by Communications Team | Feb 25, 2012 | Press Releases
Syracuse Residents Condemn Rep. Buerkle’s Vote Against Unemployment Insurance Extension Community Leaders & Local Unemployed Tell Buerkle: Vote Is Out of Step with Syracuse’s Needs Ask Congresswoman to “Walk In Our Shoes,” Deliver Old Shoes Symbolizing 25k+...
by Communications Team | Feb 17, 2012 | Press Releases
New Research Review Shows Public Financing of Elections Benefits Communities and Candidates of Color Connecticut Caucus Chair Gary Holder-Winfield to hold Caucus Weekend Panel on Public Financing Albany, NY – A new research review conducted by the Center for...
by Communications Team | Feb 15, 2012 | Press Releases
Citizen Action Praises Business and Civic Leaders Support of Public Financing of Elections Albany, NY – In response to the announcement of New York Leadership for Accountable Government (NY LEAD), a new group of business, civic, and philanthropic leaders in New...
by Communications Team | Feb 7, 2012 | Press Releases
New Report Details Years of Pre-K Cuts, Despite Available Funding & Big Economic Benefits Makes the Case for Funding for Pre-K and Other Early Childhood Education Programs Albany, NY – On Tuesday a coalition of early childhood education providers, parents,...
by Communications Team | Feb 3, 2012 | Press Releases
Over 100 Organizations Sign Letter Calling for Publicly Financed Elections Letter Praises Governor Cuomo for Supporting Fair Elections Campaign Finance Reform Albany, NY – On Friday, supporters of Fair Elections for New York sent a letter to Governor Cuomo...
by Communications Team | Jan 20, 2012 | Press Releases
On Eve of Citizens United Anniversary, New Yorkers Call for Public Financing to Return Elections to the 99% Albany, NY – Saturday, January 21, 2012 is the second anniversary of the landmark Supreme Court decision in Citizens United v. FEC. The decision allowed...
by Communications Team | Jan 16, 2012 | Press Releases
Siena Shows Public Financing of Elections Has Huge Support Among New Yorkers Albany, NY – In response to the Siena poll just released that showed overwhelming support among New Yorkers for critical campaign finance reforms, Karen Scharff, Executive Director of...
by Communications Team | Jan 9, 2012 | Press Releases
Coalition Calls on Governor, Legislature to Close Corporate Tax Loopholes & Level Playing Field for Small Business Groups Release List of Corporate Tax Dodgers Albany, NY – A large coalition of community, labor, student, faith and Occupy organizations gathered on...
by Communications Team | Jan 4, 2012 | Press Releases
Albany, NY – In response to Governor Cuomo’s State of the State Address, Karen Scharff, Executive Director of Citizen Action of New York said: In today’s State of the State Address, Governor Andrew Cuomo boldly called for what could become the most important...
