(Released July 19, 2009) This analysis of campaign contribution data presents a portrait of what segments of New York State have the greatest influence over legislative actions in Albany through campaign contributions. Our analysis of campaign contributions to Assembly members and Senators from the 2006 and 2008 election cycles from zip codes throughout New York State found enormous disparities in the contributions coming from different zip codes based on geography, race and ethnicity, and...
(Released April 28, 2008) Zogby International did a poll of 770 likely voters in New York in early April, commissioned by the Public Policy and Education Fund of New York. The poll asked New Yorkers about a specific proposal for public financing of election campaigns in New York (the proposal is known as Clean Elections; however the name was not used in the poll). The poll also asked about New Yorkers attitude toward state legislators. The questions in the poll were not “messaged;” that is,...
(Released April 28, 2008) A Zogby poll, commissioned by PPEF, found 74% of likely voters in NYS favored a system of public financing for...
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(Released April 15, 2006) A projection of the costs of implementing Clean Elections in New York State, based on costs in other states implementing public financing.
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(Released January 13, 2004) This report shows that Blacks, Latinos and other people of color in New York are largely left out of the federal campaign financing...
(Released December 12, 2002) A report by the Public Policy and Education Fund shows that the MTA has wasted hundreds of millions of dollars on outside contracts to rehabilitate subway stations — and $289 million of the station rehab work is linked to companies that gave campaign contributions to Governor Pataki and the Republican Party.
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(Released October 3, 2002) State authorities such as the Power Authority, Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, New York State Thruway and Metropolitan Transportation Authority are a major part of New York State government. New York State frequently uses “public benefit corporations” to undertake large economic development and public works projects, rather than implementing them through more traditional governmental bodies. Authorities are more autonomous than other agencies, they have...
(Released September 15, 2002) Includes a side by side comparison chart.
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(Released March 15, 2002) Report finds that during the three-year period from 1999 to 2001, Governor Pataki and state legislators received a total of $13.6 million from companies and executives of ompanies that benefit directly from corporate tax cuts.
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