Sentences with phrase «public campaign financing like»

The state legislature had for a decade before the current session bills for 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.

Hawkins is a long time advocate of a «Clean Money» system of full public campaign financing like Arizona and Maine have.

We know that the public interest would be better served if out elected officials were able to run for office using a system of public campaign finance like New York City's.»

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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.»

But absent the full public financing of campaigns statewide, Benjamin said «my experience, over time is that money, like water, finds a path.»

Another insider said the breakaway Dems won't help control the agenda like they did the past two years, but they do expect to be able to get some bills to the floor — though not contentious ones like the public financing of campaigns that are being pushed by the progressive wing of the Democratic Party.

Others like Connecticut Secretary of State Denise Merrill argue public financing of campaigns is the answer.

A leading Senate Democrat says if a planned unification between rival factions in the State Senate occurs, do not expect any immediate action on key items like women's reproductive rights, public financing of campaigns and transgender rights.

The governor was unable to get items like public campaign finance or reform of expense payments to state lawmakers approved.

«I very much would like to see the state of New York be the progressive leader when it comes to campaign - finance reform, transparency, disclosure, public finance, limits — that's going to be our goal,» he said in an interview with Public Radio's Karen DeWitt this aftepublic finance, limits — that's going to be our goal,» he said in an interview with Public Radio's Karen DeWitt this aftePublic Radio's Karen DeWitt this afternoon.

Public campaign financing did make it into this year's budget, just not like many had hoped.

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.

In a brief telephone interview this afternoon, Conservative Party Chairman Mike Long went one step further, saying that while public campaign finance is not currently a line - in - the - sand issue like same - sex marriage, he may revisit that question with executive committee members in the coming weeks.

All the talk of progressive policies like another minimum wage hike and establishment of a public campaign finance system and a formal fracking ban makes business leaders very nervous.

UPDATE: Some of this — like public campaign finance and the LLC loophole closure — is already in the governor's executive budget proposal.

The four leaders of the Senate and Assembly on Tuesday huddled for about two hours with Gov. Andrew Cuomo and emerged to say little had been discussed in the way of hot - button topics like the Dream Act, medical marijuana or the public financing of campaigns.

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.

Cuomo, to chants of «four more years», promised to deliver in his next term on a mostly progressive agenda, including enacting a number of items that were stalled in the State Senate over the past couple of years, like an abortion rights provision as part of a women's rights agenda and public financing of political campaigns.

A leading Senate Democrat said if a planned unification between rival factions in the State Senate occurs, don't expect any immediate action on key items like women's reproductive rights, public financing of campaigns and transgender rights.

A leading Senate Democrat says if a planned unification between rival factions in the State Senate occurs, don't expect any immediate action on key items like women's reproductive rights, public financing of campaigns, and transgender rights.

«There are some people who like myself can't believe it can't be real campaign finance reform without public matching, but I think there can be baby steps.»

The GOP is really digging in its heels on this one, which presents a problem for IDC leader Jeff Klein, since he is propsing a public matching system much like the one that currently exists in New York City as part of his omnibus campaign finance reform bill.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo in a news conference this morning did not mention the women's agenda as potential measures he'd like to push in the spring, but did note the Dream Act, public financing of political campaigns and changes to the teacher evaluation law were items he wished were in the budget.

Of course, the trouble with public campaign financing is that it's expensive — even a hybrid matching system like the one NYC has.

«New York's lax campaign finance laws make it possible for high rollers, like the gambling industry, to dictate public policy.

Klein said the IDC had served as a «strong, stabilizing force» during its partnership with the Senate Republicans, but the time has come to reassess that relationship in light of the fact that top progressive priorities like the DREAM Act, a statewide public campaign finance system and the Women's Equality Act aren't being allowed to the floor of the Senate for a vote due to the opposition of GOP Leader Dean Skelos.

«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.»

Cuomo has since walked back his rhetoric, though it basically scuttled hopes that Cuomo's major end - of - session priorities, like a system of public campaign finance.

Reformers believe that getting issues like early voting or campaign finance reform passed would require an aggressive public campaign from Cuomo, like the ones he undertook on same - sex marriage and minimum wage.

SYRACUSE, N.Y. - State Sen. David Valesky said progressive issues like raising the minimum wage and public financing of campaigns will have a better chance in the New York State Senate if his small group of breakaway Democrats aligns itself with the traditional Democratic conference next year.

The governor says, like the gay marriage issue, he has to convince the public that campaign finance reform is important, before legislators will agree to it.

Cuomo has said in the past that he backs public financing of campaigns, but has not pushed as actively for it as he has for other issues, like raising the minimum wage.

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.

Teachout, a law professor at Fordham University, has built her public profile as a vocal activist on progressive issues, like hydro - fracking and campaign finance reform.

Functional control of the Senate by Republicans lets Cuomo claim to support policies supported by a majority of New Yorkers while never having to sign anything into law that he personally opposes, like local control of minimum wages or public financing 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.

Taken as a whole, the proposals seemed geared to appease Mr. Cuomo's detractors on the left in his party, who have been upset by the governor's pace on issues like campaign finance reform and public financing of elections, and by his lackadaisical support of Democrats in the State Senate.

HOT VIDEO: TREVOR POTTER - In Part 1 of POLITICO's Money & Politics series, Trevor Potter, a lead lawyer for Sen. John McCain's 2008 campaign, says McCain felt like he was «mugged» by Obama in 2008 when the Democrat broke a promise to use public financing.

Republican Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos, meanwhile, has said he's opposed to public financing in part because taxpayers would fund political campaigns of people who they don't necessarily like.

Several other ideas, like a state hotline for sexual harassment complaints, a statewide database of medical records and $ 4 million for a new office to police campaign finance laws and eventually set up a system of public matching funds, have appeared in newspapers in the days ahead of Cuomo's speech.

A leading New York state Senate Democrat says if a planned unification between rival factions in the Senate occurs, don't expect immediate action on key items like women's reproductive rights, public financing of campaigns, and transgender rights.

Unfortunately, a series of Supreme Court decisions unleashing a flood of private money to campaigns in recent years has knocked the moral props from beneath public financing programs like Connecticut's, instilling even in reformers a ravenous appetite for more campaign cash to stay competitive.

A statewide public financing system to elevate average New Yorkers» voices in our elections, buttressed by other comprehensive reforms — like lower limits on how much one person can contribute to a political candidate (now at an outrageous $ 60,800 for statewide candidates per election cycle) and strong independent enforcement of campaign finance laws — will reduce the power of big money special interests.

Despite their disagreement on public financing, Maffei said he hopes Republicans like Hanna help make campaign finance reform a priority for the new Congress that took office in January.

Like rival Marjorie Velazquez, Doyle appears poised to hit the NYC Campaign Finance Board public matching funds $ 100,100 maximum.

The Federal Election Commission, the country's campaign finance watchdog, is seeking public comment on new online - ad - disclosure requirements that would cover candidates and could require more disclaimers on ads that appear in apps like Snapchat.