Sentences with phrase «public finance systems»

Supporters, including those who have studied the model as well as public finance systems in other states, believe it can work.

But Silver reiterated that a Democratic - run Senate would help him achieve some of his own legislative goals, including an increase to the state's minimum wage and a public financing system of campaigns.

The public matching program was approved in the state budget in 2014 as a compromise with Senate Republicans and Gov. Andrew Cuomo, who was under pressure that year from good - government advocates and public - financing supporters to create a public financing system.

Lawmakers and Gov. Andrew Cuomo in 2014 backed a public financing system for the comptroller's race that year, intended as a pilot program of sorts.

Word spread Friday evening of a potential deal that could have also included ethics - related measures such as more oversight of procurement procedures — a discussion sparked by the latest public corruption scandal that reached into the governor's inner circle — and a public financing system for judicial campaigns.

The email from Forward NY — a collection of labor groups and advocacy organizations opposed to Spitzer's candidacy — criticizes Spitzer for not participating in the public financing system in New York City and «jetting around» to various talk shows on cable and network TV.

Skelos, a Republican from Nassau County, said he would prefer to see the money for a public financing system to go to education.

At the time, the program was described as a «pilot» public financing system, but it was only developed to for the one comptroller's race with no automatic re-approval.

He also backs a public financing system for campaigns, but wrote in his accompanying policy book for the State of the State that the money would come from a non-taxpayer source.

The appeal comes as Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver, D - Manhattan, and Senate Democrats push for public financing system, similar to what's in place for New York City.

Onondaga County Comptroller Bob Antonacci is, so far, the only candidate to have participated in a statewide public financing system.

Senate Democrats today renewed their effort to pass a form of overhauling the state's campaign - finance laws by introducing a measure by Sen. Eric Adams that would create an public financing system.

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.

In a memorandum being circulated this morning, good - government advocates call Speaker Sheldon Silver's measure to create a public financing system for political campaigns «a good first step forward» but then pick apart some of the wider loopholes in the legislation.

The Brennan Center for Justice released a study this morning pointing to the racial and economic diversity of political donors in a public financing system.

It's argument Cuomo has made before, often in the context of creating a statewide public financing system for elections.

However as Norden points out, those 18 lawmakers ran for state office under the state's campaign finance system, not for city office under the city's public financing system.

Thursday's filings lay bare those donations and other jaw - dropping financial details of the first modern presidential campaign in which donors could give unlimited contributions for political ads and in which both major party candidates declined to participate in a Watergate - era public financing system designed to limit fundraising.

Silver champions fair elections Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver and Election Law Committee Chairman Michael Cusick have introduced legislation to bring fair elections to New York by reforming the state's antiquated campaign finance laws and creating a public financing system for all state offices, shifting the focus of elections to the substance of the issues and -LSB-...]

Institute a statewide public financing system based on the one used by NYC, which matches every dollar in small donor contributions with six dollars in public funds

Furthermore, several others listed describe instances where candidates attempted to violate the rules of New York City's public financing system, but were caught by the city's enforcement agency and fined or denied public funds.

The only answer is comprehensive campaign finance reform, starting with a statewide public financing system to elevate the voices of average voters, who are too often forgotten amidst the search for big money.

Campaign Finance Reform Can Help Crack Down on Corruption A 2011 report by the Center for Competitive Politics has been seized upon by opponents of Fair Elections to argue that the public financing system in New York City is characterized by consistent abuse of public funds and corruption.

But Reif points to protestors trying to «disrupt» the hearing that was taking a critical look at the city's public financing system and that the Capitol hearing room had reached capacity.

A new study from the Campaign Finance Institute by Professor Michael Malbin concludes that the cost of running a public financing system in New York State would be roughly $ 40 million, which works out to $ 2 per New Yorker — not a bad trade considering the millions more the state government wastes in handouts to special interests.

The public financing system is a joke.

NYC Public Financing System Kept Focus on Constituents Although outside spending played a role in New York City's first citywide election since the Citizens United decision, Mark Schmitt argues in the New Republic that public financing helped keep the focus on small donors.

«An unusual and well - heeled coalition, trying to tap public anger over the flood of money into politics, is pushing to enact a public financing system for elections in New York State,» reported the New York Times in a front - page article on the New York Leadership for Accountable Government (NY LEAD) coalition.

An administration source earlier today said the governor was open to statewide public financing system that would take effect next year, and be phased in for open - seat elections where no incumbents are running.

Campaign finance reform advocates kicked off a mailing campaign this week, targeting specific districts as they ratchet up their efforts in support of a public financing system.

The public financing system for the comptroller's race as devised in the budget will use money from the comptroller's unclaimed funds pool.

Both the IE reporting requirements, as well as the public financing system, were included in the 2014 - 15 state budget agreement, approved in March.

As various proposals for a broader public financing system are floated, members of the mainline Democratic conference in the Senate, as well as advocates that have pushed the measure over the years, are telegraphing they won't support any agreement they deem watered - down.

The budget proposes a public financing system for the comptroller's race that would create a 6 - to - 1 donor matching system.

Senate Republicans had been long opposed to a public financing system, even in a limited form through the state comptroller's race.

McCain «lacked a powerful online fund - raising program,» which helped keep him in the public finance system

Cuomo wants the public financing system to begin no later than the next election cycle, which starts in 2015.

One ethics reform proposal that has been touted by Democrats has been a public financing system for all elections — using the New York City model.

Public financing supporters were upset by the compromise in this year's budget agreement that sets up a public financing system for the state comptroller's race only.

«The governor should live up to his own words and work with legislative leaders to pass a comprehensive public financing system for all state races as soon as possible.»

The $ 138 billion budget for the 2014 - 15 fiscal year applies a public financing system, but only for the state comptroller's race.

This year, with Senate Republicans fully in control of the chamber, a public financing system was barely discussed in the campaign finance reform debate.

Senator Klein, in a statement, says he will continue to push for a more «comprehensive» public finance system between now and April 1st.

Bill Thompson is participating in the public finance system in New York City, which is pretty progressive.

«We must end the ability of so - called not - for - profit advocacy organizations to elude regulation and to mock New York City's public finance system, by allowing campaigns access to virtually unlimited money from special interests,» he said.

DiNapoli has championed public campaign financing, but won't participate in a pilot public financing system authorized for the comptroller's race this year.

New York City, as well as Maine and parts of Connecticut serve as thriving examples of effective public financing systems.

Skelos says the $ 200 million dollars a public financing system could cost would be better spent on something else.

The Assembly bill would offer an optional public financing system for campaigns for state legislative and statewide offices, giving candidates six dollars for every one dollar in contributions.

Among the many provisions in the bill: end outside employment for lawmakers, ban per diem limits and dramatically tighten campaign contribution limits, restrict contributions by lobbyists, create a public financing system, and provide for a substantial salary increase for legislators while extending their terms from two years to four years.