Sentences with phrase «win public campaign financing»

In his speech to the upstate Democrats, Cuomo blamed lawmakers for the failure to win public campaign financing in the budget.

In his speech to the Upstate Democrats, Cuomo blamed lawmakers for the failure to win public campaign financing in the budget.

The left - leaning minor party was angered when Cuomo failed to win a public campaign financing system for statewide offices in the budget.

The left - leaning minor party was angered when Cuomo failed to win a public campaign financing system for state wide offices in the budget.

The second task confronting the governor is to use his considerable political skill to win a public campaign finance law.

Not exact matches

Cantor and Scharff went on to note that two other Democrats who support public campaign financing — Sen. Ted O'Brien, of Rochester; and Sen. Terry Gipson, of Rhinebeck — won their respective races in November.

Obama's stragegic decision to forego public campaign financing is an excellent start toward ensuring a win in November.

Cuomo won the backing of the party after promising to work for liberal priorities, including a higher minimum wage and broad public campaign financing.

The Campaign Finance Board wants its money back — the public's money, that is — from a Bronx councilman who's trying to use it to win a state Senate seat.

Mr. Cuomo's call for public campaign financing, along with substantially lower contribution limits and much more aggressive enforcement of campaign finance laws, already faces the well - funded wrath of a political establishment that cares little that elections are bought as much as they are won.

Last year's State Senate session ended with protests and arrests outside Klein's Capitol office, with demonstrators upset that he didn't use his alliance to win final votes on progressive bills they favored, including a system of public campaign finance and changes to the state's abortion laws.

Within a span of just five days, Teachout's long - shot Democratic campaign won round one of a legal battle with Cuomo over her residency, though the governor is appealing the Brooklyn judge's ruling; got a much - needed infusion of some $ 50,000, thanks to a boost from the political action committee of Harvard law professor and leading campaign finance reform advocate Lawrence Lessig; and announced an endorsement from the Public Employees Federation, New York's second - largest public Public Employees Federation, New York's second - largest public public union.

With one of the most highly regarded public campaign financing systems and term limits, City Council elections have been opened up for candidates of modest means to run, and sometimes win.