ALBANY (AP) — The New York Senate Elections Committee has advanced legislation to close the campaign finance loophole for limited liability companies, but the bill’s Democratic sponsor says it’s still unclear whether the chamber’s Republican majority is trying to quietly ...

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ALBANY (AP) — A day after penning an op-ed piece arguing for campaign finance reform, Gov. Andrew Cuomo has support from two key lawmakers and Senate Republicans involved in negotiations. Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver said Wednesday he’s encouraged that Cuomo ...

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ALBANY — Advocates for public campaign financing said Tuesday that Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s inclusion of election reforms in his budget proposal give them their best shot for success after decades of inaction. A half-dozen good-government advocates held a news conference ...

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ALBANY — Democrats in control of New York’s Assembly have proposed distributing money from Wall Street fraud penalties to political candidates who volunteer to accept public financing of their campaigns. The bill released Tuesday by Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver and ...

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ALBANY — New York state Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli is proposing sweeping campaign finance reforms for the office tarnished by political influence peddling under former Comptroller Alan Hevesi.

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