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Fresh Eyes Submitted by Katie Schlieper on Mon, 07/07/2008 - 2:52pm.
The decision on the Millionaire's Amendment by the Supreme Court seems to have stirred up a little fresh debate on the subject of campaign finance, and public financing of elections. From the editorial desk of the Rochester Democrat and Chronicle to the letters page of The Tennessean people are wondering just how pervasive the influence of money on campaigns is, and whether full public financing of campaigns is the solution.
Views from All Over Submitted by Katie Schlieper on Mon, 06/16/2008 - 2:01pm.
Papers in New Jersey and Alaska are rallying behind Clean Elections, and the Albany Times-Union runs an op-ed urging New York Governor David Patterson and the state legislature to advance public financing of elections. Is it my birthday?
A Little Let Down Submitted by Katie Schlieper on Thu, 06/05/2008 - 1:53pm.
New York Governor David Paterson and his predecessor Eliot Spitzer got a talking to from groups interested in campaign finance issues and particularly public financing of elections. The state legislative session is about to adjourn with no significant progress made on the many campaign promises the two made to clean up Albany, and aggressively pursue a full public financing program for the state's elections.
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.
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Calling on Kodiak posted by Katie Schlieper on 07-18-2008 Alaskans for Clean Elections took their campaign to Kodiak as part of their statewide effort to gather support for the Clean Elections ballot initiative that will be on the Alaska ballot in August. In the wake of the VECO scandal that has seen several state lawmakers indicted or marched off to prison, support for full public financing of campaigns is on the upswing. Published in: Alaska | Clean Elections One More Qualifies posted by Katie Schlieper on 07-18-2008 Another candidate in Connecticut has qualified for Clean Elections. Republican Tim Ackert is running for the state House for district 8 and collected the requisite number of small qualifying contributions to receive public financing to run his campaign. This is Connecticut's first election cycle where where Clean Elections funding is available, and participation among incumbents and challengers alike is expected to be quite high. Published in: Clean Elections | Connecticut Small Donors Getting Smaller posted by Jiefei Yuan on 07-17-2008 A report just released by the National Institute on Money in State Politics points to the relatively small percentage of unitemized donations, or small dollar donations, that comprise state-level campaign war chests. In fact the number seems to be getting smaller. All talks of the pending small donor revolution aside, Sen. Barack Obama's (D-IL) recent success may still be the exception rather than the rule.
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