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Prize to fuel anti-fracking fight
An Ithaca biologist who recently won a $100,000 national environmental prize is donating most of it to help fuel a gathering of opponents of natural gas hydraulic fracturing
Read More »New anti-fracking coalition funded by award money
As scooped by TU environmental reporter Brian Nearing inMonday’s paper, biologist, author and activist Sanrda Steingraber will use a significant portion of the $100,000 she received from a Heinz Award to fund the creation
Read More »Anti-Hydrofracking Groups Join Forces To Push For Ban
A coalition of 50 groups against hydraulic fracturing for natural gas have joined forces to push for a statewide ban on the controversial technique.
Read More »No-shows are the face of Buffalo
Memo to superintendent search team: Welcome to Buffalo! Anyone who’s gone to critical community meetings over the years— and had little trouble finding a seat—already knows what those leading the search for a new
Read More »Affordable Care Act Anniversary
Citizen Action organized a birthday party Wednesday to celebrate the 2nd anniversary of the Affordable Care Act
Read More »We’re number 36 — for public integrity
While Gov. Andrew Cuomo has promised the most accountable and transparent state government since the days of Ramses II, an independent watchdog just gave us a barely passing grade
Read More »NYFF’s ‘Counter-Budget’: close corporate tax loopholes
In the wake of last week’s Big Ugly, New Yorkers for Fiscal Fairness released a “Counter-Budget” that focuses on funding for higher education and health care, paid for by closing corporate tax loopholes.
Read More »Republicans want further study on a health exchange; Special interest groups say GOP senators are stalling
Inaction over the establishment of the Health Insurance Exchange has incited a unified push from many advocacy groups, urging the Senate to stop delaying the bill and bring it to the floor
Read More »Groups propose counter-budget
A number of special interest groups are lobbying New York lawmakers at the Capitol as part of their "putting people first" campaign
Read More »Groups urge lawmakers to address budget issues
Fox23News 3/19/12 http://www.fox23news.com/news/local/story/Groups-urge-lawmakers-to-address-budget-issues/XkVJC-Kig0aa4hAfZ5WCDw.cspx Putting people first- that’s the message some New Yorkers are hoping lawmakers will consider as they finalize next year’s budget. Members of New Yorkers for Fiscal Fairness and other statewide organizations
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