Fall 2008

Twenty years after the enactment of what was at the time the nation’s most aggressive municipal campaign finance law, this edition of City Limits Magazine, penned by our editor Jarrett Murphy, traces the history of that law, looks at how well in practice it has measured up to its stated goals and, most fundamentally, asks whether the system is working well for citizens and for candidates.

About City Limits Magazine

City Limits Magazine is devoted to the in-depth investigation of pressing civic issues in New York City. Driven by a mission to inform public discourse, the Magazine provides the factual reporting, human faces, data, history and breadth of knowledge necessary to understanding the nuances, complexities and hard truths of the city, its politics and its people.