Candidates challenging incumbent state legislators held a press conference earlier this week to urge the state legislature to create a strong public financing program if the Public Campaign Financing Commission…
With a looming December 1 deadline, it is unclear if the Public Campaign Financing Commission is “building a good plan,” according to the Brennan Center’s Lawrence Norden. Experts and advocates…
As the members of the Public Campaign Financing Commission design a system of public financing for New York State elections, the New York Times editorial board weighs in. The board…
Candidate for DC City Council Ward 4, Janeese Lewis George, is participating in the city’s new public financing program for the 2020 cycle. George praises the system for its promise…
District 4 Supervisor Gordon Mar says the recent enhancements to San Francisco’s public financing program will encourage candidates to run for office with grassroots support. This reform was desperately needed:…
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…