Sentences with phrase «including public campaign finance reform»

Gov. Andrew Cuomo, who's failed to achieve a number of progressive items over the last two years, including public campaign finance reform and a Women's Equality Act, told the Democratic Rural Conference that he'll try to get them passed in the state legislature in the next eight weeks, before the session ends in June.

Governor Cuomo, who's failed to achieve a number of progressive items over the last two years, including public campaign finance reform and a Women's Equality Act, told the Democratic Rural Conference that he'll try to get them passed in the state legislature in the next eight weeks, before the session ends in June.

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Expect a lot of activity at the Capitol — including a big press conference held by groups pushing for public campaign finance reform slated for Wednesday.

Cuomo is pushing a package of ethics reform proposals including public financing of political campaigns and strengthened disclosure of outside income for elected officials — measure he says must be in the final state budget agreement.

We have a chance — and it won't be here long — to bring about real campaign finance reform that includes public financing.

On changes to the state's campaign finance laws, Skelos indicated he would be open to reforms that did not include a public financing system that is modeled after the New York City system.

• 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.

«We applaud Attorney General Schneiderman's far - reaching proposals for campaign finance reforms, including public matching funds, that are what's needed to finally reduce pay to play politics and corruption in Albany.

Good Government Groups Ask Gov. Cuomo for Reform Thirty good - government, trade and faith - based organizations penned a letter to Governor Andrew Cuomo on Wednesday, urging him to include public financing of state campaigns in his annual executive budget proposal.

Good Government Groups to Cuomo and Legislative Leaders: Pass Reform Before Budget Deadline Several good - government groups, including the New York Public Interest Research Group, Common Cause, Citizen Action, the League of Women Voters, and the Brennan Center, gathered in Albany on Tuesday to encourage state leaders to enact comprehensive campaign finance rReform Before Budget Deadline Several good - government groups, including the New York Public Interest Research Group, Common Cause, Citizen Action, the League of Women Voters, and the Brennan Center, gathered in Albany on Tuesday to encourage state leaders to enact comprehensive campaign finance reformreform.

The poll was conducted June 15 - 16, just days before the New York State Senate narrowly defeated a comprehensive campaign reform bill for that state that would have included public financing of campaigns.

On the other hand, comprehensive campaign finance reform, including public financing, can be enacted this year.

In reality however, 72 percent of New York business leaders support campaign finance reform, including matching small donations with public funds.

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.

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 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 aFinancing: 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 public financing of state elections on the model used by Arizona afinancing of state elections on the model used by Arizona and Maine.

The City Council has consistently advocated for voting and election reform in its annual state legislative agenda, including early voting, instant runoff voting for citywide primaries, and public campaign financing at the state level.

She then briefed on Cuomo - related issues, including him failing to close campaign finance loopholes, failing to veto any incumbent protection gerrymandering, not doing enough for election reform, for looting public schools to give tax cuts to banks and not taking a stance against fracking.

State of the State: Gov. Cuomo Once Again Calls for Public Financing In his 2013 State of the State Address on Wednesday, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo reemphasized his support for comprehensive reform of the state's campaign finance laws including effective disclosure, lower contribution limits, and public finaPublic Financing In his 2013 State of the State Address on Wednesday, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo reemphasized his support for comprehensive reform of the state's campaign finance laws including effective disclosure, lower contribution limits, and public fFinancing In his 2013 State of the State Address on Wednesday, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo reemphasized his support for comprehensive reform of the state's campaign finance laws including effective disclosure, lower contribution limits, and public finapublic financingfinancing.

But putting his reform initiatives in the executive budget, the governor will achieve one thing that has eluded his predecessors — a real debate on campaign finance reforms, including the big reform: establishing a system of public financing.

Scharff, with Citizen Action, says an agreement on comprehensive reform that includes matching donor public funding for candidates and strong enforcement of the campaign finance laws would be great.

In the interview, Cuomo said public financing was an «integral piece» to campaign - finance reform, but stopped short of saying the provision had to be included in the package.

Government reform groups are angry at Gov. Andrew Cuomo, saying he is giving up too soon on an anti-corruption agenda that includes public financing of campaigns and greater prosecution powers for the state's district attorneys.

Cuomo says he did not want to compromise on a reform package that includes public campaign financing, and new prosecutorial powers for the state's district attorneys to root out public corruption.

The answer to Albany corruption is crystal clear by now: limit outside income like the congressional model and enact comprehensive campaign finance reform, including public financing of elections and fully closing the LLC loophole.

