Common Cause/NY Applauds Governor Cuomo for Including Public Financing in State Budget

NEW YORK, NY (01/20/2014)(readMedia)-- In response to news reports that Governor Cuomo will include public financing in his proposed 2014 budget, Common Cause/NY Executive Director, Susan Lerner, released the following statement:

"Two weeks ago at the State of the State, Governor Cuomo said that "when government has the public trust it has the ability to do good work," and today he's taken a major step toward that goal, by including public financing of elections in the state budget. There is no excuse for continued failure in the face of such obvious malfeasance, and even more obvious solutions. Common Cause/NY is committed to working with the Governor and legislative leaders to stem the tide of corruption, and reduce the corrosive influence of money in politics."