public financing Archives

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According to the New York State Board of Elections, 329 candidates registered for the first state-level public campaign finance program, which aims to curb the influence of big money in…

ByMary Cunningham 1Comment

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Jun 2022

Bronx Students Ask: What Kind of Neighbors Are The Yankees?

In 2009, the new Yankee Stadium opened, replacing what used to be a park. Since the Yankees were getting public land, the city said they needed to give back something. How…

ByCUNY Lehman College Podcasting Team 2Comments

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Nov 2021

Government

How Small-Dollar Public Financing Helped NYC Elect Its Most Diverse City Council Ever

“Disparities that we normally see in campaign fundraising were not apparent this time around in New York City,” said an analyst at the Brennan Center, which compared self-identified gender and…

ByEse Olumhense 0Comments

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Dec 2020

Government

In Mayor’s Race, Adams and Stringer Get $7M in Public Money

Dozens of other municipal candidates also cashed in on the first round of payments from the city’s matching funds system. Candidates who accept public financing agree to abide by spending…

ByJarrett Murphy 0Comments

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Oct 2019

Government In Depth Investigations

Debate Over Fine Points of Campaign-Finance System as Deadline Nears

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.

ByKate Pastor 1Comment

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Apr 2019

Opinion

Opinion: Albany Should Follow NYC’s Lead on Public Financing of Campaigns

‘A small-dollar public financing program modeled on New York City’s would allow more candidates to build campaigns primarily on small donations from New Yorkers.’

ByFrederick Schaffer

ByAmy Loprest 0Comments

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Dec 2018

Government Podcasts

Max & Murphy: Albany Advocates Prefer a Recipe of Political Reforms to a Menu

Advocates have a long wish list for changes to campaign rules and voting practices that, they say, are more than the sum of their parts.

ByJarrett Murphy 0Comments

New York State’s Matching Funds Program Debuts. What Does it Mean for This Year’s Election?

Bronx Students Ask: What Kind of Neighbors Are The Yankees?

How Small-Dollar Public Financing Helped NYC Elect Its Most Diverse City Council Ever

In Mayor’s Race, Adams and Stringer Get $7M in Public Money

Debate Over Fine Points of Campaign-Finance System as Deadline Nears

Opinion: Albany Should Follow NYC’s Lead on Public Financing of Campaigns

Max & Murphy: Albany Advocates Prefer a Recipe of Political Reforms to a Menu

Newsletter

New York State’s Matching Funds Program Debuts. What Does it Mean for This Year’s Election?

Bronx Students Ask: What Kind of Neighbors Are The Yankees?

How Small-Dollar Public Financing Helped NYC Elect Its Most Diverse City Council Ever

In Mayor’s Race, Adams and Stringer Get $7M in Public Money

Debate Over Fine Points of Campaign-Finance System as Deadline Nears

Opinion: Albany Should Follow NYC’s Lead on Public Financing of Campaigns

Max & Murphy: Albany Advocates Prefer a Recipe of Political Reforms to a Menu

Newsletter

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