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Policy Priorities
As campaign reform commission begins its work, new report looks at Albany's 2018 fundraising (The Legislative Gazette, September 18, 2019)
The Battle To Stop E-Cigs Moves To The Front Page (WAMC, September 16, 2019)
Public financing hearing overshadowed by controversy over future of fusion voting (WRVO, September 12, 2019)
Cuomo directs state to begin vaping awareness campaigns (Albany Times Union, September 12, 2019)
EPA Region 2 Administrator Announces Water Rule Rollback (WAMC, September 12, 2019)
Campaign Finance Overhaul Begins (WAMC, September 9, 2019)
Advocates, City Officials Raise Questions About MTA's Financial Plan (WCBS, September 9, 2019)
Running for Congress is getting a lot riskier for state lawmakers (City & State, September 8, 2019)
Groups request public hearing on PFOA, PFOS rules (The Post-Star, September 7, 2019)
Watchdog groups: state facing key opportunity to fix campaign finance laws (The Buffalo News, September 5, 2019)
Blair Horner discusses public campaign financing on Capitol Pressroom (WCNY, September 5, 2019)
Advocates make the case for public financing of campaigns (Albany Times, Union, September 5, 2019)
Cuomo on Constitution Pipeline: 'Any way that we can challenge it, we will' (Press & Sun Bulletin, September 6, 2019)
System of Publicly Financed Campaigns Could Soon Hit New York (Spectrum News, September 5, 2019)
Commission to decide on historic public funding of political campaigns (Newsday, September 2, 2019)
Feds clear way for Constitution Pipeline in New York over state's objection (Poughkeepsie Journal, August 29, 2019)
Good-Government Groups Want Focus On Public Financing, Not Fusion Voting (Spectrum News, August 28, 2019)
NY Finally Starts The Process To Establish A Public Campaign Financing System (WAMC, August 26, 2019)
State senators call on MTA to abide by open meeting laws when weighing capital projects (Daily News, August 21, 2019)
Blair Horner discusses Albany politics on The Capitol Connection (WAMC, August 15, 2019)
Capital Investments: A Look at The 2018 New York State Legislative Elections
NYPIRG and civic groups urge NY Commission on Public Financing to focus on the task at hand; in 3 months establishing a new system of campaign financing.
Straphangers Campaign and TransitCenter Release 2019 Pokey and Schleppie "Awards" for Slowest Buses
NYPIRG Statement Applauding Signature of Climate Legislation
NYPIRG statement on proposed PFOA, PFOS, 1,4-dioxane MCLs
Tale of the Tape: NYPIRG’s 2019 Legislative Review
NYPIRG Statement on Climate Legislation
NYPIRG Analysis of NY Climate Leadership and Protection Act
Albany Money Machine 2019
NYPIRG leads effort to respond to growing threat posed by antibiotic-resistant bacteria. Joins with state lawmakers, health and environmental groups, and medical professionals to curb overuse and misuse of antibiotics
Report: What's in My Water? Emerging Contaminants in New York's Drinking Water Systems
News Release: New NYPIRG Report Reveals Prevalence of Emerging Contaminants in New York Drinking Water Supplies
Civic Organizations Release 50-state Review of States' Ethics Boards
NYPIRG Statement on Rejection of Water Permit for Williams Northeast Supply Enhancement Project
NYPIRG Statement on State Environmental Budget
Release: Albany Money Machine 2019
NYPIRG Reviews Governor, Senate and Assembly Budget Plans on Key Issues
News Release: Organizations Respond to One-House Budgets on Water Infrastructure Spending
Letter: Organizations Support Bottle Deposit Law Expansion
Students Deliver 4,500 Petitions Calling for Increased Water Funds in State Budget
