by Communications Team | Jun 7, 2012 | Fair Elections
In their Spring newsletter, the New York City Campaign Finance Board announced their own study about the impact that a publicly financed Fair Elections system can have on the size of contributions made in elections. Their study showed that across the city, City...
by Communications Team | May 19, 2012 | Fair Elections
Volunteers hit the streets on Saturday as part of a statewide door-to-door canvass called “Knock for the 99%” to build support for Fair Elections campaign finance reform. At 8 events across the State, volunteers collected support pledges from small business and...
by Communications Team | May 10, 2012 | Fair Elections
by Communications Team | May 1, 2012 | Fair Elections
Today, Senate Democrats held a press conference announcing the introduction of two bills that would establish a publicly financed Fair Elections system for statewide and legislative campaigns. Senate Democratic Leader John Sampson introduced S7036, a same as bill for...
by Communications Team | Apr 18, 2012 | Fair Elections
Today, an unprecedented coalition of groups – labor, faith, student, community, business, good government, and national – held a press conference in the Capitol outside the Senate lobby calling on legislators and Governor Cuomo to act on Fair Elections...
by Communications Team | Feb 23, 2012 | Fair Elections
Today’s New York Times includes three great letters to the editor about money in politics. Two of the letters are in response to an Op-Ed by Linsay Mark Lewis, the former Finance Director for the DNC. In his Op-Ed, Mr. Lewis argues that McCain-Feingold should be...
by Communications Team | Feb 22, 2012 | Fair Elections
Earlier today, we launched a new website: fairelectionsny.org. It’s part of a major effort to enact public financing of elections in New York, supported not only by over 100 community, faith,and labor organizations across New York, or a big group of influential...
by Communications Team | Feb 17, 2012 | Fair Elections
Crossposted from the Brennan Center for Justice’s ReformNY blog For more stories on an ongoing basis, follow the Twitter hashtag #moNeYpolitics New York Campaign Finance and Ethics News 1. The New York Times renewed its call for Gov. Cuomo to make good on his...
by Communications Team | Feb 17, 2012 | Fair Elections
A new research review conducted by the Center for Working Families has shown that a system of public financing of elections in New York would have significant benefits for communities and candidates of color. The research was released in advance of the New York State...
