Sentences with phrase «bill on campaign finance»

The Assembly has already put forth a bill on campaign finance reform and the Governor has voiced support for the issue, while maybe not the specific bill in the Assembly.

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Other issues that will receive the same treatment include legislation that would allow NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio to raise income taxes on the rich to fund pre-K, the public campaign finance bill and Gov. Andrew Cuomo's Women's Equality Act (assuming that it includes the abortion - rights plank, which is the piece the right finds most offensiBill de Blasio to raise income taxes on the rich to fund pre-K, the public campaign finance bill and Gov. Andrew Cuomo's Women's Equality Act (assuming that it includes the abortion - rights plank, which is the piece the right finds most offensibill and Gov. Andrew Cuomo's Women's Equality Act (assuming that it includes the abortion - rights plank, which is the piece the right finds most offensive).

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.

Democratic Rep. Scott Murphy's campaign is pressuring his GOP challenger, Chris Gibson, to take a position on the finance industry regulatory reform bill passed by the House last week, accusing him of trying to have it both ways by refusing to say how he would have voted on the measure.

Senate Democrats reported owing their main consulting firm The Parkside Group $ 185,808 in their campaign finance report made public on Tuesday morning, but the filing shows the figure represented a bill that had recently been recorded, not a formal loan.

Numbers - crunching poobah Bill Mahoney of the New York Public Interest Research Group has compile another one of his patented spreadsheets on campaign finance filers up until this point.

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.

ICYMI: Sean Eldrige and Steve Cohen joined me on CapTon last night to discuss Protect Our Democracy, a new campaign that will work with the Cuomo administration on a coordinated push for campaign finance reform using a similar model to the one successfully employed last year to get a same - same marriage bill passed in Albany.

The Governor embraced campaign finance reform as a priority in his State of the State Address back in January, but had not introduced his own bill on the issue until Tuesday of this week.

Hoping to capitalize on Democratic anger over the election of President Trump, Mayer and other Democrats argue the Westchester contest is critical to their hopes of controlling the Senate and enacting legislation long sought by progressives, including new gun control measures, campaign finance and ethics reforms, and a bill to strengthen New York's abortion laws.

By approving this bill to eliminate the LLC loophole, we level the political playing field, help to create a campaign finance system that places a greater reliance on small donors and bring greater transparency and accountability to our elections,» added Heastie.

The full bill, which can be read here on the State Assembly website, in addition to providing new contribution limits and enforcement rules, also stipulates that the public campaign fund would be partially financed with money from Wall Street fraud settlements.

But no bill will pass without the public support of Gov. Cuomo; the article finds that public campaign finance presents the governor with the opportunity «to step into the leadership vacuum and provide a rare glimpse of hope on a mission - critical progressive priority.»

Democrats pressing for bills to reform the state's campaign finance system say the U.S. Attorney's investigations into a panel controlled by Gov. Andrew Cuomo might help spur action on their measures.

Following Senate GOP Leader Dean Skelos» comments yesterday about ongoing talks on a public campaign finance system, state Conservative Party is upping the ante on the issue, warning Republican lawmakers that they could lose a crucial endorsement if they vote «yes» should a bill come to the floor.

An early report on the July 15 campaign finance reports filed to date, compliments of Excel whiz Bill Mahoney, of NYPIRG fame.

The party sent out a press release this morning reiterating its «staunch» opposition to «the wasteful and often abused system of public financing of campaigns,» and reminding members of the Senate and Assembly who plan on seeking the Conservative line this fall that legislation that would create such a system is double rated — meaning it will carry twice the rate of other bills in determining lawmakers» score, as it were, on top party issues.

The Speaker, who has sponsored a version of public campaign finance legislation since 1986, even broke protocol and debated the bills on the floor a few years back.

In the last week, he flexed some muscle, pushing for action on the DREAM Act, public campaign finance and funding for a pre-kindergarten expansion that New York City mayor Bill de Blasio has pushed for.

