Jessica Wisneski, Co-Executive Director of Citizen Action New York, encourages the New York State Public Campaign Financing Commission to deliver a “model” public financing program. Wisneski outlines several critical policy…
The Albany Times Union editorial board urges the commissioners to focus on designing a small donor public financing program and not get caught up in the debate around fusion voting.…
State Comptroller Tom DiNapoli wrote a letter to the Public Campaign Financing Commission in support of creating a public financing program for the state. He explained, public financing “encourages more…
Advocating for public financing in New York, State Senator Andrew Gounardes details the unseen ways in which the current campaign finance system allows special interests to impact residents’ daily lives:…
While the New York Public Campaign Financing Commission has made progress on several issues, major questions remain unanswered as they enter the final weeks of their work. Some of the…
Michael Dobie writes on the surprising impact one Long Island resident had on the Public Campaign Financing Commission during its hearing in Suffolk County. Roger Meadows of Hempstead proposed providing…
Mark Chiusano writes about a letter from several Long Island organizations urging the Public Campaign Financing Commission not to touch fusion voting as it designs a public financing program for…
Make the Road New York member Bienvenido Polanco, who testified during the first public hearing, writes in favor of a strong public financing program for New York. The issue of…
The Citizen editorial board calls on the Public Campaign Financing Commission to share an interim report so that the public can provide feedback. They write, “Campaign finance reform is a…
State Senator Carlucci urges the New York Public Campaign Financing Commission to create a matching program that brings about “more fair elections in New York State.” He observes, “We are…