The Public Campaign Financing Commission is hammering out the final details of its recommendation for a statewide public financing program. However, several issues remain contested, including whether to limit the…
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…
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…