New York Times: New York Waits for Campaign Finance Reform [Editorial]
New York Waits for Campaign Finance Reform New York Times February 16, 2012 New York is a shamefully easy place for a state politician to raise money. Gov. Andrew Cuomo…
New York Times Covers NY LEAD Launch
The push to improve the state’s campaign finance laws has gained an unlikely ally: some of New York’s wealthiest political donors. A new group called New York Leadership for Accountable Government unveiled an agenda on Wednesday that hewed to what Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo laid out in his State of the State address last month, including support for the creation of a system of public financing for state campaigns and lowered contribution limits.
Fmr. Upstate Congressmen Boehlert and Murphy in Times-Union: Public Funding Only Way to Fix NY Politics [Op-Ed]
Public Funding Only Way to Fix NY Politics Albany Times-Union By Sherwood Boehlert and Scott Murphy January 24, 2012 Gov. Andrew Cuomo has signaled his strong support for campaign finance…
Rochester Democrat & Chronicle: Action Needed on Campaign Reform [Editorial]
Action Needed on Campaign Reform Democrat and Chronicle January 23, 2012 Gov. Andrew Cuomo is credited with a successful first year and much of that credit is deserved. But there…
Utica Observer-Dispatch: Governor Must Push Campaign Finance Reform [Editorial]
Editorial: Governor Must Push Campaign Finance Reform Utica Observer-Dispatch January 18, 2012 Of the many ideas Gov. Andrew Cuomo discussed in his State of the State message, one that he…
Gov. Cuomo Calling for Public Campaign Financing
Gov. Cuomo Calling for Public Financing WRVO By Karen Dewitt January 9, 2012 Governor Cuomo, in his state of the state message, called for public financing of campaigns, based on…
Cuomo Seeks Public Financing of Election Campaigns
Cuomo Seeks Public Financing of Election Campaigns AP January 5, 2012 ALBANY — Gov. Andrew Cuomo has returned to a top campaign objective by calling for voluntary public financing of…