Campaign Finance

The state’s public campaign finance commission voted on a package of bills that would enact a public matching donor program, and put strict new limits on…

Reform groups say they are dismayed with the direction of a commission appointed by Governor Andrew Cuomo and legislative leaders to implement a public…

Some members of a commission that’s creating the rules for a public campaign finance system for state elected offices are concerned that the plans being…

New York State Senator Phil Boyle wants to prohibit candidates from spending taxpayer dollars on negative campaign ads. That includes mailers, television…

A commission formed to create a public campaign financing system for New York elections reversed course last week, during a vote on how to structure a…

Suffolk County Legislator Rob Trotta called on the state attorney general to investigate the Suffolk County Police Benevolent Association for possible…

Republican leaders in the New York legislature are speaking out against a commission that is creating a public campaign financing system for state elected…

A New York commission to come up with a plan to publicly finance state election campaigns will hold a special meeting on Columbus Day. Meanwhile, the…

Public campaign financing could be coming to New York by the end of this year, now that Governor Andrew Cuomo and the state legislature have created a…

Over 200 groups are pushing for New York State to enact a public campaign finance system for statewide candidates. And they say they’ve never been closer…