Corporate Campaign Donors Identify Themselves Following New York Focus Reporting
After New York Focus reported that the elections board wasn’t enforcing a landmark transparency law, it sent delinquent donors a letter requesting that they comply. Thousands did within weeks.
Sam Mellins · May 11, 2022

New Yorkers voting in 2021 | New York State Board of Elections

Sam Mellins is senior reporter at New York Focus, which he has been a part of since launch day. His reporting… more
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