At a March 16 appearance on WNYC's Brian Lehrer show, he said, «I believe we should go to
full public financing of elections on the city level, on the state level, on the federal level... I think the system is fundamentally broken.
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.
As he so often does when asked about fundraising, de Blasio stressed the need for campaign finance reform, advocating for
full public financing of elections that would not only pull big moneyed interests out of politics but would also focus, «all that time that goes into fundraising now back into public service.»
Funiciello has called for
full public financing of elections at all levels of government, and for enacting strict transparency laws that force campaign committees and PACs to disclose all of their donors.
Nevertheless, Klein has come under criticism from liberals and other advocacy organizations for the Senate's failure to pass measures aimed at strengthening abortion rights, the DREAM Act and
the full public financing of political campaigns.
Terming the Citizens United decision as «one of the worst decisions in the history of the Supreme Court», de Blasio urged «
full public financing of elections» while criticizing the current system.
Nor does the solutions section of his website feature the specific demand for
full public financing of elections, another of Nader's key issues, (although Anderson has mentioned the idea in passing in a blog interview).
We need
full public financing of elections, and a ban on ridiculous, non-campaign campaign expending.
Enact Public Campaign Financing: In order to free state government from control by wealthy special interests and pay - to - play corruption, election and ethics reform must include
full public financing of state elections on the model used by Arizona and Maine.
As expected, most of the Citizens Union - sponsored event focused on the candidates» reform agendas, with strong support from all for legalizing gay marriage, bipartisan redistricting and
full public financing of campaigns.
But absent
the full public financing of campaigns statewide, Benjamin said «my experience, over time is that money, like water, finds a path.»
Not exact matches
Once a debt obligation is paid in
full, a lot
of times a lender will not terminate the lien automatically, this means that you could be closing up a
financing arrangement and receive a delay or denial at the 11th hour, due to the results
of your current lender's
public records search uncovering the existence
of UCC - 1 liens that are still active.
Today's Q poll also finds New Yorkers oppose (51 - 40) the idea
of public campaign
financing, which Cuomo supports, and back — albeit narrowly, 48 - 42 — the
full disclosure
of outside income by state lawmakers.
• Transforming the ethical environment in Government: Governor Cuomo's «Clean Up Albany» agenda would institute campaign
finance reforms including a system
of public financing for elections, limits on contribution levels, creating an independent redistricting commission, creating independent monitoring and enforcement
of ethics laws, and requiring
full disclosure
of outside income and clients.
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.
Cuomo, at the time
of receiving the party's endorsement, pledged to support a
full Democratic takeover
of the state Senate and measures like
public financing, the Dream Act and a $ 10.10 minimum wage.
With Republicans in
full control
of the state Senate, the prognosis for
public financing continues to be a grim one.
«The fact that you and your agents at the Thruway Authority have still not released a
full financing plan — and instead are relying on a secret piecemeal fiduciary strategy in this massive
public undertaking — raises concerns
of great magnitude for me,» Perkins wrote.
The question before progressive advocates
of public campaign
financing in New York State is whether we push for
full public campaign
finance on the Clean Money model
of equal and sufficient funding grants for all qualified candidates, or whether we settle for partial
public campaign
financing on the Matching Funds model used for presidential primaries since 1976 and for New York City local elections since 1989.
We need a system
of full public campaign
financing alongside reforms to eliminate private donations that are the source
of much government corruption.
Hawkins not only supports but organizes on issues such as a $ 15 minimum wage, a ban on fracking, 100 % clean energy by 2030,
full public campaign
financing, single payer health care, the legalization
of marijuana, worker rights, taxing the rich, an end to the New Jim Crow and mass incarceration, universal child care... the list goes on and on.
Filmmaker Steve Cowan posted
full transcripts
of his interviews with Cuomo and Maffei on the film's website, which include Maffei's observation he supports
public campaign
finance «because it means the only people we'll have to worry about in our day are the taxpayers and constituents in our district, and that's what we're supposed to do.»
