Sentences with phrase «for public financing of political campaigns»

Good - government groups and advocates for the public financing of political campaigns are not giving up.

He says that reasoning leads to his support for public financing of political campaigns.

The budget included only a pilot program for the public financing of political campaigns and just for the state comptroller's race.

The bill is not supported by the 33 - member Republican conference, who have said the money for public financing of political campaigns is better spent on education.

Ball was referring to the campaign funded by Jonathan Soros, the son of liberal financier George Soros, who spent heavily in Tkaczyk's successful race pushing for public financing of political campaigns.

Hundreds gathered at the State Capitol to rally for public financing of political campaigns.

The governor is already running smack into a wall of opposition in the Senate, where Republicans (and at least one Democrat) don't want to hold a vote on a measure to strengthen abortion laws or allow for the public financing of political campaigns.

NYPIRG formally protested the decision to block advocates for public financing of political campaigns from room in a letter to the Committee on Open Government.

A budget bill released Friday evening included a pilot program for the public financing of political campaigns for the state comptroller's race, far short of a statewide system advocates had hoped for.

The Public Campaign Action Fund pushed hard during the legislative session and the budget negotiating process for the public financing of political campaigns.

The Moreland panel, convened by Gov. Andrew Cuomo after lawmakers failed to approve any legislative fixes to the spate of corruption arrests, may make a call for the public financing of political campaigns in its report.

Advocates for the public financing of political campaigns on Tuesday released letters sent to Gov. Andrew Cuomo and the top legislative leaders in the Assembly and senate urging them to include a public financing program in the state budget.

Volunteers for the Working Families Party are canvassing the Staten Island Senate District of Democratic Sen. Diane Savino, part of what a source familiar with the campaign says is a «growing discontent» with her and the Independent Democratic Conference over concerns the lawmakers aren't pushing hard enough for the public financing of political campaigns this legislative session.

Lembo referred to a report by the Center for Public Integrity, which said Kennedy's 2014 campaign illustrates «the deterioration of [Connecticut's] system for public financing of political campaigns.»

As Cantor alludes to, tied together with this is the push for public financing of political campaigns.

Hundreds gathered at the state Capitol to rally for public financing of political campaigns.

The groups pushing today for the closure of the loophole have also been full - throated in their support for the public financing of political campaigns.

There are other differences as well, including Cuomo's support for the public financing of political campaigns, which the Assembly supports and the Senate does not.

As she's sworn in today as the newly minted senator from the 46th Senate District, Democrat Cecilia Tkaczyk is showing no intention of demobilizing her army of supporters who are pushing for a public financing of political campaigns.

The governor also called for an end to fingerprinting of needy children and families who apply for food stamps, and for public financing of political campaigns.

Hundreds gathered at the State Capitol Wednesday to rally for public financing of political campaigns.