Gov. Cuomo calling for public campaign financing
Governor Cuomo, in his state of the state message, called for public financing of campaigns, based on a model currently in use in New York City. Proponents, including those who have studied the model...
View ArticleBipartisan coalition endorses Gov. Cuomo's plan for campaign finance reform
A new bi partisan coalition of former elected officials, business and civic leaders, is endorsing Governor Andrew Cuomo’s plan for campaign finance reform. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us
View ArticleEight session days left, many issues unresolved
New York state lawmakers plan on leaving Albany for the summer on June 21, but they continue to be gridlocked on the issues of raising the state’s minimum wage from $7.25 an hour to $8.50 an hour, and...
View ArticleDeFrancisco keeps a watchful eye on state Senate elections
With two Republican state senators retiring, the GOP could lose their slim majority in the New York State Senate on Tuesday. Senator John DeFrancisco (R-Syracuse) said he doesn’t want Democrats to lead...
View ArticleSecond half of legislative session overshadowed by new scandals
The second half of New York’s legislative session begins today and it’s likely to be dominated by the response to on going bribery and corruption scandals» E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us
View ArticleGroups want Cuomo-sponsored probe to look at campaign loophole
A leading government reform group has some advice for Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s Moreland Act Commission’s ongoing investigations. They say look at a major» E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us
View ArticleRobert McChesney on The Campbell Conversations
Robert McChesney is a well-known communications professor at the University of Illinois. His most recent book, co-authored with John Nichols, is...» E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us
View ArticleEleanor Powell on The Campbell Conversations
What effects do campaign contributions and independent expenditures really have on the way that Congress works? On this episode of the Campbell...» E-Mail This
View ArticleAdvocates say Cuomo missed chance to counteract Supreme Court ruling
The U.S. Supreme Court decision McCutcheon v. FEC, striking down some campaign donation limits is expected to have an effect in New York. Reform...» E-Mail This
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