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Cantor Endorses Schneiderman’s Campaign Finance Reform Proposal
Dan Cantor Attorney General Eric Schneiderman is already winning praise for his regulation proposal Wednesday that would require tax-exempt organizations that spend money in state elections to disclose...
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The Footnote: An annotated press release on the state Senate coalition
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Mayoral Candidates To Weigh In On Nonprofit Political Spending
Attorney General Eric Schneiderman Three New York City mayoral candidates will testify on Tuesday in Manhattan at a public hearing Attorney General Eric Schneiderman is holding on disclosure rules for...
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Cuomo Rising: The Governor Aims Higher In Third Year
Gov. Andrew Cuomo laid out a bold agenda in his third State of the State. Gov. Andrew Cuomo delivered a broad and far-reaching State of the State address this month that had many in Albany pondering...
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2013 Legislative Preview: Good Government
The New York State Senate kicked off its new session in controversial fashion with a sharp debate over the rules written up by the new coalition of Republicans and Independent Democrats. Sen. Liz...
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Ambition and Necessity
Morgan PehmeEDITOR(Illustration Credit: Lisanne Gagnon) It has been widely observed that Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s State of the State speech earlier this month was national in its scope and ambition. With...
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Assembly Democrats Huddle in Mansion With Gov
Alan Maisel Gov. Andrew Cuomo met with Democratic Assembly members over breakfast at the executive mansion on Tuesday and Wednesday morning to address legislative goals. Lawmakers described the meeting...
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Winners and Losers, April 19, 2013
Our thoughts and prayers are with Boston this week, where a horrific attack on its marathon and its citizens united the country in empathy for the victims. The world of politics can seem meaningless...
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Drum Beat For Campaign Finance Reform Grows Louder in Albany
Miles Rapoport (via demos.org) The drumbeat for public financing pounded loudly on Monday when good government groups and Connecticut Secretary of State Denise Merrill visited the Capitol to make the...
View ArticleWFP Fires Back At Senate Republicans Over Public Financing of Elections
In advance of a Senate Elections Committee hearing today on public financing of elections, both in New York City and the proposed legislation to create a similar system for the state, Working Families...
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Winners and Losers, June 21, 2013
Session’s out for summer! Lawmakers were cramming to pass the remaining items on their agenda this week like a college student during finals. Gov. Andrew Cuomo, the big man on campus, has called...
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A Hostile Campaign Finance Amendment Dies in the Senate [Updated]
A last gasp effort to reform campaign finance laws sputtered on Thursday night when Senate Democrats failed to muster enough votes for its passage. State Sen. Gustavo Rivera The drama began shortly...
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From the Jaws of Defeat: Cuomo’s Agenda Could Come Roaring Back
Much of the early punditry has branded the failure to pass campaign finance reform and the codification of Roe v. Wade as a part of the Women’s Equality Act (WEA) as a complete defeat, especially for...
View ArticleLAST LOOK: Bill Samuels
EffectiveNY founder Bill Samuels discusses his disappointment over the failure to pass campaign finance reform and talks about what the new Moreland Commission should do in an interview with Morgan...
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Sources: Moreland Report Will Call For Public Financed Elections in New York...
The Moreland Commission to Investigate Public Corruption’s commissioners will vote this morning whether to approve the final draft of its preliminary report before releasing its recommendations to Gov....
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