Republican Bruce Blakeman can unlock millions in campaign matching funds for governor’s race, appeals court says

Republican Bruce Blakeman can unlock millions in campaign matching funds for governor’s race, appeals court says

Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman, the Republican candidate for governor, will be allowed to access roughly $4 million in public funds for his gubernatorial campaign, an Albany-based appellate court ruled Thursday.  The Appellate Division, Third Department, unanimously upheld a lower court’s ruling that overturned the state Public Campaign Finance Board’s March decision that Blakeman’s campaign wasn’t eligible to access matching funds becau…