New York
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Apr24
An Unlikely Coalition in New York Pushes Cuomo on Public Finance
Public Campaign Board Member Ilyse Hogue has a piece in The Nation today discussing the push for Fair Elections in New York. She notes that the coalition that has come together in support of the proposed reform is a unique and well-rounded collection of individuals.
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Apr20
Public Campaign's Nick Nyhart and Citizen Action NY's Karen Scharff Talk Fair Elections on The Capitol Pressroom
It's been a busy week for the campaign to bring Fair Elections to New York. Public Campaign President Nick Nyhart, along with Citizen Action New York's Executive Director Karen Scharff appeared on the radio yesterday to talk about the major campaign to bring Fair Elections to state legislative races. You can listen to their appearance here.
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Apr19
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Apr18
Momentum is Building in New York
On Monday, we reported that the New York Times editorial board urged Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D-N.Y.) and the legislature to pass Fair Elections legislation. This morning, there are three more important stories on efforts there.
First, from the Associated Press, national organizations are engaging their New York activists on this issue:
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Apr16
Albany Can Kick the Money Habit
This weekend the New York Times editorial page urged Gov. Cuomo and the New York legislature to move forward with Fair Elections:
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Apr13
The Chronicles of Money, Politics, and a New York State of Mind
Here's a recap of Public Campaign and Public Campaign Action Fund's (PCAF) work from March 26 through April 13, 2012.
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Apr12
Front Page Fair Elections Story in New York Times!
The New York Times has a front page story today on the effort to bring Fair Elections to New York State legislative races. The story focuses on "an unusual and well-heeled coalition, trying to tap public anger over the flood of money into politics, (who are) pushing to enact a public financing system for elections in New York State."
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Apr11
Clips round up for 4/11/2012
Morning must-read: "House Majority Leader Eric Cantor, R-Va., may have irritated members of his conference by donating to an anti-incumbent super PAC before the Illinois primary, but Rep.
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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.
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Apr03
Event with Nick Nyhart--April 4th in Long Island, NY
On Wednesday, April 4th, Public Campaign President Nick Nyhart will join League of Women Voters President Elisabeth MacNamara and Lisa Tyson, director of the Long Island Progressive Coalition for "Occupy Democracy: What we can do about money in politics."