Sentences with phrase «adopt public campaign financing»

Sampson says his group will file a lawsuit if Cuomo and state lawmakers ultimately adopt public campaign financing.

The advocates, including Citizen Action's Karen Scharff, want the state to adopt a public campaign financing system similar to the one in New York City where every one dollar donated by a private individual to a political campaign releases $ 6 of public money.

National good government groups have joined the push for New York to adopt a public campaign finance system.

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Adopt system of public financing of campaigns, with new lower limits on direct contributions to statewide and state legislative candidates; Establish the «New York State Campaign Finance Fund», with transfers from the Abandoned Property Fund and taxpayer designations of PIT liability; and limiting contributions to «housekeeping accounts» to $ 25,000.

Several MoveOn and Occupy members braved a chill wind and snow to demonstrate outside the State Capitol in favor of the state's adopting a public small donor matching fund to finance political campaigns.

Susan Lerner, executive director at Common Cause / NY, said that the races demonstrated that New York City's public campaign financing model works well and should be adopted by the state.

But he adopted a questionable plan from the pension fund, and he has failed to push hard enough to create public campaign financing for the comptroller's office.»

After a new wave of indictments against state lawmakers in the spring, Cuomo tried to convince the legislature to adopt public financing of campaigns, the closing of loopholes for large donors, and better policing of the laws.

IDC Leader Jeff Klein said he's «excited» by the prospect and said he also wants the rest of the Democrats to adopt his group's policy agenda, including transgender rights and public financing for campaigns, items supported by many mainstream Democrats.

Among the issues he cited were bills to strengthen abortion laws, enact a state DREAM Act, create a public campaign finance system, and adopt a single - payer health care program.

The Moreland Commission report, which recommends adopting public financing of campaigns and an enforcement overhaul at the state Board of Elections, was released with little fanfare on a Monday evening, after the 6 p.m. newscasts had begun.

But he said his group, which has been under intense pressure from progressives to return to the fold since the election of President Trump, is «ready to move forward,» but only if any final agreement is based on a legislative agenda that includes passage of a bill to strengthen abortion laws, enact a state DREAM Act, create a public campaign finance system, and adopt a single - payer health care program.

Cuomo's prescriptions in his 2016 State of the State speech included closing a legal loophole that lets campaign donors funnel unlimited sums to candidates through limited - liability companies; requiring office holders to report campaign contributions every 60 days instead of twice a year; allowing lawmakers to earn no more than 15 percent of their legislative salaries in private - sector work; and adopting a system of voluntary public campaign financing similar to what New York City has.

With just two months left in the legislative session, advocates of campaign finance reform are pressing Governor Cuomo and the legislature to adopt a New York City style public financing system for the state.

Republican candidate for state comptroller Bob Antonacci on Monday announced his campaign had hit the 2,000 - donor threshold, a key stepping stone to obtaining public matching funds under the newly adopted public financing program.

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.

Albany's lawmakers should also adopt public financing for comptroller campaigns, rather than forcing candidates to troll for money from lawyers or financial interests.

It simply says that the Senate intends to «modify» Governor Cuomo's proposal to «adopt a system of public campaign finance.»

A handful of states, including Connecticut, have adopted public financing of campaigns.

Several Move On and Occupy members braved a chill wind and snow to demonstrate outside the State Capitol in favor of the state's adopting a public small donor matching fund to finance political campaigns.

But a business group is urging the commission not to recommend public campaign financing, and says state lawmakers should not adopt it.