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ISSUES
Lessig and Teachout reflect on their election activities. Bill Moyers interviewed Lawrence Lessig and Zephyr Teachout this week. Lessig started a super PAC to win elections for candidates who support campaign finance reform. Bill Moyers
First day of open enrollment went smoothly. More than 100,000 people successfully applied for coverage under the federal exchange on Saturday. New York Times
OTHER NEWS
Cuomo donors gave to Senate GOP. This analysis shows that Gov. Cuomo’s top donors gave six times as much to elect Republicans to the State Senate as they did to Democrats. Capital New York
Protesters preparing in Ferguson. As the decision on whether or not to indict the police officer who killed Michael Brown nears, protesters in Ferguson are carefully planning their response. New York Times
Warren asked to run at Democracy Alliance meeting. Major progressive donors pressed Elizabeth Warren on running for president at last week’s Democracy Alliance meeting. Politico
OPINION PAGES
Times Union Editorial – If the legislatures wants a raise, creating a transparent process for legislative raises would be a good way to make it happen.
INSIDE BASEBALL
Deutsch to head FPI. Ron Deutsch will take over as the executive director of the Fiscal Policy Institute. Capital New York (login required)
PEF president gets challenge. A slate of candidates will challenge the leadership of Susan Kent, head of PEF, in their elections next year. Times Union
Libous might be dropped form leadership. During the Senate Republican’s meeting today, some speculate that Tom Libous could lose his leadership post. Capital New York
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