Hochul Campaign Donors Blow Past Corporate Contribution Limits
Circumventing a law designed to close the so-called LLC loophole, donors to campaigns across the state are using multiple companies to give far over the $5,000 cap.
Sam Mellins · March 2, 2022

Gov. Kathy Hochul gives an update on the Omicron surge, Jan. 11, 2022. | Don Pollard/Governor Kathy Hochuls Office
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Republican gubernatorial candidate Rob Astorino speaks with reporters in Utica.
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Assemblymember Jo Anne Simon (D-Brooklyn)
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Sam Mellins is senior reporter at New York Focus, which he has been a part of since launch day. His reporting has also appeared in The San Francisco Chronicle, The Intercept, THE CITY, and The Nation.
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