Public Financing
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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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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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Feb23
Clips Round-up for 2/23/12
Campaign Finance/Fair 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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Jan05
Clips Round-up for 1/5/12
Campaign Finance/Fair Elections
Cuomo calls for public financing
Gov. Cuomo (D-N.Y.) said yesterday in his State of the State that the legislature should pass public financing and do it this year. Here's a news roundup on it.
The American Prospect has a new special report up on money in politics. Highlights:
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Jan05
News Round Up: Cuomo Calls for Public Financing
Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced his plan to push for a system of public financing during this year's legislative session, something the New York Times recently editorialized on.
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Jan04
Gov. Andrew Cuomo: Give New Yorkers an Equal Voice
Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D-N.Y.) provided his State of the State address today, saying that passing a Fair Elections-style campaign funding system should be a top priority this year.
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Jul07
President Obama: "...There is no doubt that money has an impact on what happens here in Washington..."
Yesterday President Obama participated in a Twitter Town Hall meeting, taking questions from all over the country. Obama responded to one tweet by noting the influence that big money has in Washington, D.C.
President Obama from yesterday: "And public campaign financing is something that I've supported in the past. There is no doubt that money has an impact on what happens here in Washington. And the more we can reduce money's impact on Washington, the better off we're going to be."
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Jun27
Supreme Court Rules in McComish v. Bennett, Foundation of Public Financing Intact
The U.S. Supreme Court just issued it's ruling in McComish v. Bennett, striking down the matching funds provisions prevalent in some public financing programs around the country.
The Court did, however, keep the foundation of public financing laws intact.
Check out our ongoing coverage of the decision at http://www.publicampaign.org/mccomishnews.
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Apr11
Clips Round-up for 4/11/11
First, check out Larry Lessig's keynote at the National Conference on Media Reform over the weekend: http://blip.tv/file/5000937
Campaign Finance/Fair Elections