by Communications Team | Jan 13, 2023 | Fair Elections, Featured, Press Releases
January 12, 2023 (Albany, NY) – Citizen Action of New York applauds lawmakers in the New York Senate for voting to approve several pro-democracy, pro-voter measures as it begins its 2023-2024 legislative session. Among other improvements, the package of bills passed...
by Communications Team | Dec 15, 2022 | Fair Elections, Featured, Press Releases
December 15, 2022 (New York, NY) – Today, the Public Campaign Finance Board released their budget recommendation for the state’s new public campaign finance system. The board’s commissioners approved a request totaling $114.5 million, including $100 million for...
by Communications Team | Aug 1, 2022 | Fair Elections, Press Releases
August 1, 2022 (Long Island, NY) — Fair Elections for New York denounces the Suffolk County lawmakers’ vote that killed the county’s public campaign financing program, overriding County Executive Bellone’s veto of legislation nixing the program. This is a loss...
by Communications Team | May 27, 2016 | Fair Elections
The presidential primary process is entering it’s final stage, and with that, millions of young progressives are looking for ways to stay involved in the political process. Senator Sanders’ ascension as a legitimate presidential candidate has had a huge impact on...
by Andrew Tarwerdi | May 14, 2015 | Fair Elections
Earlier today, community, environmental and worker groups from across the Hudson Valley rallied at New York State Senator George Amedore’s Kingston, NY office to say that simply changing the state Senate leadership in the wake of Dean Skelos’ resignation isn’t enough...
by Communications Team | May 5, 2015 | Fair Elections
I just finished reading the 43-page complaint against Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos. If the stories in this document are true, they point to a truly sad situation: that the leader of the New York State Senate used his position for personal gain. We all know that...
by Communications Team | Jan 21, 2014 | Fair Elections
Governor Andrew Cuomo released his executive budget proposal today. Citizen Action responded by calling it a divided approach to inequality. Here’s our statement explaining our view: Governor Cuomo’s inclusion of a publicly funded elections system in his budget...
by Communications Team | Jan 20, 2014 | Fair Elections
Albany, NY – In response to reports that Gov. Cuomo will include a publicly financed elections system in his budget proposal, Ivette Alfonso, President of Citizen Action of New York, said: Governor Cuomo has made it clear that restoring the public’s trust...
