New York's Dubious Distinction
Submitted by Katie Schlieper on Fri, 07/21/2006 - 14:33
The Brennan Center for Justice has declared New York's campaign finance laws among the worst in the country, riddled with loopholes, choked with unregulated "soft money" and geared towards sky-high incumbency protection. The Assembly has introduced a full public financing bill but it hasn't gone further than that - to get involved in the public financing fight in the state, use our "What's Your State Doing" map tool to find contact information.