Sentences with phrase «consider public financing of campaigns»

Fitzpatrick said the state must take a look at how expense reimbursements are reported by campaign committees, and consider public financing of campaigns.

I think we must consider public financing of campaigns because that would pay for itself in a very short timeframe.

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A new study from the Campaign Finance Institute by Professor Michael Malbin concludes that the cost of running a public financing system in New York State would be roughly $ 40 million, which works out to $ 2 per New Yorker — not a bad trade considering the millions more the state government wastes in handouts to special interests.

Cuomo has also insisted the public financing of political campaigns being limited to the state comptroller's race is a breath through considering the opposition to a statewide program in the Senate.

The incumbent State Comptroller, Democrat Tom DiNapoli, a long time proponent of public campaign financing is not participating, and government reform groups say he is right to stay away from what they consider to be a deeply flawed program.

Governor Cuomo could not guarantee that public financing of campaigns would be in the final legislation that is ultimately agreed to by the legislature, though he says he considers public financing «very important,» and says that it will be an «integral piece» of his plan.

Now he's poised to potentially score additional victories in this budget battle --- most notably on a public campaign finance system, which Senate Republicans have repeatedly insisted they would not consider, but are now showing signs of considering.

Comptroller DiNapoli's past proposals created a «campaign finance board» consisting of seven members appointed by a variety of offices and gave that newly formed agency sufficient time to consider and issue regulations and develop the necessary procedures for shepherding and safeguarding the public money under its charge.

A report in the New York Daily News said the commission may be considering a voter referendum on public campaign financing, or might only recommend a public system as part of a dissenting opinion.