Sentences with phrase «financed elections this week»

Congressmen Support Public Campaign Financing Three members of New York's congressional delegation announced their support for publicly financed elections this week.

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This week, lost in the media circus caused by the resignation of Premier Stelmach and Finance Minister Morton, the announcement of the Alberta Government's Oilsands Panel and the David Suzuki CBC documentary on the oilsands was a very important announcement in advance of the next Federal Election.

Brennan Center Responds to Senator Skelos's False Claims Last week, Senate Republican Conference leader Dean Skelos published an op - ed in the Albany Times - Union arguing against public financing of state elections.

Last week The New York Times released a biting, front - page critique of Liu's campaign finance practices since his election, forcing the city's finance -LSB-...]

New York Times: Public Financing Can Clean Up Albany This week, Eleanor Randolph, of the New York Times editorial board, endorsed Governor Cuomo's public financing proposal to reform elections in Financing Can Clean Up Albany This week, Eleanor Randolph, of the New York Times editorial board, endorsed Governor Cuomo's public financing proposal to reform elections in financing proposal to reform elections in New York.

- U.S. Rep. Ann Marie Buerkle, R - Onondaga Hill, and Democratic candidate Dan Maffei filed their latest campaign finance reports with the Federal Election Commission this week.

Gov. Cuomo Proposes Public Financing of Elections in Budget In his executive budget proposal to the legislature this week, Governor Andrew Cuomo included legislation advancing reforms to the state's campaign finance, disclosure and election laws.

State Assemblyman Hakeem Jeffries reiterated his strong support for public campaign finance in an interview on MSNBC this week, urging fellow state lawmakers to pass the Fair Elections Act before the end of the legislative session.

Campaign finance disclosures filed this week with the state Board of Elections show McDonald raised $ 446,994.60, of which $ 358,163.00 came from individuals or partnerships, some of it in checks of $ 16,800 — the maximum amount allowed by law.

The New York State Board of Elections (BOE) released draft regulations governing the new pilot public financing program for the state comptroller's race last week.

The startling evidence, first unearthed by Channel 4 News and confirmed in a condemnatory report released last week by the Electoral Commission — the independent body that oversees election law and regulates political finance in the UK — suggests that the Conservative party gained an advantage by breaching election spending laws during the 2015 election.

Question topics included whether there are similarities between past defenses of states banning interracial marriage and current defenses of states banning same - sex marriages, his reaction to NYPD Chief of Department Philip Banks's resignation, whether campaign contribution limits are too high and what Cuomo intends to seek as campaign finance reforms if reelected, whether he's going to the Somo el Futuro conference in Puerto Rico next week, whether he's worried that «minorities» will not turn out on election day and how his recent references to recent New York Republicans as being «moderates» reconciles with his past statements about «ultraconservatives» in the state senate.

One little - noted item in President Obama's budget proposal this week was a recommendation to require U.S. senators to file their campaign finance reports with the Federal Election Commission electronically.

Fair elections supporters held a conference call this week to push for New York State campaign finance reform and public funding of elections.

Just two weeks before that, Governor Andrew Cuomo announced his intention to create publicly financed elections for the state legislature and for all statewide offices.

The State Elections Enforcement Commission (SEEC) issued an advisory opinion last week to help each party understand the campaign finance law as it applies to negative communications sent by candidates who blast someone who is not their direct opponent.

Calls for Voter Reform: Voter turnout was low as usual for this week's elections, and on Tuesday, the «Vote Better NY» coalition, led by NYC Votes, the voter outreach arm of the city's Campaign Finance Board, along with other advocacy and good government organizations launched a petition drive to highlight the importance of election reform and call on lawmakers to pass legislation to modernize elections in New York.

In the weeks leading up to the election, Diaz was so confident, he declined more than $ 200,000 in public financing and announced he would tap veteran Bronx politician Aurelia Greene to be his deputy B.P. And the rest is history.

A New York legislative leader plans to propose a bill next week to overhaul campaign - finance laws and introduce a system of public financing for state elections, making him the third of Albany's four «men in a room,» including Gov. Andrew Cuomo, to push for sweeping revisions in this area.

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo's anti corruption commission - the Moreland Commission - is due to issue a report this week, and reformers hope it will include public campaign financing for statewide elections.

The Federal Election Commission released the campaign finance summaries upon request, but the full reports will not be available electronically for another couple of weeks.

That's exactly what happened this week in Hartford with public election financing.

Last week, the Federal Election Commission found Guinta violated campaign finance rules by accepting more than $ 350,000 in illegal campaign contributions, ordering him to pay back the funds along with a $ 15,000 fine.

That detail of Cuomo's personal finances emerged as his aides made available his 2009 tax returns Thursday — three months after they were filed in early September and five weeks after the election.

The organization Fair Elections for NY, which is calling for public financing of campaigns, has for weeks now been trying to raise awareness about the current system by revealing the donations that state lawmakers have recieved from corporations and interest groups.

BY PAUL SCHINDLER The State Senate campaign of Bronx City Councilmember Fernando Cabrera, well - known for his longstanding anti-LGBT views, is drawing fire from the incumbent he is challenging in next week's primary for «flagrant campaign finance violations» in using funds raised for the general election campaign in his primary campaign.

One of the most controversial recommendations in Governor Cuomo's anti-corruption commission report released this week is to enact public financing of campaigns for statewide elections, a proposal that will meet strong opposition.

Olsen's contribution didn't show up in the state's campaign finance database because it occurred in the five - week window between the semi-annual campaign report and the 24 - hour election cycle reporting period, which began Aug. 6.

Ms. Lynch has $ 90,215 left in her campaign account for the final week before Election Day on September 10, according to the latest filings with the New York City Campaign Finance Board.

Government corruption, electoral dysfunction, more investigations, broad popular anger over the political status quo and how it hurts regular people: As they return to the Capitol this week, you'd think it would be a really good time for lawmakers and Gov. Andrew Cuomo to move forward with big new reforms on ethics, elections, campaign finance and voting.

In his executive budget proposal to the legislature this week, Governor Andrew Cuomo included legislation advancing reforms to the state's campaign finance, disclosure and election laws.

In March, the mayor set up an account with the state Board of Elections — titled «2014 Administrative Account» — and last week he submitted paperwork with the city's Campaign Finance Board registering that account for the 2017 election.

Valesky is optimistic that in the coming weeks, negotiations on all sides will lead to a significant election finance reform by the time the term ends in June.

Assemblywoman Barbara Lifton, D - Ithaca: Yes «In my first few weeks of office, I signed onto the Assembly Public Election Financing bill as one of the most important reforms we could enact to help get the corrupting influence of big money out of our elections.

Since the arrests of Smith and other public officials this month, the coalition known as Fair Elections For New York reportedly has raised close to $ 1 million dollars to finance new advertising, which could begin running as early as next week.