Reform groups urge Cuomo to include public campaign funding in budget
Thirty reform groups have written to Gov. Andrew Cuomo, asking that his new state budget plan include funds for campaign finance reform.The groups are...» E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us
View ArticleCuomo expected to cover education, tax cuts and campaign finance reform in...
Gov. Andrew Cuomo releases his state budget proposal Tuesday afternoon, and many will be watching to see what it contains and how the numbers will work...» E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us
View ArticleState groups respond to Cuomo's budget plan
Reactions are pouring in after Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced his 2014 budget plan, ranging from praise to criticism.Business groups are among the...» E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us
View ArticleMaffei co-sponsors new public campaign finance push
A new public campaign finance bill introduced in Congress is gaining support, including from Syracuse Rep. Dan Maffei. Maffei, a Democrat, is among 130...» E-Mail This
View ArticleSenate public finance provision raises questions
The New York state Senate for the first time includes Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s plan for public campaign financing in its budget resolution. The sparsely...» E-Mail This
View ArticleCuomo, legislative leaders admit some unfinished budget issues
Gov. Andrew Cuomo and legislative leaders are touting the virtues of the newly enacted state budget, but the spending plan has its share of critics...» E-Mail This
View ArticleComptroller opts out of public campaign finance pilot, says program is flawed
The state’s comptroller says he won’t be participating in a new pilot public campaign finance program agreed to in the state budget, and government...» E-Mail This
View ArticleUnfinished business in legislative session
There’s about two months left in the legislative session and a number of issues are still left on the agenda. But it’s uncertain how many of them will...» E-Mail This
View ArticleSenate Democrats say more reasons than ever to adopt their reform bills
Democrats pressing for bills to reform the state’s campaign finance system say the U.S. Attorney’s investigations into a panel controlled by Gov....» E-Mail This
View ArticlePublic campaign finance showing signs of life
Gov. Cuomo is facing pressure to revive an issue that failed in state budget negotiations -- enacting a public campaign financing system for statewide...» E-Mail This
View ArticleState GOP selects candidates for comptroller and attorney general
State Republicans have picked their candidate for comptroller, Onondaga County Comptroller Robert Antonacci. He will be the first statewide candidate...» E-Mail This
View ArticleSkelos says no contradictions with candidate using public campaign finance
The leader of the state Senate Republicans offered some hope that New York’s public campaign finance system could be expanded before the session is...» E-Mail This
View ArticleElection year politics a factor in legislative session's final weeks
Now that the major political party conventions are over, state officials are shifting their focus back to the remaining issues in the legislative...» E-Mail This
View ArticleAstorino favors term limits but not public campaign finance
The GOP candidate for governor, Rob Astorino, tied the issue of lengthy terms in office to the controversy over Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s Moreland Act...» E-Mail This
View ArticleCuomo happy to gain Working Families Party endorsement
Gov. Andrew Cuomo won the endorsement of the state’s left-leaning Working Families Party in a messy convention vote that stretched to nearly midnight...» E-Mail This
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