Urging action on public financing commission
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…
Albany reform looking like smoke and mirrors (Op-Ed)
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…
Make Campaign Finance Reform Happen (Letter to the Editor)
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…
Our Work on Public Campaign Financing is Not Done [Op-Ed]
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…
Public Financing Coalition Urges Appointment of Commission
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…
In NY, the Sky’s the Limit [Editorial]
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…
Top Assembly Democrats Raise Few In-District Donations
New findings published by government reform group Reinvent Albany suggest that top Assembly leaders rely very little on donations from the constituents they represent. A statewide public campaign financing system,…
Top Assembly Democrats Raise Little from Donors Residing within Their Districts
The New York Post Editorial Board reports new findings which show that, in 2018, Assembly leaders raised an overwhelming majority of their campaign funds from sources outside of the districts…
Young, progressive elected officials in NYC credit public financing
In City & State’s profile on young, progressive leaders of color in New York City, several of the politicians interviewed credited the city’s public financing system for making their candidacies…
Ethics experts explore causes, solutions to political corruption
The Albany Times Union and the Museum of Political Corruption hosted a symposium on the problem of corruption in New York. During one panel, New York City Conflicts of Interest…