As 2026 approaches, many campaigns for state legislature or statewide office are weighing whether to opt in to New York State’s public campaign finance program. The program’s generous matching formula ...

Two candidates for the Portland City Council this November achieved something unusual—and, at first glance, illogical. Chris Henry and Moses Ross each received more individual campaign contributions ...

ALBANY — Legislative candidates in New York spent more money last year than in any election in the past 25 years except one, in part due to a new program that poured millions of taxpayer dollars into ...