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...
by Communications Team | Feb 16, 2012 | Fair Elections
Yesterday, a large group of New York business and civic leaders, top executives at Fortune 500 companies, and former members of Congress announced their strong support for comprehensive campaign finance reform: Fair Elections. This is a significant development in the...
by Communications Team | Feb 10, 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 and #fairelex NY Campaign Finance 1. A new report issued by NYPIRG identifies a “core group” of 127 donors who each...
by Communications Team | Feb 3, 2012 | Fair Elections
Crossposted from the Brennan Center for Justice NY Campaign Finance: 1. Today, over 100 organizations that support Fair Elections for New York wrote Governor Cuomo detailing the need for publicly financed campaigns, lower contribution limits, and better...
by Communications Team | Feb 3, 2012 | Fair Elections
Today, a large group of diverse organizations that support Fair Elections for New York sent a letter to Governor Cuomo detailing the need for publicly financed campaigns, lower contribution limits, and better enforcement, and thanking the Governor for his strong...
