New York
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Mar29
Clips Round-up for 3/29/12
The Senate Rules Committee will hold a hearing today on the 2012 DISCLOSE Act. In case certain members complain about the bill, we've provided a handy fact sheet of the love they used to have for transparency.
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Mar23
Clips Round-up for 3/23/12
Campaign Finance/Fair Elections
Newsday: Public financing for NYS campaigns -
Mar14
Clips round up for 3/14/2012
Campaign Finance/Fair Elections
NY Post: A boon for the little guy
A series of letters in response to last week's op-ed in the Post about NYC's public financing system. Writers include CCNY's Susan Lerner, Gene Russianoff at NYPIRG, and Amy Lopreset, head of the NYC Campaign Finance Board. -
Mar09
The Chronicles of Money, Politics, and Election 2012: The Year of the Billionaire?
Here's a recap of Public Campaign and Public Campaign Action Fund's (PCAF) work from January 20 through March 9, 2011.
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Feb27
NY LEAD Announces New Members Join Fight to Restore Elections
New York Leadership for an Accountable Government (NY LEAD) announced the addition of new prominent members today.
"Former Nebraska Senator and Governor Bob Kerrey, along with Danny Meyer, Charles Myers and Frank Selvaggi have joined NY LEAD to advocate for campaign finance reform in order to restore fairness and integrity to New York’s political process."NY LEAD also received praise and recognition from former Senator, and Founder and President of Progressives United, Russ Feingold (D-Wisc.):
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Feb23
Clips Round-up for 2/23/12
Campaign Finance/Fair Elections
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Feb22
NYC Council Members Support Fair Elections for New York State
Twenty-seven New York City council members sent a letter to Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D-N.Y.) in support of his plan to create a public financing system for New York’s elections.
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Feb16
News roundup: NY Lead Launch
New York Leadership for Accountable Govern ment (NY LEAD), a new organization of New York civic, business, and philanthropic leaders, launched on Wednesday to urge Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D-N.Y.) and the state legislature to pass public financing legislation to “restore fairness and integrity to New York’s political process.”
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Jan20
The Chronicles of Money, Politics, and the Anniversary Only Big Money Could Love
Here's a recap of Public Campaign and Public Campaign Action Fund's (PCAF) work from January 2 through January 20, 2011.
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Jan20
National Labor Groups Praise Gov. Cuomo's Effort on Public Financing of Elections
Yesterday the Communications Workers of America (CWA), SEIU and the United Auto Workers (UAW) sent a letter to Gov. Andrew Cuomo praising him for his support of public financing of elections.