The Republican - controlled Senate, which has opposed using public money for
political camapigns, has signaled that it might support a law to limit contributions in statewide races only.
The latest push comes from an unusual coalition of progressive labor interests,
political (Democratic Party, that is) and environmental groups, health care interests and good government advocates who are urging Cuomo to enact a «voluntary» public campaign finance system early in the 2011 legislative session — one of the many
camapign promises outlined in his «New New York Agenda» books.