The appointment of the nine members to the public financing commission was an “important step” toward reforming campaign finance in Albany, writes New York Public Interest Research Group’s Blair Horner.…
New York State Senator Zellnor Myrie, Chair of the Senate Elections Committee, commended Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins’ appointments to the state’s public financing commission. He observed, “With Ms. Getachew’s…
On Wednesday, Governor Andrew Cuomo and leaders of the legislature appointed the members to the nine-person commission responsible for making recommendations on a statewide public financing system by December 1,…
The New York State Council of Churches is pushing the governor and legislative leaders to appoint the public financing commission created by this fiscal year’s state budget. The Council is…
Columbia Law professor Richard Briffault urges leaders in Albany to seat the public financing commission established in the FY 2020 state budget, emphasizing the fast-approaching December deadline by which the…
In November 2018, Baltimore voters approved a charter amendment that created a fund to finance local campaigns but left the details to the City Council. As the Baltimore Sun editorial…
A Croton-on-Hudson, NY resident urges neighbors and lawmakers in Albany to support small donor match public financing. In particular, the author notes that the benefits of a match program include…
State Assemblymember Yuh-Line Niou and Senator Jessica Ramos write in favor of introducing a public financing bill in the remaining days of this legislative session. Viewing this structural reform as…
The Fair Elections for New York coalition, a prominent group advocating the enactment of a statewide public campaign financing system, sent a letter urging Governor Cuomo, Majority Leader Stewart-Cousins, and…
Last year, New York state closed the LLC loophole with the goal to curb the influence of big money in elections. As the Times Union editorial board argues, however, big…