Campaign Finance Board: no matching funds for Mayor Adams, at least for now

WNYC News

The New York City Campaign Finance Board has decided not to give Mayor Adams public matching money for his next mayoral campaign -- for now.

It's a blow to his reelection campaign and comes as he and high-ranking members of his administration face corruption charges.

The Board says the decision was prompted by the mayor's criminal indictment, as well as his campaign’s failure to follow the program’s rules. They did not ban Adams from the program entirely, though, leaving open the possibility that he could receive funds later on.

Paul Ryan is the Executive Director of the Campaign Finance Board. He joined WNYC host Janae Pierre to talk about the conversation leading up to that decision.