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Here at the 2010 US Social Forum in Detroit
I’m Shanna Goldman, Citizen Action’s Organizer Director. I’m spending the next few days in Detroit, MI at the United States Social Forum. The tagline is that another world is possible, another US is necessary.
Read More »Senator Eric Schneiderman, Consumer and Senior Representatives Call for Passage of Legislation to Protect New Yorkers From Deceptive Surcharges on Debit Cards
CITIZEN ACTION OF NEW YORK For Immediate Release: June 22, 2010 Senator Eric Schneiderman, Consumer and Senior Representatives Call for Passage of Legislation to Protect New Yorkers From Deceptive Surcharges on Debit Cards Albany,
Read More »Health Insurance Will Now Be More Affordable
Earlier this year, when President Obama signed the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act into law, we were a part of an historic shift in America’s vision of government. After decades of fighting, we
Read More »Groups Call Upon Schumer and Gillibrand to Restore Medicaid and COBRA Health Insurance Funding
CITIZEN ACTION OF NEW YORK Groups Call Upon Schumer and Gillibrand to Restore Medicaid and COBRA Health Insurance Funding Analysis Predicts Potential Job Reductions in NYS of 77,000 and Additional State Budget Hole of
Read More »Controlling Health Insurance Rates in New York
Late last night, the New York State Senate and Assembly passed legislation to reinstate regulations on insurance companies’ raising their rates. The legislation, called “prior approval,” requires health insurance companies to get approval from
Read More »Consumer Advocates Praise Governor and Legislature for Passage of Health Insurance Rate Regulation Bill
Consumer Advocates Praise Governor and Legislature for Passage of Health Insurance Rate Regulation Bill Consumers will now have some protection for sky-rocketing insurance rates Albany, NY – On Monday, the New York State Senate
Read More »Statewide Coalition Comes to Albany to Call for End to Prison-Based Gerrymandering
COALITION TO END PRISON-BASED GERRYMANDERING Statewide Coalition Comes to Albany to Call for End to Prison-Based Gerrymandering Hundreds of Activists Join State Leaders in Effort to Restore Democracy Albany, NY – On Wednesday, hundreds
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