Sentences with phrase «favor public financing of campaigns»

None of the candidates said they favor public financing of campaigns, or overturning the Citizens United decision that unleashed unlimited amounts of cash into political campaigns.

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During this and future campaigns, Hagelin favored abortion rights without public financing, campaign finance law reform, improved gun control, a flat tax, the eradication of PACs, a ban on soft money contributions, and school vouchers.

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.

A small group of advocates demonstrated in favor of public campaign financing in Albany Friday, following a report by Governor Andrew Cuomo's anti-corruption commission favoring the idea.

Republicans in the state Legislature opposed a public campaign finance proposal from Cuomo, saying it was a waste of taxpayer dollars and would unfairly tilt the political playing field in favor of Democratic - leaning unions.

Advocacy groups are encouraged by recent statements made by the co-chairman of Gov. Andrew Cuomo's anti-corruption commission, who says he now favors public financing of political campaigns.

Democrats in the majority there have favored a number of reforms, including public financing of campaigns, for many years.

Advocacy groups are encouraged by recent statements by the co - chair of New York State Governor Andrew Cuomo's anti-corruption commission, who says he now favors public financing of political campaigns.

Advocacy groups are encouraged by recent statements by the co - chair of Governor Cuomo's anti corruption commission, who says he now favors public financing of political campaigns.

He favors public financing of political campaigns.

The New York Public Interest Research Group released its own recommendations to the commission on Monday, arguing in favor of public financing for campPublic Interest Research Group released its own recommendations to the commission on Monday, arguing in favor of public financing for camppublic financing for campaigns.

Senate Majority Leader John Flanagan (R - Suffolk) promised to «engage in whatever discussions are necessary» on ethics but opposed two key measures favored by Democrats and good government groups — public financing of election campaigns and bans on lawmakers» outside income.

The governor, as well as Democratic Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver and Independent Democratic Conference Senate Co-leader Jeff Klein, have all come out in favor of public financing for election campaigns.

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.

Other surveys, such as this one by the Committee on Economic Development demonstrate support for reform is also strong in the business community; 72 percent are in favor of creating a public financing system that would match low - dollar contributions and give average citizens more incentives to contribute to campaigns.

The survey asked registered voters in the state whether they favor creating a «system of public campaign financing» that limits «the size of political contributions to candidates,» and uses «state money to match smaller contributions to candidates.»

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.

He favors full public financing of state campaigns, adding, «The legislators should be banned from taking outside income,» a harsh remedy for the legal corruption that dominates Albany politics, but one that has become increasingly plausible as more has been revealed about the influence - peddling legislative leaders are able to do, to their personal enrichment.

This national survey shares voters» opinions about the merits of the arguments in favor of electing versus appointing state supreme court justices, as well as public campaign financing of such elections.