Fair Elections for New York
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Apr09
NYT: Public Financing Required to Fight Corruption
The New York Times is out with an editorial today on what reform in Albany must look like in the wake of yet another wave or corruption in New York politics. It's simple: changing Albany and fighting corruption requires public financing of elections.
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Mar05
How April In New York Can Change The Country
Public Campaign Action Fund board member Zephyr Teachout had this piece in the Huffington Post last night, which discusses how the campaign to bring Fair Elections to New York State can change the big money landscape all over the country.
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Dec14
In New York, Fair Elections reform takes center stage
New York State Senate candidate Cecilia Tkaczyk has a powerful op-ed in today’s Albany Times-Union on how centering her campaign on her support of Fair Elections reform helped her turn what was seen as an easy win for her incumbent opponent into a race so close that the outcome is still up in the air.
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Dec13
Gov. Cuomo Speaks Out
Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D-N.Y.) is gearing up for 2013 and is ready to put campaign reform on the agenda. This week he spoke out, telling reporters that he wanted to significantly expand the regulation of political spending.
Additionally, he noted that he would push for Fair Elections-style reform.
“I think it’s very, very important to have a public finance piece in there,” Mr. Cuomo said.
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Oct25
"Caravan of Corruption" Tour Hits New York
This week members of Public Campaign teamed up with Citizen Action of New York to go on a rolling "Caravan of Corruption" tour throughout New York state. The tour, which ran from Albany to Long Island to Manhattan, and six other locations, highlighted the corruption of 15 state elected officials.
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Apr20
Think Money in Politics is a Problem? You Ain’t Seen Nothin’ Yet
On Wednesday, House Democrats, including Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) and campaign finance reform champion Rep. Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) held a forum centered on the issue of money in politics. They showed they understood the abysmal state of how our nation’s elections our paid for — and heard grim testimony from experts that the “perfect storm of money in politics” in 2012 will only continue to get worse if we do not enact reform.
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Apr19
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Apr06
Busy Week For Fair Elections Campaign in New York
The campaign to bring Fair Elections to New York state held events all over the state this week. There were town hall meetings in Brooklyn and Manhattan, as well as press events in all corners of the state. For too long, Albany has had a reputation as a bastion of corruption and pay-to-play politics. Public Campaign, along with state partners from across the political spectrum, are working hard to restore faith in New York state government by passing small donor based campaign finance reform.