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Senatorial Pardon Submitted by Katie Schlieper on Wed, 04/30/2008 - 2:21pm.
Posted in: florida | Public Financing
The Tallahassee Democrat doesn't give this story the most encouraging lede in the world, but it looks like Florida's system of partial public financing for Governor and state Cabinet races isn't going to get the ax this year, and that's good news for those looking to bring full public financing of campaigns to the state, and expand it to cover more offices.
Will of the People Submitted by Katie Schlieper on Mon, 04/07/2008 - 3:33pm.
Posted in: florida | Public Financing
The Tallahassee Democrat covers the Florida's legislature's "undo the amendment" spree which has them overturning voter-approved laws, like the partial public financing program for statewide offices, that enjoyed high levels of public support.
Cutbacks Submitted by Katie Schlieper on Thu, 04/03/2008 - 10:22am.
Well, heck. Their scheme to dismantle the whole of Florida's partial public financing program for statewide races hasn't panned out, but Republicans in Florida's House can still say they forced a cut in funding for the program. Wrong way guys!
Florida Waffles Submitted by Katie Schlieper on Tue, 03/25/2008 - 1:53pm.
Posted in: florida | Public Financing
Will Florida soon do away with its matching program of public financing for state candidates? The program, which exchanges spending caps for matches on individual contributions, has been under attack for sometime. Since it was passed by voters it has been weakened by opponents eager to get rid of the spending caps.
Don't Go Back Submitted by Katie Schlieper on Thu, 02/21/2008 - 4:01pm.
Florida is debating repealing it's partial public financing program and long-time opponents of the program are using budget shortfalls to justify getting rid of it. The system has its problems -- as a matching program, it doesn't do as much as it could to combat big money influence -- but repealing the program is only going to increase that influence.
Top of the List Submitted by Katie Schlieper on Tue, 05/29/2007 - 4:05pm.
The Daytona Beach News-Journal writes in favor of a series of election-related reforms and at the top of the list is a voluntary public financing program, to, as they say "[remind] candidates that they actually represent the public." I really like that they list contact info for legislators as the bottom for readers to call both local and national lawmakers about these proposals.
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Public Financing Going to the Chapel? posted by Katie Schlieper on 05-15-2008 Speaking of North Carolina, Chapel Hill may become the state's first municipality to offer a full public financing option for city council races. The state legislature has approved the idea, now the council is debating it. Cities like Portland, Oregon and Albuquerque, New Mexico offer a full public financing option and officials in more cities (like Los Angeles and New York) are proposing similar programs as the cost of running for office goes up and closes more people out. Published in: Chapel Hill | north carolina | Public Financing Get Real posted by Katie Schlieper on 05-15-2008 From the Raleigh News and Observer this morning an editorial lauding the state's existing public financing programs for campaigns in the state and encouraging further expansion of these programs as fast as possible. Published in: north carolina | Public Financing Panel for Queens posted by Katie Schlieper on 05-14-2008 For those of you in New York City, especially those of you in and around Queens -- there will be a Clean Elections panel discussion tomorrow, Thursday May 15th at 7pm at All Saints Church to discuss how campaign finance, Clean Elections, and the movement for social justice are related. Citizen Action of New York and the West Queens Independent Democratic Club are co-hosting, with the help of several other groups. Published in: Clean Elections | New York Creative Commons
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