Full disclosure: Among the people backing Fordham law professor and former Howard Dean internet director Zephyr Teachout's effort to challenge sitting NY Governor Andrew Cuomo in the Democratic primary, according to the filings by her and her running mate Tim Wu with the state board
of elections: Union Square Ventures» Brad Burnham ($ 20,000), Tumblr founder David Karp ($ 20,000) WordPress founder Matt Mullenweg ($ 5,000), Netflix VP Chris Libertelli ($ 5,000), Kickstarter's Fred Benenson ($ 5,000), campaign
finance reform activist Arnold Hiatt ($ 2,500), Lawrence Lessig ($ 2,500), Reddit's Alexis Ohanian ($ 2,500), our own Andrew Rasiej ($ 1,500), Digg's Andrew McLaughlin ($ 1,000), Open Technology Institute's Sascha Meinrath ($ 1,000), Harvard Law School's Jonathan Zittrain ($ 1,000), Duke law prof Jedediah Purdy ($ 1,000), Ben & Jerry's Ben Cohen ($ 1,000), EchoDitto founder and former Dean webmaster Nicco Mele ($ 600), net neutrality campaigner Marvin Ammori ($ 500), Blue State Digital's Joe Rospars ($ 500), Progressive Strategies» Mike Lux ($ 450), former Dean data - wiz Kenn Herman ($ 300), former Dean developer Josh Koenig ($ 250), Fight for the Future's Tiffiniy Cheng ($ 250), MIT's Ethan Zuckerman ($ 250), Brooklyn law prof Jonathan asking ($ 250),
Public Campaign's David Donnelly $ 250), former Dean developer Zack Rosen ($ 250), the ACLU «s Christopher Soghoian ($ 100), Sunlight Foundation's Ellen Miller ($ 100), former Dean blogger Mathew Gross ($ 100), and yours truly ($ 100).
Cuomo is proposing a five - point plan, including
public financing of campaigns,
full and complete disclosure
of lawmakers» outside income, and reform
of the legislative per diem system where the governor says lawmakers come to Albany just to make money through the daily expense payments.
The campaign
finance reform world has turned to the LLC loophole this year after attempts at broader reforms — such
public financing of political campaigns — has seemingly dropped off the radar following Republicans gaining
full control
of the Senate.
«Only a
full package
of reforms, with
public campaign
financing at its core, will return New York to a system «
of, by, and for the people.»
«We crossed the ideological Rubicon and the world did not stop spinning - now it's time to finish what we started and pass a
full - fledged program
of public financing for state campaigns.
Cuomo said that the notion that the Legislature is corrupt is an «aberration» and proposed
full disclosure
of outside income by legislators and
public financing of campaigns.
The restrictions on all personal use
of campaign funds as well as the
full disclosure
of legislators» outside incomes and
public financing of all state campaigns by 2018 would be major achievements if passed.
A promotional biography on the website says that «despite the hugely controversial decisions needed to restore stability to the
public finances, Nick Clegg successfully maintained his party's support for a
full five - year term
of office».
From a strict scorecard perspective, the fact is that none
of the legislative items that were supposed to have been part
of it — from a
full women's equality package,
public financing of elections and decriminalization
of marijuana, to the Dream Act and a statewide minimum wage indexed to local markets — have become reality.
What is notable is what is not in the agreement — legislative compensation overhaul, desperately needed stronger ethics enforcement with greater
public transparency
of votes, comprehensive campaign
finance reform with
public financing that closes the LLC loophole and bans all personal use
of campaign funds, strong disclosure and accountability for all executive and legislative discretionary lump sum funds, and a commitment to undertake the necessary examination and
full - scale overhaul
of our ethics and campaign
finance laws.
replace big money control
of election campaigns with
full public financing and free and equal access to the airwaves;
The goo - goos are again calling for widespread reforms, including creation
of a voluntary system
of public campaign
financing, lowering
of the contribution limits and
full disclosure
of independent expenditures.
But he did express opposition to Prop. 1 and support
of «
full»
public campaign
financing.
