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Panel for Queens Submitted by Katie Schlieper on Wed, 05/14/2008 - 10:20am.
Posted in: Clean Elections | New York
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.
Not Now Submitted by Katie Schlieper on Tue, 04/29/2008 - 3:49pm.
More news on the recently released polling showing support for publicly financed elections in New York is at around 74%. But New York Governor David Paterson is saying he's reluctant to move forward with a public financing bill now because of concerns about the state budget -- here's what Paul Silver at The Moderate Voice has to say about that.
New Polling in New York Submitted by Katie Schlieper on Mon, 04/28/2008 - 3:46pm.
This article in the New York Daily News mentions new polling by Citizen Action of New York showing a high level of support -- 74%, consistent with the national average we've seen -- among New York residents for Clean Elections public financing of campaigns, and seems to suggest that it's time for New York Governor David Patterson (D) to live up to his reputation as a supporter of public financing by speaking publicly about the issue.
In New York Submitted by Katie Schlieper on Wed, 04/23/2008 - 2:04pm.
Andrea Senteno of the Gotham Gazette offers a summary of the state of campaign finance in New York, and New York City in particular, in an article which focuses on the various public financing methods in place and under consideration, from matching fund programs to Clean Elections.
Des Moines to New York Submitted by Katie Schlieper on Tue, 04/22/2008 - 1:52pm.
Letters from two very different parts of the country over the weekend in support of full public financing of campaigns. After the jump, letters to the editor in the Des Moines Register and the New York Times about Clean Elections efforts going forward in the states.
Calling All New Yorkers Submitted by Katie Schlieper on Fri, 03/21/2008 - 1:15pm.
New York City Council member Tony Avella has announced that on Tuesday, March 25th he will be holding a press conference to introduce Clean Elections legislation for council races. The conference is set to begin at noon at City Hall. Be there!
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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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