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At the time, few fully appreciated how the legislation would change the political landscape, but you can read more about the Democrats successful effort to destroy Connecticut's campaign finance law in the June 2013 CTNewsJunkie article entitled, «Malloy Signs Bill Changing Campaign Finance Reforms of 2005.»

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The bill does this by making three changes to the regulation of campaigning by non-party organisations in the year running up to a general election.

The Senate Democrats are again trying to use a 2009 chamber rule change to their advantage in hopes of forcing a public hearing on their reform agenda, which is contained in five ethics and campaign finance - related bills.

The 1199 campaign in particular is highlighting the House bill that would have made changes to the Medicaid program and potentially trigger deep cuts.

Cuomo has said he favors campaign - finance changes and told lawmakers at his State of the State address on Jan. 4 he would send them a bill this year on the issue, though no measure has emerged.

Bill Samuels, a longtime Democratic campaign donor and good - government advocate, has created a political action committee with $ 500,000 to push for a constitutional convention in which the public could radically change how Albany operates.

As federal authorities investigate his fundraising activities, Mayor Bill de Blasio plans to change up his re-election campaign strategy.

[16] On environmental matters, Thornberry has worked with Friends of the Earth and World Wide Fund for Nature to campaign for a Climate Change Bill and a Marine Bill.

Attorneys working for Bharara, who is also probing two of Mayor Bill de Blasio's campaign donors in an unrelated case, attended a recent meeting about the deed restriction change with staff from other investigating agencies, according to a source with knowledge of the meeting and confirmed by two other sources.

Adam Green, a co-founder of the Progressive Change Campaign Committee, compared the event to «a product launch,» with «Medicare for All» more of a brand at this point than a specific bill.

In an email to supporters de Blasio's finance director wrote: «Our Republican Tea Party opponents are willing to spend whatever it takes to disrupt this campaign and distort Bill's vision for bold progressive change.

As part of the campaign, they have released a minute long video that features excerpts from several of Gillibrand's senate floor speeches where she advocates for changes in the Health Care reform bill to provide more protections for women's reproductive rights, more coverage for pregnant women, and funding for women's health clinics.

«The people of New York are demanding change and it's time we took action to restore the public trust by closing the LLC loophole and bringing fairness to our campaign finance system,» Cuomo said in the May 24 statement announcing his bill menu aimed at closing the loophole that has allowed tens of millions of dollars into campaign accounts.

Some say the bill seeks to stifle contributions to issue advocacy groups that campaign for changes to environmental, education, criminal justice, government ethics, and other policies.

It was billed as «The Democratic Renewal Rally», and jointly put on by — from right to left — Progress, the Fabian Society and Compass, and the Vote For A Change campaign, currently doing their best to make headway on getting the UK a more proportional voting system.

When asked if the pace and quality of change at the NYPD was becoming politically problematic for Mayor Bill de Blasio — who campaigned on the theme of police reform — Torres demurred.

Campaign records also show Democratic mayoral hopeful Bill Thompson spent $ 105,000 in two installments in July and August on Time for Change.

The Progressive Change Campaign Committee, a prominent liberal advocacy group that last week criticized Baucus over his vote on the gun bill, helped launch a «Draft Schweitzer» campaign on Campaign Committee, a prominent liberal advocacy group that last week criticized Baucus over his vote on the gun bill, helped launch a «Draft Schweitzer» campaign on campaign on Tuesday.

«I think progressives are looking for him not only to talk about progressive issues, but to talk about them with authenticity and sincerity,» said Stephanie Taylor, co-founder of the Progressive Change Campaign Committee, which bills itself as representative of the «Warren wing» of the Democratic Party, a reference to Sen. Elizabeth Warren (Mass.).

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Gov. Andrew Cuomo laid out a plan to tighten anti-bribery laws last week and the Independent Democratic Conference later would release a kitchen sink - style package of bills ranging from campaign finance changes to strengthening the role of the state attorney general.

Hillary and Bill Clinton are so dissatisfied with their campaign's messaging and digital operations they are considering staffing and strategy changes after what's expected to be a loss in today's primary in New Hampshire.

Conservatives in the House and Senate remain skeptical that the bill makes sufficient changes to the Democratic health care bill they have spent six years campaigning against.

«Receiving a $ 60,000 gift from a business which lobbies is perfectly legal under the current campaign - finance law; that's why we support Gov. Cuomo's attempts to change this law,» said Bill Mahoney of the New York Public Interest Research Group.

The Conservatives have launched a new poster campaign to promote their new bill to change the legislation on householder defence.

Things change, and Klein has in the past brushed off liberal threats, or co-opted them: Klein has also positioned himself as an ally to Bill de Blasio, and with the mayor's campaigning Republican senators, may just be the mayor's most influential friend in Albany.

Campaign finance rules are adopted by the State Board of Elections on a four - year cycle, Bill Mahoney of the New York Public Interest Research Group pointed out, meaning any changes could not take effect until the 2018 legislative elections or the 2022 gubernatorial election.

These include the Dream Act, women's equality, minimum wage, marijuana reform, wage theft, a farmworker's bill of rights, climate change and public campaign finance and ethics reform.

He says he's trying to press the Legislature to agree to changes, and has even released eight different versions of a bill to end a campaign finance loophole that allows limited liability companies to skirt donation limits.