But none
of those things — particularly not
public financing and the
full WEA (with the controversial abortion - rights plank)-- are likely to fly with the Republicans in control
of the Senate, giving Cuomo cover if he fails to deliver on his promises.
This request was developed under the direction
of the Library Board's Budget and
Finance Committee pursuant to guidance provided in Resolution 2009 - 34, adopted in
public session by the
full Board
of Trustees on July 16, 2009.
This request was developed under the direction
of the Library Board's Budget and
Finance Committee pursuant to guidance provided in Resolution 2008 - 31, adopted in
public session by the
full Board
of Trustees on July 17th.
[Hawkins] said Cuomo should «be calling for
full public campaign
financings and an amendment to the U.S. constitution to permit effective
public regulation
of election
financing.»
North Country
Public Radio: Hawkins advocates full - time legislature and public finance of cam
Public Radio: Hawkins advocates
full - time legislature and
public finance of cam
public finance of campaigns
After Silver's January arrest Cuomo gave a speech at NYU outlining grand ethics reform proposals like
public financing of campaigns and enacting a
full - time legislature.
And the relatively small - scale fixes they entail would be a much lighter lift politically than a
full - time Legislature or
public financing of political campaigns (the other go - to solution
of goo - goos).
The Governor should be calling call for
full public campaign
financing and an Amendment to the U.S. Constitution to permit effective
public regulation
of election
financing.
The money made by politicians on fees for consulting companies doing business with the state and the pay - to - play system
of private campaign
financing have to be ended with a
full time legislature and
full public campaign
financing.
Cuomo outlined several changes he said should take place, including
full disclosure
of all outside income for legislators; stopping the personal use
of campaign funds; updating campaign
finance laws to require more disclosure; and removing state pensions from lawmakers convicted
of public corruption.
Hawkins is a long time advocate
of a «Clean Money» system
of full public campaign
financing like Arizona and Maine have.
The Clean Money Elections bill (A4116 - 2013, S4501 - 2013), which Hawkins fully supports, sets up a system
of full public campaign
financing like Arizona and Maine have.
If you want to know what happened to it, take a look at the Department
of Health's first annual report on the «End
of life care strategy» (62
full colour pages) which asserts that the initiative is off to a great start: it is establishing a National Implementation Advisory Board and a National Coalition to raise
public awareness, has published a set
of Quality Markers and core competencies, built monitoring into Operation
Finance Guidance, tendered for a pilot
of a national survey and begun the process to set up an Intelligence Network.
Freedom
of Information act requests are now revealing the
full cost
of the off - balance sheet Private
Finance Initiative (PFI) structures used to finance so much «public» investment in the last 20
Finance Initiative (PFI) structures used to
finance so much «public» investment in the last 20
finance so much «
public» investment in the last 20 years.
Full Public Campaign Financing A «Clean Money» system of full public campaign financing would provide every qualified candidate with an equal grant of campaign funding sufficient to reach the voters of their district with their message, provided they participate in a series of publicly sponsored deba
Full Public Campaign Financing A «Clean Money» system of full public campaign financing would provide every qualified candidate with an equal grant of campaign funding sufficient to reach the voters of their district with their message, provided they participate in a series of publicly sponsored de
Public Campaign
Financing A «Clean Money» system of full public campaign financing would provide every qualified candidate with an equal grant of campaign funding sufficient to reach the voters of their district with their message, provided they participate in a series of publicly sponsored
Financing A «Clean Money» system
of full public campaign financing would provide every qualified candidate with an equal grant of campaign funding sufficient to reach the voters of their district with their message, provided they participate in a series of publicly sponsored deba
full public campaign financing would provide every qualified candidate with an equal grant of campaign funding sufficient to reach the voters of their district with their message, provided they participate in a series of publicly sponsored de
public campaign
financing would provide every qualified candidate with an equal grant of campaign funding sufficient to reach the voters of their district with their message, provided they participate in a series of publicly sponsored
financing would provide every qualified candidate with an equal grant
of campaign funding sufficient to reach the voters
of their district with their message, provided they participate in a series
of publicly sponsored debates.