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Mar14
Clips Round-up for 3/14/13
Campaign Finance/Fair Elections
CNY News: Cuomo urges citizens to fight for Fair Elections during telephone town hall meeting
"Advocates heard Governor Andrew Cuomo make a call to action Monday night for grassroots organizations and supporters to fight for fair elections this legislative session."Mar13Clips Round-up for 3/13/13
Common Cause's Lessons of Watergate conference starts today at the Press Club in DC. If you can't make it, there's a livestream.
Mar12Will Senators Bankrolled by Wall Street Also Grill Bank-Friendly Mary Jo White?
Written by: Tam Doan, Research Director
Today, as the Senate banking committee considers the long-contested nomination of Richard Cordray to head the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Cordray will face eight senators who vowed recently to block his reappointment—or the appointment of anyone else to the post until the bureau has been weakened.
Mar12Cuomo to Activists: Fair Elections “one of the most important issues to complete”
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo spoke on a telephone town hall last night with about 1,350 grassroots activists, signaling his strong support for campaign finance reform, saying "Campaign finance is a way to tell the people of this state and this country: It's your government. You own it. Literally." The Governor called campaign finance reform “one of the most important issues to complete” in the rest of New York’s legislative session this year.
Mar12Clips round up for 3/12/2013
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo spoke on a telephone town hall last night with about 1,350 grassroots activists, signaling his strong support for campaign finance reform, saying "Campaign finance is a way to tell the people of this state and this country: It's your government. You own it. Literally." The Governor called campaign finance reform “one of the most important issues to complete” in the rest of New York’s legislative session this year.
Mar11Clips Round-up for 3/11/13
Support for Fair Elections reform in New York State continues to grow, according to a Wall Street Journal poll released this morning. By a nearly two-to-one margin, 61 percent of voters support a small donor driven system of public financing in the state, with only 33 percent in opposition.
Mar08Gov. Cuomo speaks with business leaders about need for Fair Elections reform
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo gave a great speech to business leaders in New York City today about the need to create a small-donor driven campaign finance system in New York State. Below's a recap of tweets from the event:
Mar08Clips Round-up for 3/8/13
Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D-N.Y.) will be in New York City today to speak at a CED event on, "The Role of Money in Politics in New York State: Promoting Small Dollar Democracy." If you're in the city, check it out! On Monday, he'll do a tele-townhall with grassroots activists on the campaign to pass Fair Elections.
Mar07Clips Round-up for 3/7/13
Gov. Andrew Cuomo will hold a tele-townhall Monday with activists from the Fair Elections campaign, "a sign that a new push for campaign finance reform is on the horizon." There's a Facebook invite here. Let me know if you have any questions or need more details about it. You should call in!
Mar06Clips Round-up for 3/6/13
Yesterday, the Hawaii House of Representatives passed legislation to establish a Fair Elections-type system for state legislators on a vote of 48-3. It now heads to the House. Public Campaign's field director is currently on the ground in Hawaii working with state advocates.