Alex Camarda of Reinvent Albany calls on the Public Campaign Financing Commission to “to create a strong small-donor matching program, dramatically lower campaign contribution limits, and establish independent enforcement as…
Following their appointment by the governor and legislative leaders in early July, New York’s Public Campaign Financing Commission is holding its first meeting. According to an agenda released days before…
Out of 193 countries, the United States ranks 76th when it comes to women’s representation in government. Even with 127 women serving in Congress this year, the highest number in…
Candidates launching bids for D.C.’s 2020 City Council elections are already applauding the city’s new public financing system, available to the District’s candidates for the first time this election cycle. …
In an open letter to state Senator Peter Harckham, a concerned constituent, Rob Abbot, cites public financing as an “essential component in any effort to eliminate political corruption.” Abbot urges…
Steven Greenhouse writes on the decrease in workers’ power in recent decades, as wealthy interests and corporations have come to heavily influence U.S. politics. He notes that one proposal to…
Recent amendments to New York City’s small donor public financing system have helped give small donors an even more significant role in politics, writes Amy Loprest, Executive Director of the…
The recently appointed members of the state’s Public Campaign Financing Commission are getting organized to tackle the task ahead of them: designing a small donor public financing system for New…
The work of the New York State Public Campaign Financing Commission is “a massive project and shift for New York, with the goal of setting up a system incentivizing politicians…
The Fair Elections for New York coalition sent a letter to Governor Cuomo and legislative leaders in Albany this week with recommendations to guide the proceedings of the New York…