Sentences with phrase «public interest group legislative»

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«All of these party committees do this,» said Blair Horner, the legislative director of the New York Public Interest Research Group.

On this week's Capitol Connection, our Alan Chartock asks Blair Horner, legislative director of the New York Public Interest Research Group about one of the six ballot questions New Yorkers will vote on next Tuesday — specifically, question as to whether certain judges in New York should be allowed to serve up to ten years after the age of 70...

«He's walking around with a bull's - eye on his back,» Blair Horner, the legislative director of the New York Public Interest Research Group, said of Mr. Klein.

Host Alan Chartock is joined by Bill Mahoney, Legislative Operations and Research Coordinator for the New York Public Interest Research Group.

Good Government Groups to Cuomo and Legislative Leaders: Pass Reform Before Budget Deadline Several good - government groups, including the New York Public Interest Research Group, Common Cause, Citizen Action, the League of Women Voters, and the Brennan Center, gathered in Albany on Tuesday to encourage state leaders to enact comprehensive campaign finance rGroups to Cuomo and Legislative Leaders: Pass Reform Before Budget Deadline Several good - government groups, including the New York Public Interest Research Group, Common Cause, Citizen Action, the League of Women Voters, and the Brennan Center, gathered in Albany on Tuesday to encourage state leaders to enact comprehensive campaign finance rgroups, including the New York Public Interest Research Group, Common Cause, Citizen Action, the League of Women Voters, and the Brennan Center, gathered in Albany on Tuesday to encourage state leaders to enact comprehensive campaign finance reform.

New York Public Interest Research Group Legislative Director Blair Horner joins Alan in the studio today to talk about the budget.

We discuss the contenders with Legislative Director of the New York Public Interest Research Group, Blair Horner.

Horner: Time for Cuomo and Legislature to Take Real Action on Reform Blair Horner, legislative director of the New York Public Interest Research Group, in a commentary piece for the WAMC Northeast Public Radio, demanded that Governor Cuomo and the legislature take real action on campaign finance reform.

«It's sort of amazing that every time there are important positions in government they just happen to turn up with former staff of the governor,» said Blair Horner, legislative director for the New York Public Interest Research Group (who once worked for Cuomo).

Guest host David Guistina is joined by Bill Mahoney, Legislative Operations and Research Coordinator for the New York Public Interest Research Group.

(Airs 7/9 & 7/11) WAMC's David Guistina, filling in for Alan Chartock this week, talks with Blair Horner, Legislative Director for the New York Public Interest Research Group (NYPIRG).

Blair Horner, legislative director of the New York Public Interest Research Group, said Cuomo made a «naked political deal» with hospitals on malpractice to get their support for a painful 2 - percent cut in Medicaid reimbursement.

WAMC's Alan Chartock speaks with Blair Horner, Legislative Director for the New York Public Interest Research Group (NYPIRG)

Lobbyists who want to influence legislation and policy to benefit their clients are primarily the ones paying $ 100 to $ 5,000 per person to attend each fundraiser, said Blair Horner, legislative director of the New York Public Interest Research Group.

Even Blair Horner, legislative director for the New York Public Interest Research Group, a left - leaning organization, let loose.

(Airs 8/14 & 8/16/14) WAMC's David Guistina, filling in for Alan Chartock, interviews Blair Horner, Legislative Director for the New York Public Interest Research Group (NYPIRG).

Blair Horner, legislative director of the New York Public Research Interest Group, said Nigro is putting himself in a bad position in that the invitations don't exclude lawmakers who may some day be investigated by the commission.

Blair Horner, with the government reform organization New York Public Interest Research Group, says if the commission were truly independent it would be a good idea, following the corruption convictions of the former legislative leaders and a former top aide to Cuomo.

Blair Horner, legislative director for the New York Public Interest Research Group, said Cuomo's fund - raising practice was «clever,» but does not seem to run afoul of any regulation.

«The end of session is affectionately known as Whac - a-Mole season,» said Blair Horner, the legislative director of the New York Public Interest Research Group, a consumer and environmental watchdog gGroup, a consumer and environmental watchdog groupgroup.

New York Public Interest Research Group analyses of bills passed in recent legislative sessions show that June is the busiest month of the six - month session.

Albany, NY — Host Alan Chartock is joined by Blair Horner, Legislative Director of the New York Public Interest Research Group.

But it could come around again on Election Day next year, said Blair Horner, legislative director for the New York Public Interest Research Group.

Albany, NY — Host Alan Chartock is joined by Blair Horner, the Legislative Director for the New York Public Interest Research Group, a non-partisan advocacy gGroup, a non-partisan advocacy groupgroup.

