Sentences with phrase «public funding of elections»

Public funding of election campaigns can also be used as a tool to promote gender equality, whether as an incentive or a penalty in relation to presenting women candidates for election.

A tacit agrement was starting to take shape whereby Republicans would vote for public funding of elections, and Speyer and his fellow developers could stop spending all this money to keep people like Skelos and other Senate Republicans in office (So, you know, everybody wins).

``... And not just to flip it to Democrat control, but to flip it to Working Families - style Democrats so we can actually get this quite important agenda on minimum wage, on public funding of elections, on marijuana decriminalization, on the Women's Equality Act.»

Mandle, of Hamilton, said the Independent Democratic Conference has enabled Senate Republicans to stay in power and block legislation she supports, including public funding of elections, the women's equality agenda, the DREAM ACT and an increase in the minimum wage.

Zephyr will be a strong and persuasive voice for moving the country toward greater equality in earnings for women and the 99 %, increasing the minimum wage, and helping more citizens engage in electoral politics by supporting public funding of elections.

Consider, he said, the dramatic drop - off in the percentage of people who check off the $ 3 contribution on their tax returns to pay for public funding of elections, even though it doesn't cost them a cent but only earmarks $ 3 they have to pay in any case.

«And not just to flip it to Democrat control,» Cantor continued, «but to flip it to Working Families - style Democrats so we can actually get this quite important agenda on minimum wage, on public funding of elections, on marijuana decriminalization, on the Women's Equality Act.»

Larry Norden, senior counsel at the Brennan Center lauded the benefits of campaign finance reform, presenting original research that indicates how small donor matching and public funding of elections has increased political participation and competition in New York City elections.

Citizen Action of New York's Karen Scharff agreed, saying his new language» is very much tied into his call for ending the inequality gap and raising the minimum wage... Public funding of elections is not only a way to end corruption but to give ordinary New Yorkers a voice in our elections.»

Fair elections supporters held a conference call this week to push for New York State campaign finance reform and public funding of elections.

«Angie pledged to fight for reform, advocated for the public funding of elections, and ran a grassroots campaign with the support of many progressive organizations and local elected officials,» said End Citizens United's Communications Director Adam Bozzi.

We have people lined up, ready to go and we're going to use it as an opportunity to talk both about the democratic process and the real issues in this state: public funding of elections, funding for public schools, fracking, our tax code and the environment.»

«The question about campaign finance reform and public funding of elections is whether it will be adopted soon or sooner,» said Susan Lerner of Common Cause.