Also: Paterson says Indian nations hurt Upstate economy.
New York state Senate Democrats have returned a $15,000 campaign contribution from Walmart, which resists unions.From the New York Post:
State Senate Democrats have bowed to pressure from furious labor leaders and returned a controversial $15,000 campaign contribution they received from Walmart, The Post has learned.
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 Democratic Leader John Sampson's Brooklyn district. ...
The July 15 contribution, to the Senate Democrats' little-noticed "housekeeping" account, had been denounced as "blood money" by Retail and Wholesale Workers Union President Stuart Appelbaum and other union activists.
» Read the full story: Union makes State Senate Democrats return Walmart money [New York Post]
In other state news:
» Governor says Indian nations helped tank Upstate economy [Capital Tonight]
» Cuomo still hasn't endorsed a candidate for attorney general, and he may not [New York Daily News]