The group is billing the event as a chance to hear Cuomo talk why he wants to overhaul the campaign finance structure in New York and give «the latest update on activity» here at the Capitol.

The city's Campaign Finance Board says Mayor Bill de Blasio's outside nonprofit group did not break campaign finance laws, but the board chairwoman had tough words for the mayor Wednesday and urged city officials to crack down on groups like de BCampaign Finance Board says Mayor Bill de Blasio's outside nonprofit group did not break campaign finance laws, but the board chairwoman had tough words for the mayor Wednesday and urged city officials to crack down on groups like de BlFinance Board says Mayor Bill de Blasio's outside nonprofit group did not break campaign finance laws, but the board chairwoman had tough words for the mayor Wednesday and urged city officials to crack down on groups like de Bcampaign finance laws, but the board chairwoman had tough words for the mayor Wednesday and urged city officials to crack down on groups like de Blfinance laws, but the board chairwoman had tough words for the mayor Wednesday and urged city officials to crack down on groups like de Blasio's.

It could be a way for Cuomo, without actually delivering on the Dream Act or public campaign finance, to claim that he has handed proponents of those bills the means of doing so.

Questions during the off topic portion of the press Q&A included the NYPD's proposed expansion of it's use of tasers, a fine levied by the Campaign Finance Board against de Blasio ally and pro-carriage horse ban advocate NYCLASS, de Blasio's recent comments on the City's long drop in crime being attributable to former mayor David Dinkins and former city council speaker Peter Vallone Sr., a city council proposal to allow filing in City Council district offices of NYPD - related complaints with the Civilian Complaint Review Board, the proposed bill which would ban carriage horses and resulting loss of jobs, an attempt by a staff member of the Fox News show The O'Reilly Factor to goad the mayor into agreeing to appear on that show, a possible tax on non-resident apartment owners, the mayor's planned meeting tonight with Jewish community leaders in Crown Heights and whether the mayor has concerns about the «secrecy» of the NYPD's disciplinary process.

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.

So it would have been a characteristically bravura, publicity - grabbing touch if the U.S. Attorney had chosen the end of last week to unveil a federal indictment of Mayor Bill de Blasio on campaign - finance - related charges — while de Blasio was out of town, jetting to Chicago and Fort Lauderdale and Beverly Hills raising money for his reelection campaign.

«If they seize control of the state Senate, Ted O'Brien and his New York City allies want to impose a campaign finance system on the entire state, forcing taxpayers to foot the bill for their campaigns, costing us millions,» the ad's narrator says.

With the Memorial Day weekend approaching, Cuomo did not release any new program bills for ethics and campaign finance reform, but did lament while on Long Island the existing loopholes in the law.

The thinking is that passage of GENDA could give a much needed progressive win to IDC Leader Jeff Klein & Co. at a time when the breakaway Democratic conference is under intense pressure from the left for (so far) failing to force a vote on some of Gov. Andrew Cuomo's top agenda items, including the all - inclusive 10 - point Women's Equality Act and the campaign finance reform bill.

If they were serious about mitigating the effects of this budget, they would call a ceasefire, negotiate a specific line to take on the finance bill, and begin campaigning about that.

The GOP is really digging in its heels on this one, which presents a problem for IDC leader Jeff Klein, since he is propsing a public matching system much like the one that currently exists in New York City as part of his omnibus campaign finance reform bill.

Still, as NYPIRG's Bill Mahoney pointed out on Twitter yesterday afternoon, there were 6,711 unpunished violations of state campaign finance law in 2008 alone.

Former Assemblyman Richard Brodsky, in a piece published on the Huffington Post earlier today, is questioning Gov. Andrew Cuomo's plan to enact a Moreland Act Commission to investigate the Legislature following its failure to pass any reform bills — especially public campaign finance — saying the legal basis for this move» is at best uncertain, if not flat wrong.»

