Public campaign finance task force faces call for update
Advocacy groups pushing for campaign finance reform in New York state sent a letter to the Public Campaign Finance Commission on Monday calling for an interim report from the panel…
Public financing of NY elections will empower voters (Op-Ed)
Professor Martin Gilens reflects on his research demonstrating the outsized influence of the affluent and special interests on government and concludes that public financing is the most impactful reform to…
Dana Balter testifies at Albany hearing, backs NY public financing of elections
During the Public Campaign Financing Commission’s September 18 hearing in Albany, former upstate New York congressional candidate Dana Balter explained why public financing is so important from a candidate’s perspective. …
Ensuring fair elections in Baltimore is a fight for Democracy (Op-Ed)
Gaby Nair, Nnamdi Lumumba, and Owen Silverman Andrews – leaders from several Baltimore political groups – authored an op-ed encouraging action on legislation in the City Council that would establish…
Seize this campaign reform opportunity, New York (Op-Ed)
New York Representative Jerrold Nadler authored an op-ed urging the Public Campaign Financing Commission to establish a $6-to-$1 small donor matching program for the state. The congressman writes, “I believe…
Group rallies in Albany to get big money out of politics
Outside the Public Campaign Financing Commission’s Albany hearing, members of the Fair Elections for New York coalition rallied in support of a $6-to-$1 match program for the state. Public financing…
New York State Panel Hears Input on Public Campaign-Finance System
Advocates and elected officials from New York and neighboring Connecticut attended the Public Campaign Financing Commission’s Albany hearing to encourage the nine-member panel to recommend a $6-to-$1 match program. Connecticut…
How to reduce the influence of big donors on city government (Editorial)
A Baltimore City Council committee is considering legislation to create a voluntary small donor public financing system on Tuesday, fulfilling the wish of voters who passed a ballot measure to…
Supervisors Triple Matching Rate For Public Campaign Funds
The San Francisco Board of Supervisors unanimously approved legislation to triple the public financing program’s match rate to $6-to-$1 and lower the individual contribution limit to $150. The legislation would…
Public Financing Program Empowered Small-Dollar Donors In Montgomery County
The Maryland Public Interest Research Group Foundation has published its findings on the first election cycle of Montgomery County’s public financing program. The research shows that candidates for county council…