Sentences with phrase «public campaign finance system»

They're seeking a statewide public campaign financing system.

We should end donations all together with a full public campaign finance system.

The governor had also wanted a voluntary public campaign financing system for statewide races, including the governor and all 263 seats in the legislature, but the deal limits the program to the state comptroller's race.

The failure to implement a full public campaign finance system in the state budget has the left rather unhappy with Governor Cuomo.

An experimental public campaign finance system for the state Comptroller's race has fizzled, after the lone candidate who applied for the program failed to meet the minimum threshold to obtain the public monies.

The bill, co-sponsored by Council Member Ben Kallos, who chairs the committee, would tweak the city's public campaign finance system by removing a cap on public funds disbursed to candidate campaigns by the Campaign Finance Board (CFB).

Fundraising may be a hurdle for Ganim; he is barred from participating in the state's public campaign financing system because of his criminal conviction.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo — who has proposed a broad public campaign finance system as well as restrictions on lawmakers» outside income, both to no avail — has said he wants to put ethics reform near the top of the to - do list for the Legislature in the weeks remaining in this year's session.

Cuomo has been seeking to expand New York City's small donor matching public campaign finance system to statewide offices.

Cuomo could still wrap up Saturday's nomination if he were to convince Republicans in the state Senate to go along with a matching small donor public campaign finance system.

Former Wisconsin Sen. Russ Feingold, half of the McCain - Feingold sponsorship duo, calls in a DN OpEd for Cuomo to «lead the charge» against Citizens United by enacting a state - based public campaign finance system.

The Republicans might be able to buy themselves some breathing room if they passed something like the DREAM Act or a statewide public campaign finance system before departing Albany on June 19.

State Comptroller Tom DiNapoli has decided not to opt in to the yearlong public campaign finance system established in the 2014 - 15 budget solely for his office in the upcoming elections.

But Cuomo and lawmakers, in a series of closed door meetings, decided to permit a more limited public campaign finance system, instead, that applies only to the State Comptroller's race.

Liberals have attacked Gov. Andrew Cuomo for the Legislature's failure to enact enhanced disclosure of legislators» outside income and a new public campaign financing system.

And the governor says a more expansive public campaign finance system did not happen because the votes weren't there in the Senate, and he could not change some senators minds.

In the final budget deal, Cuomo agreed with legislative leaders to a pared down public campaign finance system that would apply only to the State Comptroller's race, and sunset after this year.

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.

With one of the most highly regarded public campaign financing systems and term limits, City Council elections have been opened up for candidates of modest means to run, and sometimes win.

An experimental public campaign finance system for the state comptroller's race has fizzled, after the lone candidate who applied for the program failed to meet the minimum threshold to obtain public monies.

The State Board of Elections recently issued its final report on an experimental public campaign finance system that had no participants.

That also just so happens to be the final scheduled day of the 2014 legislative session, during which none of the WFP's top policy agenda items — the DREAM Act, creation of a statewide public campaign finance system, the full 10 - point Women's Equality Act, decriminalization of possession of sall amounts of marijuana and a $ 10.10 minimum wage / local control over hourly wage icnreases — are likely to be passed by the Legislature.

The Senate GOP plans to hold hearings on possible abuses in New York City's public campaign finance system in the coming days.

The Assembly released a one house bill that would extend New York City's matching public campaign financing system to races for all state offices.

As for the end result of all of that enthusiasm, we already know the story: online fundraising allowed Barack Obama to opt out of the public campaign financing system and outspend John McCain by hundreds of millions of dollars in the general election.

They also pointed to yesterday's Siena poll, which found voters» support for a public campaign finance system now stands at 59 - 36.

The event has drawn the ire of campaign finance reform advocates, who have dubbed Grisanti an «enemy of reform» (props to the late Ed Koch are necessary here) for refusing to break with his fellow Republicans in their collective «no» vote on the hostile amendment offered by the Democrats that would have created a public campaign finance system.

As you'll recall, two Super PACs pushing to reduce the power of money in politics by establishing a public campaign finance system (ironically) spent big money on her behalf — $ 500,000 to be exact.

With all the talk of Gov. Andrew Cuomo potentially pushing to reunify the IDC and so - called «regular» Democrats as payback for the Republicans» refusal to support a statewide public campaign finance system, I thought it would be worth checking it with the lone Democrat who is actually conferencing with the GOP: Brooklyn Sen. Simcha Felder.

The comptroller has been pushing for some time to have his office used as a pilot for a statewide public campaign finance system, but while his former colleagues in the Assembly passed a bill to do just that this past session, the Senate did not follow suit.

It will be modeled after NYC's public campaign finance system, which has contribution limits and allows only a small portion ($ 175) of larger contributions to be matched with public funds.

They support lower contribution limits and creation of a public campaign finance system to «amplify» the voice of small - dollar donors, closing the LLC loophole, better enforcement at the state Board of Elections and ending donors» ability to give unlimited amounts to party housekeeping accounts.

There are several bills floating around out there, including one sponsored by Senate Minority Leader John Sampson and Assembly Speaker Sheldon SIlver that establishes a public campaign finance system.

The Assembly Democrats have proposed a bill to establish a public campaign finance system, but so far, the Senate GOP isn't interested and Gov. Andrew Cuomo, while in favor of the concept of taxpayer - funded campaigns, hasn't put any muscle behind the measure.

Fair Elections for New York, one of the groups pushing for establishment of a public campaign finance system, is hosting a free screening tonight of «Pricele $ $,» a documentary that looks at the pervasive nature of political cash and its power in shaping policy at the national level.

Advocates are championing a so - called a fair elections law that establishes a public campaign finance system with a requirement that matching funds be given only in connection with locally - raised, small - dollar contributions.

Cuomo, too, has talked about the importance of limiting big donors» access to government by limiting political contributions and creating a public campaign finance system — although he has yet to formally propose any legislation to accomplish that.

Connecticut has a public campaign finance system that requires a certain percentage of locally - raised money in order to qualify for matching funds.

In other words, Obama's decision to opt out of the public campaign financing system was THE decisive moment of the campaign, and his immense treasury the atomic bomb of this political war.

The long - running battle between the Working Families Party and the NY Post continues this morning with an e-mail from the labor - backed party's executive director that uses the tabloid's latest anti-WFP editorial as a rallying cry for a statewide public campaign financing system.

New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, a billionaire, opted out of the public campaign financing system in his election campaigns, and spent his own money instead.

«Of course, the NYC Campaign Finance Board, as part of the post-election audit process of campaigns that participate in the public campaign finance system, is auditing the campaigns that contracted for services with Data & Field Services in 2009.»

Unshackle Upstate's Brian Sampson says in a TU OpEd that state taxpayer dollars slated for a public campaign finance system would be better spent on repairing aging infrastructure, expediting ongoing storm recovery efforts, restoring the Gap Elimination Adjustment, or providing tax relief for struggling middle - class families.

They say the state should adopt New York City's public campaign finance system, which allows candidates to match every dollar they collect in small donations with seven dollars of government funds.

We need a public campaign financing system.

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.

Healy, the former Republican chairman, blamed the glut of candidates on the state's public campaign financing system, where candidates collect $ 250,000 in small - dollar donations to receive millions in taxpayer - funded election grants.

The progressive validators were for a purpose: Cuomo is lobbying for the W.F.P.'s endorsement later this month, and pointedly promised during his speech to push for a public campaign finance system — the party's biggest priority at the moment — before the Legislature adjourns in June.

The majority of the 25 Moreland Act commissioners say a public campaign finance system modeled on New York City's matching donor system is the only way to curb the undue influence of big money donors in state government.