Sentences with phrase «statewide public financing of elections»

But I'd imagine it was around the same time he realized that more voters would rather see property tax cuts than they desire statewide public financing of elections, which was part of Cuomo's unwatered legislation.

«With the public's faith in Albany rapidly eroding, now is the time for Governor Cuomo to enact the Moreland Commission's number one recommendation: pass statewide public financing of elections to level the playing field between wealthy donors and working families,» Lipton said.

«They can start by enacting the Moreland Commission's number one recommendation: passing statewide public financing of elections to level the playing field between wealthy donors and working families.»

Not exact matches

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

DiNapoli, as well as advocates for public financing, have criticized the agreement for not including all statewide candidates and coming in the middle of an election cycle.

And a plurality, 46 percent, said that they approve of public financing of election campaigns for statewide and state legislative races.

From a strict scorecard perspective, the fact is that none of the legislative items that were supposed to have been part of it — from a full women's equality package, public financing of elections and decriminalization of marijuana, to the Dream Act and a statewide minimum wage indexed to local markets — have become reality.

One of the most controversial recommendations in Governor Cuomo's anti-corruption commission report released this week is to enact public financing of campaigns for statewide elections, a proposal that will meet strong opposition.

The Senate ruling coalition is also not willing to bring to the Senate floor a bill to adopt public financing of statewide elections.

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.