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Diagnosis: Big Money-itis. Solution: Public Financing of Elections.
On Thursday of last week, Occupy Albany activists held a rally outside the James T. Foley United States Courthouse in downtown Albany. The rally was a part of the #OccupytheCourts action that took place
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The Committee to Starve New York!
The Committee to Starve New York made an appearance today at the Business Council Building in Albany
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Budget Cuts Teach-In: a Recap
Community members, faith leaders, parents, and students gathered today at Christ Church United Methodist on State Street to discuss the devastating impact the impending end of the tax surcharge on the wealthy will have
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Petition: Save Albany SNUG, End Violence in Our City
SNUG is a violence intervention program focused in the Arbor Hill & West Hill neighborhoods in Albany
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Perry Awards 2011 – Now Accepting Nominations
Each year, Citizen Action’s Capital District Chapter hosts the Jim Perry Progressive Leadership Awards event. This year’s event, the 19th annual, will be held in early October, and we’ll announce all the details very
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Caravan to Restore the American Promise: A Recap (with media)
The Statewide Caravan to Restore the American Promise was a massive effort by Citizen Action of New York and our many coalition partners and supporters to draw attention to the fact that right now,
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“New York Says NO to Fracking” Rally
Today, Frack Action, along with a myriad of co-sponsors, hosted a rally and press conference at the Capitol to demand that a statewide ban on hydrofracking is enacted
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CWA 118 Rallies Against Verizon’s Corporate Greed
Despite posting record profits in the past years, and paying no taxes in 2010, Verizon is still trying to give devastating cuts to employee compensation and health care. According to Verizon's new proposed plan,
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Protect Our Safety Net
Today, concerned activists met outside of Congressman Chris Gibson's office in Saratoga, New York, to hold him accountable for attacking our social safety net. Gibson is just one of many Congressmen who have cut
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Cuomo’s Proposed Tax Cap Will Increase Educational Inequality
Today, representatives from the Alliance for Quality Education, NYSUT, NAACP, League of Women Voters, CSEA, New Yorkers for Fiscal Fairness, Citizen Action of New York, and NYC Communities for Change met at the Capitol
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