In this new paper, the Brennan Center considers whether relaxing certain campaign finance regulations in order to direct political money back into the official party organizations can help strengthen American democracy.
Six groups sent a letter to New York Gov. Cuomo urging him to support efforts to close the "LLC Loophole," which allows large donors to circumvent contribution limits and disclosure requirements.
Good-government groups submitted a letter to members of the New York State Assembly highlighting an opportunity to create a more transparent, participatory, and publicly deliberative process for making state policy.
More than 20 prominent New York prosecutors, civic leaders and businesspeople sent a letter to candidates for the New York State Legislature, calling on them to embrace the Moreland Commission.
A recent op-ed claims small donor public financing will do nothing to cure Albany's corruption crisis. But comprehensive reform would empower average citizens and allow candidates to rely on small contributions, not big special interest money.
