Voter Blog
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Apr17
Clips Round-up for 4/17/12
Campaign Finance/Fair Elections
Times-Union: United front for reform
"The good-government advocates. The wonks. The progressive groups appalled by the profusion of money in politics. All plan to unite for a six-week push for partial public financing of campaigns, a perennial reform issue for which they've beaten their heads against a wall over the better part of a decade." -
Apr16
Albany Can Kick the Money Habit
This weekend the New York Times editorial page urged Gov. Cuomo and the New York legislature to move forward with Fair Elections:
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Apr16
Clips Round-up for 4/16/12
On Sunday, the New York Times editorial page urged Gov. Cuomo and the New York legislature to move forward with Fair Elections: "While New York waits for Gov. Andrew Cuomo to keep his promise to reform its election system, some powerful New Yorkers are stepping into the vacuum.
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Apr14
Adam Smith and Texts from Hillary
By: Nick Nyhart, President, and David Donnelly, National Campaigns Director
It's rare that we do this – writing on our blog about a fellow staffer - but it’s also rare that one of our staff here at Public Campaign winds up being part of an overnight Internet sensation. We are referring, of course, to the Tumblr created by our Communications Director, Adam Smith, and his friend Stacy Lambe, Texts from Hillary - photographic postings of fictional texting between Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and various celebrities.
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Apr13
The Chronicles of Money, Politics, and a New York State of Mind
Here's a recap of Public Campaign and Public Campaign Action Fund's (PCAF) work from March 26 through April 13, 2012.
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Apr13
Clips Round-up for 4/13/12
Campaign Finance/Fair Elections
Reuters: US ban on political ads on public TV struck down -
Apr12
Front Page Fair Elections Story in New York Times!
The New York Times has a front page story today on the effort to bring Fair Elections to New York State legislative races. The story focuses on "an unusual and well-heeled coalition, trying to tap public anger over the flood of money into politics, (who are) pushing to enact a public financing system for elections in New York State."
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Apr11
Clips round up for 4/11/2012
Morning must-read: "House Majority Leader Eric Cantor, R-Va., may have irritated members of his conference by donating to an anti-incumbent super PAC before the Illinois primary, but Rep.
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Apr10
Clips Round-up for 4/10/12
Campaign Finance/Fair Elections
NaJo: Lobbyists OK lobbying reform proposals -
Apr09
Clips Round-up for 4/9/12
Public Campaign board member Ilyse Hogue has a great piece on CNN.com about last week's victories in getting Pepsi and Coke to pull out of ALEC: "These campaigns have become the embodiment of democratic principles in a country where consumer choices matter and the government is seen as too close to corporate interests."