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Knocking donors out of politics
Times Union 5/19/12 Rick Karlin http://www.timesunion.com/local/article/Knocking-donors-out-of-politics-3570307.php A coalition of campaign finance reform supporters has mined election data to get personal to promote public financing of electoral campaigns. Members of the FairElectionsNY coalition will gather at eight locations
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Democrat and Chronicle 5/18/12 Joseph Spector http://www.democratandchronicle.com/article/20120518/NEWS01/305180036/Campaign-reform-sought?nclick_check=1 On May 2, Gov. Andrew Cuomo went on a radio show and railed against the influence of money in politics: “The power of money in this Capitol
Read More »Citizen Action’s Laymon on New Campaign Finance Reform Effort
Capital Tonight 5/21/12 Maureen McManus http://www.capitaltonight.com/2012/05/citizen-actions-laymon-on-new-campaign-finance-reform-effort/ Advocates of campaign finance reform are launching a new effort to raise awareness about money in politics. They are focusing on eight state senators and the donations they’ve
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Democrat & Chronicle, Ithaca Journal, and other Gannett papers 4/19/12 Cara Matthews http://www.democratandchronicle.com/article/20120418/NEWS01/304180052 Good-government groups, unions, faith groups and national organizations are urging lawmakers and Gov. Andrew Cuomo to create a voluntary system of
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Mother Jones 4/18/12 Andy Kroll http://motherjones.com/politics/2012/04/cuomo-new-york-public-financing-citizens-united Forget Washington, DC. The real front line in the battle to get big money out of politics is in Albany, New York’s capital and a rough-and-tumble hotbed of
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Times Union 4/17/12 Jimmy Vielkind http://www.timesunion.com/local/article/United-front-for-reform-3486667.php#ixzz1sICtIwDz The good-government advocates. The wonks. The progressive groups appalled by the profusion of money in politics. All plan to unite for a six-week push for partial public financing of
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Democrat and Chronicle 4/13/12 Jill Terreri http://www.democratandchronicle.com/article/20120412/NEWS01/304120033/campaign-finance-reform Advocates for campaign finance reform gathered in Rochester on Thursday, saying that public financing of campaigns would encourage more women and racial minorities to run for office
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Troy Record 4/11/12 Andrew Beam http://troyrecord.com/articles/2012/04/11/news/doc4f8509a3c5211188016949.txt?viewmode=fullstory With election season on the horizon, there has been plenty of discussion about the disparity between the rich and the poor. Members of both Citizen Action of New
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Newschannel 34 Binghamton 4/10/12 http://www.newschannel34.com/news/local/story/Libous-War-Chest/nGo71BHL9ky3S4vHL4iZIw.cspx Several statewide organizations want Republican State Senator Tom Libous to support a proposal for publicly financed fair elections. Common Cause says it has research that shows 64 percent of
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