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

To support public financing of election campaigns in the state of New York, modeled after New York City's system, and to join coalitions, including Citizens Action of New York, to support this reform.

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.

Cuomo, who doesn't face re-election until 2014, has pledged to enact broad new campaign finance reform laws, including the public financing of campaigns and stronger disclosure rules that target independent expenditure groups.

Cuomo spokesman Rich Azzopardi, in an email, said of NYPIRG's criticism: «No governor has fought harder to reform New York's campaign finance system than Governor Cuomo, who included public campaign financing in his budget and is using the funds that NYPIRG is railing against for commercials urging the public to support it.»

State Sen. Daniel Squadron also said «fundamental reform of the system» is needed «including laws to create a better campaign finance system and more open and competitive elections, and to disentangle public service from for - profit business.»

ALBANY — State budget bills printed late Friday include public campaign financing for just one political office this year: The state comptroller, something good government advocates balked at as an overall failure to accomplish comprehensive campaign finance reform.

Of course, Gov. Andrew Cuomo also supports campaign - finance reform and has said public financing is a critical component for the measure, even if he wouldn't say in an interview with New York Public Radio's Karen DeWitt such a provision has to be included in legislpublic financing is a critical component for the measure, even if he wouldn't say in an interview with New York Public Radio's Karen DeWitt such a provision has to be included in legislPublic Radio's Karen DeWitt such a provision has to be included in legislation.

Cuomo has been sympathetic to the push for a salary hike, but has said he wants lawmakers to take up sweeping campaign finance and ethics reform in the process, including the public financing of political campaigns and limits on outside income for lawmakers.

The mailer in the Nassau County Senate district touts Cronin's proposals, including term limits for state lawmakers, campaign finance reform measures such as closing the LLC loophole, boosting penalties for corruption and support for stripping public officials of their pensions if they are convicted of corruption — the latter of which is now up for second passage in the Legislature next year as a constitutional amendment.

Mahoney also spoke about the tremendous pressure — from both inside and outside the commission — to include public campaign financing among the reform recommendations in the report released yesterday, though she shied away from saying the administration itself pushed for that outcome.

The four - member Independent Democratic Conference backs a broad package of reform measures that includes the public financing of political campaigns.

Cuomo said that he wanted a special session to tackle sweeping ethics and campaign - finance reform changes, including the public financing of political campaigns as well as a cap on outside pay and banning employment of state lawmakers from firms that have business before the state.

«Like you, we agree that in order to truly give Albany a «clean bill of health,» a system of public campaign finance along with other campaign finance reforms including lower contribution limits, closing loopholes and strong but fair enforcement, must be enacted.»

Assembly Democrats on Friday evening released a package of ethics and campaign finance reform measures including limits to outside income, while holding out for negotiations for a constitutional amendment for pension forfeiture by public officials convicted of corruption.

Others were there to demand passage of campaign finance reform, including a New York City - style public financing plan, in the state budget.

He says campaign finance reform, including public campaign financing, are measures that he supports, but says that they are «controversial» and «polarizing» issues in the legislature.

The new coalition points to a number of potential changes to the constitution that they would like to see, including the creation of a public financing system for campaigns, election reforms like same - day registration, court reforms to make it easier to navigate the judicial system and the ability for local municipalities to exercise greater control over issues they traditionally need state authority to manage.

Good - government groups hope it will spur Cuomo and the state legislature to act on ethics reforms, including public financing of campaigns and strengthening official watchdogs, like the Joint Commission on Public Epublic financing of campaigns and strengthening official watchdogs, like the Joint Commission on Public EPublic Ethics.

Several good - government groups, including the New York Public Interest Research Group, Common Cause, Citizen Action, the League of Women Voters, and the Brennan Center, gathered in Albany on Tuesday to encourage state leaders to enact comprehensive campaign finance reform.

The group says they are looking ahead to the November elections and key races in the state Senate, where some members oppose reforms, including the public financing of campaigns.

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.

These include the Dream Act, women's equality, minimum wage, marijuana reform, wage theft, a farmworker's bill of rights, climate change and public campaign finance and ethics reform.

The groups says they are looking ahead to the November elections and key races in the State Senate, where some members oppose reforms, including the public financing of campaigns.

«Much more needs to be done to restore the public's faith and I am working closely with several of my colleagues to push for additional reforms, including tougher campaign finance laws and the establishment of an independent nonpartisan redistricting commission.»

Nixon's platforms, which she laid out again on the show, include campaign finance reform, criminal justice reform, LGBTQ equality, women's health and fully funded public schools.