Sentences with phrase «need public campaign financing»

Still, we need public campaign financing for this office.

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We need strong campaign finance reform and sweeping corporate - directed pressure so that there is space for public health decisions to truly be about public health, not private profit.

Cuomo highlighted the issue in his campaign policy book on government reform, wrting, «Like New York City, New York State needs a system of public campaign financing to set limits on campaign spending and to increase participation by qualified candidates who lack the means or the connections to raise significant campaign funds.»

«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.

«The 6th District and America need to stop big corporate money from privatizing our democracy, which means public funding for public elections as we have in NYC and a DISCLOSE act so anonymous money from billionaires doesn't buy our government,» said Green, who is the author of Who Runs Congressand Losing Our Democracy, as well as the author of the multiple matching funds for small donors part of the City's campaign finance law.

Every Friday, the Brennan Center compiles the latest news concerning the corrosive nature of money in New York State politics — and the ongoing need for public financing and robust campaign finance reform.

Susan Lerner, Executive Director of Common Cause / NY, noted that «Hydraulic fracturing has been one of the most polarizing issues in recent history, with no shortage of political money invested by pro-fracking interests to achieve a favorable outcome... New York State needs comprehensive campaign finance and lobbying reform to assure New Yorkers that public policy is based on their interest, not the special interests.»

We need full public financing of elections, and a ban on ridiculous, non-campaign campaign expending.

The groups, also strong supporters of comprehensive campaign finance reform built around a core of public financing of elections, today focused on the urgent need for ethics reform as another essential way to address the problems created by a money culture in Albany.

In preparation for the launch of the Fair Elections for New York campaign, a series of events in Albany and across the state are being held to call attention to state legislators» reliance on out - of - district campaign contributions — further evidence of the need for a state public campaign finance system that relies on small donors and local money.

Klein called the proposal a «very exciting development» but added the new Democratic coalition majority would need to be able to pass a range of issues sought by the left, including bolstering abortion rights, single - payer health care and the public financing of campaigns.

We need a system of full public campaign financing alongside reforms to eliminate private donations that are the source of much government corruption.

Meanwhile, government reform groups say New York's politicians need to enact public financing of campaigns, one day after a State Senator was arrested for allegedly trying to bribe his way onto the ballot for the New York City mayor's race.

All campaigns for public office at the state and federal level need public financing ONLY.

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.»

She says if public campaign financing is to be partially funded by a taxpayer check off, for instance, it would need to be part of the budget now.

The need for a voluntary system of public campaign financing for candidates to run with no - strings - attached clean money is now greater than ever.

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.

«Public campaign financing and harsh penalties for participating in corruption need to become the law.

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.

Campaign finance watchdog groups said Sunday that Mr. Obama's September haul bolstered their arguments for the need to revamp the presidential public financing system to restore its relevancy.

«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.»

«We also need real ethics reforms and full public campaign financing, not the weak changes promoted by Cuomo and the WFP leadership.

New York needs a new, truly independent oversight and enforcement body with strong effective responsibility for all campaign finance law administration, including public financing and sufficient funds to perform its mission well.

A deal on public campaign finance, though, seems mathematically impossible: even if — and it's a big if — Cuomo was able to broker the reunification of the five - member Independent Democratic Conference with the mainstream Democrats in the State Senate, they will together not have a 32 - vote bloc needed to control the chamber.

Within a span of just five days, Teachout's long - shot Democratic campaign won round one of a legal battle with Cuomo over her residency, though the governor is appealing the Brooklyn judge's ruling; got a much - needed infusion of some $ 50,000, thanks to a boost from the political action committee of Harvard law professor and leading campaign finance reform advocate Lawrence Lessig; and announced an endorsement from the Public Employees Federation, New York's second - largest public Public Employees Federation, New York's second - largest public public union.

We need to replace pay - to - play with full public campaign financing.»

Government reform groups say New York's politicians need to enact public financing of campaigns, one day after a State Senator was arrested for allegedly trying to bribe his way onto the ballot for the New York City mayor's race.

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.»

The Co-chairs of the commission have already said they've become convinced of the need for public campaign financing.