Sentences with phrase «for public financing of campaigns»

There's a continuing push for public financing of campaigns, arguing it removes the influence of big money and allows challengers who would have trouble raising money to run.

Governor Cuomo, in his state of the state message, called for public financing of campaigns, based on a model currently in use in New York City.

Jonathan Soros, an advocate for the public financing of campaigns, has hosted a fundraiser for Teachout.

Host Alan Chartock is joined by Jonathan Soros, co-Founder of Friends of Democracy, a super PAC pushing for public financing of campaigns in New York State.

The push for public financing of campaigns comes as a study by the New York Public Interest Research Group finds more evidence of Albany's pay - to - play culture.

The money for the public financing of the campaign would come from the Comptroller's own unclaimed funds account.

The governor had to make significant concessions in order to secure the party's line: he committed to raise the minimum wage, fight for the public financing of campaigns, and support genuine Democratic control of the State Senate, which would at last enable New York to pass a progressive agenda.

Governor Cuomo also, for the first time, is requesting a budget line for public financing of campaigns, though he has not yet filled in the details of a dollar amount or funding source.

While many states and the federal government have raised contribution limits in response to Citizens United, proposals aimed at discouraging political spending, or providing for public financing of campaigns, have been less successful.

And legislation on the table for PUBLIC FINANCING of campaigns.

Assembly members did not require state public officials convicted of public corruption to forfeit their pensions and it also ignored Cuomo's pitch for public financing of campaigns.

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.

Advocates for public financing of campaigns and advocates of abortion rights are entering the final push for passage of the measures, and are using a variety of tactics to spur action in the state Senate.

The push for public financing of campaigns comes as a study by the New York Public Interest Research Group finds more evidence of Albany's pay to play culture.

Lawmakers including Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver, Governor Andrew Cuomo and Senator David Carlucci are pushing for public financing of campaigns in New York State.

The money for public financing of the campaign would come from the comptroller's own unclaimed funds account.

Citizen Action and other groups are pushing for public financing of campaigns as part of the reforms.

Several unions that are pushing for public financing of campaigns call the contributions «legal bribery.»

Cuomo, in turn, has pushed for stricter limits on personal use of campaign funds and on legislators» per diems for travel expenses, and for public financing of campaigns, rank - and - file lawmakers have said.

Senate Democrats, who are the minority party in that house, held a news conference with government reform advocates to push for public financing of campaigns, a bill Senate Democratic Leader John Sampson says will lessen the influence of big money special interests in politics.

DiNapoli, an advocate for public financing of campaigns, has said he won't opt in to the pilot program.

During this time a number of legislators were indicted on corruption charges and advocates began a major push for public financing of campaigns.