city auditor has launched a probe and candidates and nonprofits have begun refunding donations.

IMPACT: in 5 days since @timesunion.com published my reporting on illegal nonprofit electioneering in NY, the state elections board issued a new warning, a U.S. Congresswoman wrote to the IRS demanding action, a Syracuse city auditor started a probe and more
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UPDATE: In response to this investigation, Rep. Claudia Tenney sent a letter to the IRS demanding the agency take action against these nonprofits. The state elections board issued a new warning, Syracuse city auditor started a probe and much more... www.timesunion.com/capitol/arti...

More 501(c)(3) nonprofits making illegal contributions are located in Brooklyn than anywhere else in NY, although Manhattan has 40,000 more registered nonprofits than Brooklyn. I found more than a dozen cases of them making endorsements, promoting election fundraisers and displaying campaign signs

Hundreds of nonprofits made illegal campaign contributions in NY Hundreds of New York nonprofits made illegal political donations in the last decade, a Times Union investigation finds. Many of them claimed they made no such contributions in federal tax...

NEWS: Hundreds of NY nonprofits that are prohibited from engaging in election activity have been making contributions to candidates in violation of state and federal law. Many told the IRS under penalty of perjury that made no such donations. Read more with gift 🔗
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Hundreds of nonprofits made illegal campaign contributions in NY Hundreds of New York nonprofits made illegal political donations in the last decade, a Times Union investigation finds. Many of them claimed they made no such contributions in federal tax...

Tremendous investigation by @emiliemunson.bsky.social of @timesunion.com: www.timesunion.com/capitol/arti...

Great reporting from @emiliemunson.bsky.social. More evidence that New York’s enforcement of campaign finance law is, to be generous, porous in the extreme.

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It's the end of 🌞Sunshine Week🌞, celebrating public records and government transparency, so take this opportunity to exercise your right and file a records request if you haven't already! I've filed 5 this week

Special education teacher arrested in NY district roiled by ‘timeout box’ controversy Karrie Haverstock, a teacher at the Salmon River Central School District, was arrested by the New York State Police on Wednesday.

SCOOP: A special education teacher was arrested in the district that used wooden 'timeout boxes' with students. A parent told police the teacher put her child in a closet and poked with with tooth picks. Much more in
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happy sunshine week! go file an open records request. you do not have to be a journalist to do it and i highly recommend that everyone file at least one at some point and learn about how your government (federal, state, local, all of the above) works!

NY school district’s use of ‘timeout’ boxes deemed ‘illegal’ The Salmon River Central School District violated state education laws, an attorney concluded. Police and the state are also investigating.

An uncredentialed "behaviorist" directed an upstate NY school district to use wooden "timeout" boxes to confine elementary schoolers. That violated state education regulations concluded a lawyer hired by the Salmon River CSD. More in
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And I found that the state matched campaign contributions that over 100 candidates gave to themselves or their families made
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Why NY candidates broke spending records in 2024 The average state legislative candidate in New York in 2024 spent more money than they had in any of the past 25 years.

I also looked at how the Public Campaign Finance Program caused candidates across the board to spend more money on their campaigns, raising the floor for what it takes to run for office in the state
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Election officials say Senate candidate defrauded state of over $200,000 Caleb Slater, a former state Senate candidate, has been directed to repay more than $200K his 2024 campaign received through a taxpayer-subsidized program intended to reduce influence of big...

Fittingly, just yesterday, New York ordered the candidate to pay back over $200K for his fraud to the state
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Homeless people say they got paid to be donors in Senate campaign Law enforcement are investigating whether Caleb Slater allegedly paid people in exchange for donations to get money from the New York State Public Campaign Finance Program during the 2024 election.

I found a state Senate candidate defrauded the Public Campaign Finance Program by reporting fake contributions that he paid homeless people to make in a scheme coordinated with the local drug dealer.
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