Lavine Seeks Support for Public Financing of Elections

New York State Assemblyman Charles Lavine, D - Glen Cove, joined Citizen Action of New York – a good government advocacy group that promotes cleaner and fairer elections – at a press conference to gain support for public financing of elections.

One year after the U.S Supreme Court ruled pragmatic campaign finance laws unconstitutional, New York could potentially become the first state to allow $100,000 plus contributions to political committees.

Because of a formula tied to the consumer price index, New York's contribution limits will be raised for the next campaign cycle. These new limits will allow for even more special interest money to pollute the political process, according to Lavine.

"Extraordinarily well financed special interests, whose narrow agendas are far too often adverse to the well-being of the people of our state, will continue to exert undue and detrimental influence until such time as we can finally adopt a statewide system of public financing of elections," said Lavine.

City in the Schools

 welcomed community leaders to local elementary schools to participate in PARP (Parents as Reading Partners), the district’s two-week celebration of literacy.

Mayor Ralph Suozzi, Interim Superintendent Dr. Joseph Laria, Councilman Sean Dwyer, and Police Chief William Whitton and Sgt. Jack MacDougal were among the guest readers ho attended the program and shared their favorite books with Glen Cove students.

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Taxes Due

The second half of the City School Tax was due on Tuesday, but they are payable without penalty until March 1. Payments may be made by mail according to the instructions on the payment stub or in person at between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m.