The New York Public Interest Research Group is out with an exhaustive, numbers - based analysis of the 2012 legislative session this morning.

The New York Public Interest Research Group, Citizens Union, the League of Women Voters, and Common Cause, are calling for an end to the long Albany tradition of closed door meetings between the governor and legislative leaders where they make key decisions on the budget and other issues, known as three men in a room.

«Cuomo and Silver, two down, but one to go,» quipped New York Public Interest Research Group legislative director Blair Horner.

Blair Horner, legislative director for the New York Public Interest Research Group, said the track should not be used by politicians to fatten their campaign war chests.

«The normal incentive, the theoretical democratic check and balance doesn't exist; is tilted way in favor of the executive,» said a clearly amused Blair Horner, legislative director for the New York Public Interest Research Group.

«This issue will be like running for office with cinder blocks on his feet,» said Blair Horner, legislative director of the New York Public Interest Research Group.

The latest push comes from an unusual coalition of progressive labor interests, political (Democratic Party, that is) and environmental groups, health care interests and good government advocates who are urging Cuomo to enact a «voluntary» public campaign finance system early in the 2011 legislative session — one of the many camapign promises outlined in his «New New York Agenda» books.

This is a «clear case why taxpayers should demand competitive bidding and an open contracting process,» said Blair Horner, legislative director of the New York Public Interest Research Group.

Blair Horner, the legislative director of the New York Public Interest Research Group, who briefly worked for the attorney general's office under Mr. Cuomo, called the revelations «unsettling, given what has happened in the Paterson administration.»

But we won't know until the end of the day if it was,» said Blair Horner, legislative director for the New York Public Interest Research Group.

«At the highest levels of government, people viewed economic development and energy policies as a gold rush,» said Blair Horner, the longtime legislative director for the New York Public Interest Research Group.

Russ Haven, legislative counsel for the New York Public Interest Group, told the Daily News that Cuomo's initial pledge to force «total disclosure» was «clearly not this package.»

Today's panelists are WAMC's Alan Chartock, Investigative Reporter, Rosemary Armao, and Legislative Director of the New York Public Interest Research Group, Blair Horner.

«It's all about rewarding political power and favored groups, and then you add on top of it the controversies and scandals,» said Blair Horner, legislative director of the New York Public Interest Research Group.

«The last time they had a pay commission, it was basically controlled by the governor and the legislative leaders and because of some other deal, it blew up,» said Blair Horner of the New York Public Interest Research Group.

New York Public Interest Research Group Legislative Director Blair Horner in a statement also reiterated the call for easier voter registration, including same - day enrollment as well as an end to patronage posts at boards of elections around the state.

Blair Horner, legislative director of the New York Public Interest Research Group, told Gotham Gazette that he has concerns that public financing of campaigns simply won't go anywhere because Senate Republicans are ideologically opPublic Interest Research Group, told Gotham Gazette that he has concerns that public financing of campaigns simply won't go anywhere because Senate Republicans are ideologically oppublic financing of campaigns simply won't go anywhere because Senate Republicans are ideologically opposed.

Blair Horner, Legislative Director of the New York Public Interest Research Group, said he had a preliminary meeting with the panel.

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.

Blair Horner, legislative director of the New York Public Interest Research Group, said the lack of detail on JCOPE's decision - making process «underscores that JCOPE has a responsibility to tell the public how it workePublic Interest Research Group, said the lack of detail on JCOPE's decision - making process «underscores that JCOPE has a responsibility to tell the public how it workepublic how it worked out.

A new report, issued by the New York Public Interest Research Group and other reformers, documented how the 2013 deal undermined the democratic principle of «one person, one vote» by allowing legislative districts that vary substantially in population size.

«When it comes to judges, they should be Caesar's wife,» said Blair Horner, legislative director for the New York Public Interest Research Group, a good - government advocate that has no position on the proposition.

Blair Horner, of the New York Public Interest Research Group, said that the law has served as a distraction in a year when Albany has been rocked by the conviction of two former legislative leaders and a federal investigation into Cuomo's economic development projects.

So Albany has a long history of log - rolling,» said Blair Horner, legislative director for the New York Public Interest Research Group.

«He's talking about an immense expansion of work, with no new resources,» Blair Horner, legislative director for the New York Public Interest Research Group, said of the governor's proposals.

He now represents a half - dozen interest groups, including Alliant Energy, which spent $ 194,000 on lobbying in the 2011 - 12 legislative session; School Choice Wisconsin, which supports public spending on private schools and has another former Assembly speaker, John Gard, on its lobby payroll; and the Wisconsin Council for Independent Education, which represents for - profit colleges.