The NY State Senate Democrats had to return a $15,000 donation from mega retailer Walmart after labor union leaders freaked out. According to the Post , The action came just days after last week's disclosure in The Post that the Democrats had accepted the cash from the union-resisting Arkansas-based retail chain, which is believed to be interested in putting its first city store in Senate ...

New York Senate Democrats bowed to pressure from furious labor leaders and returned a controversial $15,000 campaign contribution they received from Walmart, the New York Post reported Monday.

By Aaron Blake Amid growing concern over retaining their Senate majority, Democrats are skipping the pretense of running positive ads and, in many cases, taking the unusual step of going negative with their first campaign commercials. The approach reflects a stark reality of this election cycle: going negative is the only way to turn the election from a referendum on Democratic control of ...

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