campaign finance
Debate Over Commission’s Proposal to Reshape Campaign Finance and Party Politics
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The proposed system shifts power significantly towards small donors and mainstream parties.
Making the Match: Public Financing in New York State
Debate Over Fine Points of Campaign-Finance System as Deadline Nears
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While commending Gov. Cuomo’s proposal for a voluntary matching system on the state level, many experts have also suggested that the governor’s blueprint requires significant changes to be successful.
CITY VIEWS: OPINIONS and ANALYSIS
Opinion: Murders Demand a Deeper Look at How We Treat the Homeless
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‘An honest examination of what happened must consider larger contextual factors at play, which include a marked lack of truly affordable housing, useful mental health services, and easily accessible and appropriate shelter options.’
campaign finance
Power and Principles in Play in the Fight Over Fusion Voting
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‘Fusion voting should exist because if we want to have legitimate third parties that people can feel comfortable voting for and not playing the spolier, then it gives us the option.’
Aging
How a NYC Prison Closure Could Be Bad News for Prisoners
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In a state that used to specialize in building prisons, the closures are a landmark. But they also mean there are fewer options for housing people from the city within the city.
buses
Max & Murphy: Leading Advocate for Transit Sizes Up MTA’s Progress
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John Raskin talked about the big problem that unites all of the other challenges facing the subway, buses and commuter trains: The lack of accountability in the transit system as it now exists.
City on the Edge: Climate Change and New York
Opinion: Cuomo Shouldn’t Let a Monopoly Decide the Fate of the Williams Pipeline
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‘Given the potential impact, the burden of proof should be on the private utilities claiming that the pipeline is needed, not on public non-profits and independent researchers, who have already shown so clearly that it isn’t.’
affordability
Housing Update: Homelessness Record, Rent Regs Debate Intensifies
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It was a busy week for news related to New York City housing. Here’s a roundup of what you might have missed.
CITY VIEWS: OPINIONS and ANALYSIS
Opinion: A Subway Ban Amounts to Exile for Sex Offenders
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‘An all-out ban on access to public transportation would create enormous barriers to successful reentry and rehabilitation.’
CITY VIEWS: OPINIONS and ANALYSIS
Opinion: Spirit of Cesar Chavez Lives On in Fight for Tipped Workers’ Wages
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”Chavez once said, ‘The fight is never about grapes or lettuce. It’s always about people.’ It’s time for Gov. Cuomo to pass One Fair Wage and treat tipped workers with respect and dignity.”