Sentences with phrase «public financing of political campaigns»

He says that reasoning leads to his support for public financing of political campaigns.

The overwhelming expectation is that the commission will recommend public financing of political campaigns.

Almost every candidate has opted to participate in the state's generous public financing of political campaigns.

The state's public financing of political campaigns gives qualifying candidates for governor $ 1.4 million for a primary race.

The bill is not supported by the 33 - member Republican conference, who have said the money for public financing of political campaigns is better spent on education.

Cuomo's stated agenda during the campaigns included public financing of political campaigns (no specifics on that, as yet), limits on the outside income for legislators, raising the age of criminal responsibility and extending public tuition assistance programs to undocumented immigrants.

The IDC backs public financing of political campaigns, but has released its own package of reform measures separate from the Fair Elections push.

Cuomo has supported public financing of political campaigns in the past, but has up until this point not included such a system in the state budget proposal — a process that the governor's office has broad power over.

That gave the Senate GOP, which has blocked public financing of political campaigns on the grounds that it costs too much money, an opening to attack, citing the recent Q - poll that found New York voters oppose the system 51 percent to 39 percent.

Protesters barred from the Senate Elections Committee hearing this morning taking a critical look at public financing of political campaigns sought to make themsevles heard as much as possible.

Assemblywoman Pam Hunter, D - Syracuse: Undecided «I would support public financing of political campaigns if all candidates were required to do it.

Advocacy groups are encouraged by recent statements made by the co-chairman of Gov. Andrew Cuomo's anti-corruption commission, who says he now favors public financing of political campaigns.

M. Jodi Rell, a Republican, about how they had just made history — by approving a clean - elections law that included a system of public financing of political campaigns.

But major victories for good - government watchdogs such as public financing of political campaigns and ending the practice of donating unlimited funds to political campaigns through a web of limited liability companies has alluded passage so far.

It opposes public financing of political campaigns despite the corrupt culture the present system has fostered.

NYPIRG formally protested the decision to block advocates for public financing of political campaigns from room in a letter to the Committee on Open Government.

The Citizens» Election Program was Connecticut's landmark effort, passed in 2006, to remove the taint of special - interest money from elections and to level the playing field for candidates through voluntary public financing of political campaigns.

In the lead up to this weekend's New York State Black, Puerto Rican, Hispanic and Asian Legislative Caucus» conference in Albany, the Center for Working Families and Citizen Action of New York has released a study that found public financing of political campaigns helps candidates in poor and majority - minority districts.

Government reformers would like to see Cuomo offer details on how he might achieve public financing of political campaigns, a goal that the governor mentioned in his speech on January 4th.

Nevertheless, Klein has come under criticism from liberals and other advocacy organizations for the Senate's failure to pass measures aimed at strengthening abortion rights, the DREAM Act and the full public financing of political campaigns.

Going into Saturday's nominating vote, he reportedly had pledged to reverse himself, and to deliver, on activist positions ranging from community - determined minimum wages to unambiguous public financing of political campaigns — and to abandon his de facto alliance with state Senate Republicans as well.

With just over a week left in the legislative session, Governor Cuomo released his bill to extend public financing of political campaigns to statewide races.

The attorney general also proposes public financing of political campaigns, and the closing of LLC loopholes, which permit donors to form Limited Liability Corporations to get around contribution limits.

Cuomo is pushing a package of ethics reform proposals including public financing of political campaigns and strengthened disclosure of outside income for elected officials — measure he says must be in the final state budget agreement.

As Cantor alludes to, tied together with this is the push for public financing of political campaigns.

Liberals remain skeptical, however, Cuomo is truly on their side, pointing to what they see as half - hearted attempts at public financing of political campaigns and flipping control of the Senate to his own party.

Advocacy groups are encouraged by recent statements by the co - chair of New York State Governor Andrew Cuomo's anti-corruption commission, who says he now favors public financing of political campaigns.

It didn't work: Tkaczyk narrowly won, with the help of groups that support public financing of political campaigns.

Cuomo's speech titled «Building a New New York with You» also included a new commission to force «an overhaul» of public education, including teacher evaluations; a jobs program including a massive road and bridge effort; and voluntary public financing of political campaigns.

And the Public Campaign Action Fund, an organization that supports the public financing of political campaigns spent $ 1.36 million.

Republican control of the state Senate is a «firewall» against measures like the public financing of political campaigns and granting rights to undocumented immigrants such as access to education assistance and voting, Majority Leader John Flanagan said in a radio interview this weekend.

Senate Republicans oppose the public financing of political campaigns (an effort was going to be made on that issue even before the first of the scandals hit in April) and Assembly Democrats are questioning the anti-bribery measures.

The governor is already running smack into a wall of opposition in the Senate, where Republicans (and at least one Democrat) don't want to hold a vote on a measure to strengthen abortion laws or allow for the public financing of political campaigns.

Hundreds gathered at the State Capitol to rally for public financing of political campaigns.

Hundreds gathered at the state Capitol to rally for public financing of political campaigns.

Cuomo has also insisted the public financing of political campaigns being limited to the state comptroller's race is a breath through considering the opposition to a statewide program in the Senate.

But liberal advocates have become increasingly frustrated over the bottling up of key bills in the Senate — including the public financing of political campaigns and the DREAM Act.

Republican gubernatorial candidate Rob Astorino on Wednesday said he expects Senate Republicans to continue resisting a broader agreement on the public financing of political campaigns.

The groups pushing today for the closure of the loophole have also been full - throated in their support for the public financing of political campaigns.

Sources Friday evening said Cuomo and the leadership of the party had reached a tentative deal for the incumbent Democrat to take the labor - backed line in exchange for pushing on key progressive issues such as the Dream Act, the public financing of political campaigns and the women's agenda.

In his 2018 agenda, Cuomo also reiterated his support for a number of well - worn ethics and campaign finance laws that have failed to gain traction in the Legislature, including closing a loophole in election law that allows unlimited donations through a web of limited liability companies, public financing of political campaigns and limiting the outside income of public officials.

The resolution, approved earlier this month after some back - and - forth haggling over pre-Kindergarten spending levels, the public financing of political campaigns and the Dream Act, doesn't go into detail as to what the sales tax exemptions and adjustments would cost in revenue to the state budget.

Cuomo was endorsed by the party in May after pledging to back a host of liberal measures ranging from the Dream Act, to the public financing of political campaigns.

The Public Campaign Action Fund, a deep - pocketed organization that backs the public financing of political campaigns, has yet to jump in the lobbying fray this legislative session.

A budget bill released Friday evening included a pilot program for the public financing of political campaigns for the state comptroller's race, far short of a statewide system advocates had hoped for.

Lawmakers — including Skelos — did not rule out either including the Dream Act or the public financing of political campaigns in the budget talks.

There are other differences as well, including Cuomo's support for the public financing of political campaigns, which the Assembly supports and the Senate does not.

Good - government groups and advocates for the public financing of political campaigns are not giving up.