New York Independence Party: City vs State -- Do We Need Nonpartisan Elections?

Topics of concern: Mike Bloomberg made a contribution to the NY State Independence Party via State Chair Frank MacKay possibly earmarked for the Repubs in Queens, and well, seems to be quite a mess... And a NYC Charter Revision Commission might consider nonpartisan elections for Dem-controlled NYC.

NEW YORK BLOOMBERG/INDEPENDENCE PARTY

• Vance Investigating Indy/Bloomberg/Haggerty Connection (BY ELIZABETH BENJAMIN, Daily News/Daily Politics)
• DA's Office Investigates Mayor Michael Bloomberg's $750K Campaign Donation (DA Info)
• Manhattan DA probing Bloomberg election cash: sources (By DAVID SEIFMAN, NY Post)
• THE MIDTERMS: PATERSON'S PRESSER (by Domenico Montanaro, msnbc/First Read) see BLOOMBERG $$ TO IP INVESTIGATION
• DA probes Mike's 'slippery' poll $$ (By DAVID SEIFMAN City Hall Bureau Chief, NY Post)
• How G.O.P. Worker Got Bloomberg Money Is Investigated (By JOHN ELIGON, NY Times)
• Manhattan DA Investigates Bloomberg Donation (By: NY1 News) WITH VIDEO
• DA Investigates Mysterious $750,000 Bloomberg Donation (Gothamist)

NEW YORK CHARTER REVISION

• City University Chancellor Matthew Goldstein favorite to chair charter revision commission (BY ADAM LISBERG, DAILY NEWS CITY HALL BUREAU CHIEF)
• Bloomberg Picks Crowell To Chair Charter Commission, Full Membership To Be Announced Within Weeks - In addition to term limits, non-partisan elections may be revisited (By Edward-Isaac Dovere, City Hall News)
• Thompson In The Mix (BY ELIZABETH BENJAMIN, Daily News/Daly Politics)