The recent state budget proposed by Democratic leaders is criticized for embedding self-serving policy measures that could enhance their reelection prospects. Specific changes include delaying a cap on lawmakers' outside income until 2027 and increasing the limit on donations eligible for public matching funds from $250 to $1,050, potentially diminishing the original intent of encouraging contributions from everyday citizens. Critics, including John Kaehny from Reinvent Albany, label these moves as cynical and detrimental to the integrity of public campaign financing.
Democratic leaders packed the long-overdue state budget with policy measures that will benefit themselves including changes that can help bolster their reelection bids with taxpayer dough.
Critics of the change argue it will run against the matching program's original intent by extending those incentives to wealthy donors as well.
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