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Citizen Action Endorses BK Keramati for Assembly
Saratoga Springs, NY – Citizen Action of New York, a statewide, grassroots organization that fights for social, racial, economic, and environmental justice, today announced their support of BK Keramati to represent the 110th Assembly
Read More »Cuomo Endorses Schneiderman
On Sunday, Attorney General Andrew Cuomo offered his endorsement to our endorsed candidate for Attorney General, Eric Schneiderman. Members of Citizen Action of New York City were on hand to show Eric our support
Read More »BK Keramati
The Saratogian Galway Bahram “BK” Keramati, a native of Iran, became a naturalized U.S. citizen in 1977 and is now a Galway resident and chairman of its town Democratic Committee. He received his undergraduate degree from
Read More »Donovan Again Betrays Ethics and Wall Street Reforms
Albany, NY - Proving his talk about wanting to reform Albany is nothing more than a political campaign slogan, Republican Dan Donovan tonight once again demonstrated that he's unwilling to support meaningful reforms, regardless
Read More »New York State Strengthen Social Security Campaign
Albany, NY - Advocates from across New York State gathered today to launch a new campaign aimed at protecting and strengthening Social Security benefits for current retirees and future generations. The coalition also released
Read More »Local Group Says Health Care Reform Lowers Business Costs
Fox 40 Binghamton In terms of the claims that the new health care reform law will increase costs significantly for small businesses. That's a question we put to a member of the local chapter of Citizen Action
Read More »The Party of No (Public Good)
By Chris Scoville and Josh Farina In yesterday’s New York Times there was an article on the Republicans plan to dismantle health care. The article makes it clear that Republicans seek to undermine the reform
Read More »Bill de Blasio: Citizens United Avenger
Mother Jones New York City Can New York City's public advocate hold back a flood of corporate campaign spending? The Supreme Court may have opened the floodgates for corporate campaign spending, but Bill de Blasio, New York
Read More »Good-government group wants to take out the town’s trash
Long Island Herald Long Island Most Long Islanders know -- thanks to pocket-draining experience -- that living here carries a hefty price tag. What many don’t seem to know is that they can change that. How? One way
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