Sentences with phrase «statewide public financing program»

If you asked Gov, Andrew Cuomo last month about the chances of a statewide public financing program being approved, he'd give a rather pessimistic answer.

The effort had only a half - result: Gov. Andrew Cuomo and state lawmakers agreed to create the first statewide public financing program which applied only to the state comptroller's race.

Not exact matches

The only statewide candidate participating in the pilot public campaign finance program says it's been slow going.

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.

The only statewide candidate who is participating in a pilot public campaign finance program says it's been slow going, but Republican candidate for Comptroller Bob Antonacci expects to collect enough individual donors to qualify for the state matching funds.

State legislators and Governor Cuomo claimed that the trial program was launched to test the practicality of a statewide public financing system.

The governor had also wanted a voluntary public campaign financing system for statewide races, including the governor and all 263 seats in the legislature, but the deal limits the program to the state comptroller's race.

The compromise version of the public financing system is opposed by advocates and good - government organizations who had hoped for a broader, statewide version of the program.

One of the candidates on the GOP statewide ticket, comptroller candidate Bob Antonacci, is participating in public financing for his campaign under a pilot program approved in the state budget and limited to that race only.

The Citizens» Election Program provides public financing to qualified candidates for statewide offices and the General Assembly.

The House Finance Committee will hold a public hearing on SB 193, the bill that would create a statewide voucher program, on Tuesday, January 16 at 1:30 p.m. in LOB 210 - 211.

During state fiscal years 2001 - 02 through 2010 - 11, statewide base per pupil funding under the Public School Finance Act (PSFA) and state funding for categorical programs are required to «grow annually at least by the rate of inflation plus an additional one percentage point;» and after 2010 - 11, by a rate at least equal to the rate of inflation.