This is the culmination of a long campaign, which has sought to see the law changed through amendments proposed in the House of Lords, and most recently through Mark Williams» Child Maltreatment Bill

At her somber election party, campaign staffers and surrogates acknowledged they had underestimated voters» deep frustrations with Mayor Michael Bloomberg and demand for a change in leadership — a message seized on early by Public Advocate Bill de Blasio, the decisive winner in the race.

Mayor Bill de Blasio will use the first State of the City address of his second term to announce a plan to change the City Charter as a way to improve the city's campaign finance system.

Calls for campaign finance improvements, election reform, and changes to the structure and functions of community boards dominated the fourth borough hearing of Mayor Bill de Blasio's Charter Revision Commission, held Monday night at the Brooklyn Botanic Garden.

Last year's State Senate session ended with protests and arrests outside Klein's Capitol office, with demonstrators upset that he didn't use his alliance to win final votes on progressive bills they favored, including a system of public campaign finance and changes to the state's abortion laws.

Progressive Change Campaign Committee Co-founder Adam Green was reacting to a statement by White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs on the issue of a public option in a health care bill.

Voting system: Bill will be brought forward for referendum on changing to AV but parties will be able to campaign on opposite sides of argument

The Assembly member — who said he is interested in seeing the elimination of backdoor borrowing and term limits enacted in both houses, among other changes — has spent the last five years campaigning with Con Con advocates like SUNY New Paltz professor Gerald Benjamin and government reform activist Bill Samuels, participating in countless town halls and panel discussions to help get the word out.

That dynamic will very quickly change on September 12, primary day, after which the Staten Island Assemblymember will have all of 55 days to campaign against the winner of the Democratic primary, likely incumbent Mayor Bill de Blasio, in a city with roughly a 7 - to - 1 Democratic - to - Republican enrollment advantage.

The bills ranged from sweeping changes — from measures banning most larger campaign donors from securing state contracts to legislation blocking political consultants from doing double duty as lobbyists — to the more symbolic, such as one that would bring an end to political fundraisers in Albany County during the legislative session.

«Bill de Blasio is now seen as the flagship for a potential urban - policy enlightenment,» says Adam Green, a co-founder of the Progressive Change Campaign Committee, the million - member group that was a key early fund - raiser for Warren.

THE BLU - RAY DISC by Bill Chambers First things first: While Warner has made every effort to rebrand Edge of Tomorrow within the packaging of its Blu - ray release, its title has not been changed to Live Die Repeat on screen, though who knows how far they'll take this campaign?

Other hot - button issues likely to come up during this session include right - to - work legislation, a rewrite of campaign finance laws, changes to the state Government Accountability Board and John Doe investigations, expansion of the statewide voucher program and a school accountability bill.

The bigger effect of the policy change, they said, would be a reduction of «test anxiety» in city schools, something that Mayor Bill de Blasio pledged during his campaign to make happen.

An editorial in the Buffalo News calls UB's $ 650 million Boldly Buffalo fundraising campaign crucial to the mission of the university, and notes it has been billed by President Satish K. Tripathi as a way to «amplify UB's mission of transforming ambitious dedicated students into thoughtful leaders and change - makers.»

This is usually how it goes: politician wannabe gets campaign contributions from private sector guy, gets into office, legislates in favor of private sector guy, private sector guy contributes more, politician guy takes vacation in Italy (or goes for a hike on the Appalachian trail)... gets re-elected, the word gets out that he «plays,» more private sector guys contribute to his campaign, voters are pleased to see the name of their representative in print, like the new wardrobe, the new hairstyle, believe all change is good and re-elect the politician again... politician feels the power, creates agency to watch over private sector guy, agency takes fact - finding trip to France... raises taxes on private sector guy, writes legislation that taxes private sector guy if his plant emits CO2 while producing widgets... voters are in awe and re-elect the politician... private sector guy whines, politician makes him ambassador to Taiwan, limits how much the new private guy taking his place can earn, and taxes all widgets so new private guy will make more environmentally friendly ones... voters swoon, pay more for widgets, lose job in widget factory, hate private guy, re-elect their pol... politician buries $ 5 billion aid to Taiwan in next appropriation bill...... kind of makes a case for term limits, doesn't it.

But here in Virginia, the Post's revelations about Delegate Hugo paying his cell phone bills with campaign money produced neither repercussions nor changes in the law.

The committee is still investigating 45 other letters sent by the lobbying firm Bonner & Associates, which was hired to campaign against the climate change bill.

Bill McKibben, the mastermind behind the 350 campaign, is demanding that our political leaders first acknowledge that climate change is happening, and then take actions that will bring atmospheric CO2 levels back to 350ppm, and McKibben has thousands, maybe millions, of people behind him.

The challenge faced by the Obama administration as it seeks to secure support for the Waxman - Markey Climate Change bill was again underlined when it emerged oil and gas industry lobbyists are planning a nationwide campaign designed to create the impression of widespread grassroots opposition to the legislation.

In the face of daunting national and global developments threatening the progress of plug - in vehicles, cleantech, and responses to climate change, he's active in groups including Environmental Entrepreneurs http://www.e2.org (see below), the reincarnation of the Alliance for Climate Protection http://climaterealityproject.org/ (watch on Sept. 14) and the global campaign sparked by Bill McKibben http://www.350.org.