A sharp - eyed reader and campaign finance whiz (OK, NYPRIG's Bill Mahoney) noticed that ex-Queens assemblyman and disgraced labor leader Brian McLaughlin's campaign committee cut a $ 457,253.28 check to the US Department of Justice on March 11.

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo says he'll know in a couple of weeks whether two key items on his end of session agenda will become law - an abortion rights bill and public financing of political campaigns.

Senator Klein and the rest of the breakaway Democrats announced that they will hold hearings on their anti-corruption package of bills that includes public campaign financing.

On Thursday, the Campaign Finance Board will slap Bill de Blasio with big fines for abuses in his 2013 mayoral run, but he'll still be mayor.

These include limiting or banning outside income for legislators and closing the notorious LLC campaign finance loophole that was on full display during the veto of my annexation oversight bill.

One of Democrats» best team players on the campaign finance front is playing hardball this cycle, withholding campaign cash over a package of trade bills being debated in Congress.

NEW YORK CITY — Mayor Bill de Blasio was fined almost $ 48,000 by the New York City Campaign Finance Board on Thursday for hiring a makeup artist for his family on election night, paying airfare for his son, Dante, to attend an Al Sharpton rally in Washington, D.C. and paying Hilltop Public Solutions, a firm owned by close mayoral adviser Nicholas Baldick, $ 168,000 in improper post-election spending.

Meanwhile, Lanza also came under fire Wednesday from Common Cause / New York, which called on him to hold a Codes Committee meeting and take up a vote on a bill to close the campaign finance loophole involving limited liability companies, or LLCs — legislation the Senate GOP opposes.

Added Senator Gipson: «I look forward to working with Assemblyman Lalor on this bill, and continuing to push for comprehensive campaign finance and ethics reform in New York.

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.

In addition, he said he will begin focusing on the legislation he hopes to craft or support when he goes up to Albany, including term limits and campaign finance bills, as well as ethics reform and creating an independent redistricting commission that would be tasked with redrawing legislative districts.?

The governor released eight different bills on closing the campaign finance loophole that exempts limited liability companies from donation limits.

The stymied bills include a 10 - point women's agenda Cuomo sought to pass, plus the creation of a statewide system to publicly finance campaigns based on the model used in New York City.

Seeking re-election without a strong Democratic primary opponent, Mayor Bill de Blasio has for the first time raised more money than his best - funded Republican challenger, Paul J. Massey Jr., according to the latest campaign finance records, which were disclosed on Monday.

The bill, co-sponsored by Council Member Ben Kallos, who chairs the committee, would tweak the city's public campaign finance system by removing a cap on public funds disbursed to candidate campaigns by the Campaign Finance Boarcampaign finance system by removing a cap on public funds disbursed to candidate campaigns by the Campaign Finance Boardfinance system by removing a cap on public funds disbursed to candidate campaigns by the Campaign Finance BoarCampaign Finance BoardFinance Board (CFB).

The New York City Campaign Finance Board on Wednesday issued a blunt critique of a nonprofit closely linked to Mayor Bill de Blasio that has used unlimited donations to advance his political agenda, denouncing the group's behavior while clearing it and the mayor of any campaign finance vioCampaign Finance Board on Wednesday issued a blunt critique of a nonprofit closely linked to Mayor Bill de Blasio that has used unlimited donations to advance his political agenda, denouncing the group's behavior while clearing it and the mayor of any campaign finance violFinance Board on Wednesday issued a blunt critique of a nonprofit closely linked to Mayor Bill de Blasio that has used unlimited donations to advance his political agenda, denouncing the group's behavior while clearing it and the mayor of any campaign finance viocampaign finance violfinance violations.

The organization has put forth a «Clean Elections» bill at the City Council level and also monitors the impact of federal campaign financing actions on local fundraising.

The City Council heard testimony Monday on a broad package of bills that would prevent conflicts of interest between elected officials and political nonprofits, limit the electoral influence of those who do business with the city, and make it easier for first - time candidates to navigate the city's campaign finance system.