by Communications Team | Dec 11, 2009 | Fair Elections
Image via Wikipedia Now, more than ever, we need our lawmakers focused on addressing the critical issues we face: creating jobs, fixing the economy, expanding access to health care, dealing with climate change, and not spending their time fund raising for their next...
by Jessica Wisneski | Dec 10, 2009 | Fair Elections
As many of us look to cut corners this holiday season because of tight budgets thanks to the still difficult economy, I can’t help but think of some other “gifts” being given out this December. If you are a candidate thinking about running in the 2010 elections next...
by Communications Team | Dec 10, 2009 | Fair Elections
Last Friday in Washington, DC, advocates for Congressional public campaign financing — “Fair Election Now Act” – held a forum on the future of participatory democracy in the United States. The keynote speakers were Senator Dick Durbin (RD-IL)...
by Jessica Wisneski | Oct 12, 2009 | Fair Elections
Update: Yesterday’s New York Times included an editorial in support of public financing of elections, like the system in Connecticut: STOP THE SEWER MONEY New York’s campaign finance laws are notoriously loose, allowing unions, businesses and the wealthy to have...
by Communications Team | Sep 24, 2009 | Fair Elections
Yesterday, New York State Comptroller Tom DiNapoli signed an executive order that would prevent firms from doing business with the state pension fund if the firm makes a donation to the Comptroller or candidates running for Comptroller. The ban on doing business would...
by Communications Team | Sep 14, 2009 | Fair Elections
Last week’s special session of the State Senate had some benefit – they passed the Green Homes/Green Jobs-New York Act that will make 1 million homes and businesses in New York more energy efficient over the next five years, and by doing so provide thousands of...
by Communications Team | Jul 27, 2009 | Fair Elections
This week, the House Administration Committee will be holding a public hearing on the Fair Elections Now Act (H.R. 1826) – the federal version of Clean Elections. The bill would free federal level candidates from the constant dialing for dollars that currently...
by Communications Team | Jun 9, 2009 | Capital District, Fair Elections
Video of today’s protest. Yesterday, the Republicans attempted a coup d’etat in the New York State Senate. This action, engineered in part by Florida resident and billionaire Tom Golisano, who recently left New York to avoid paying his fair share in taxes,...
by Communications Team | May 19, 2009 | Fair Elections, Southern Tier
Lea Webb, City Council Member in Binghamton, NY, and Citizen Action of New York organizer, encourages supporters to spread the word about public financing of elections to 5 friends!
