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Local HCAN Coalitions Release New Reports, Call on Members to Pass H.R. 3200

Charlie Albanetti July 29, 2009 0

Local HCAN coalitions in New York City, the Capital District, and the Southern Tier held events to called on their members of Congress to pass H.R. 3200 before the summer recess. In New York

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New Report: Health Insurance Coverage in New York Keeps Shrinking as Premiums, Family Costs Continue Climbing

Charlie Albanetti July 28, 2009 0

Today, Health Care for America Now coalition organizations in New York released a new report called Health Insurance Coverage in New York Keeps Shrinking as Premiums, Family Costs Continue Climbing. As the report was

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Schumer “Guarantees” Public Option

David Vigoda July 14, 2009 2

An aide to New York Senator Schumer, a key figure on health care reform, gave an unequivocal answer to a crucial question yesterday. This was the question: “Can we count on Senator Schumer to

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Over 100 Grassroots Leaders Come to Albany to Protest Republican Coup in State Senate

Charlie Albanetti July 9, 2009 0

Over one hundred voters and advocates, shocked and outraged at the yesterday’s attempted Republican takeover of the State Senate, came from around New York today to protest yesterday’s attempted coup d’etat. At the protest,

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Video: Grassroots Leaders Protest Senate Coup D’Etat

Charlie Albanetti June 9, 2009 0

Video of today’s protest. Yesterday, the Republicans attempted a coup d’etat in the New York State Senate. This action, engineered in part by Florida resident and billionaire Tom Golisano, who recently left New York

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Citizen Action Endorses Corey Ellis for Mayor of Albany

Charlie Albanetti May 27, 2009 0

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Area residents should thank Stachowski, Thompson

Charlie Albanetti May 27, 2009 0

Check out this Op-Ed in today’s Buffalo News written by our very own Ellen Kennedy (Citizen Action board president), and Sam Williams, co-chair of WFP. They discuss our huge organizational success this year: winning

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Lea Webb Discusses the Need for Public Financing of Elections

Charlie Albanetti May 19, 2009 2

Lea Webb, City Council Member in Binghamton, NY, and Citizen Action of New York organizer, encourages supporters to spread the word about public financing of elections to 5 friends!

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Is Unshackle Upstate’s Brian Sampson a liar or is he just plain incompetent?

Jon Greenbaum March 24, 2009 0

Cross-posted here. Unshackle Upstate’s Brian Sampson is making the news circuit these last few weeks with the message that Fair Share Tax Reform would cause small businesses to fire workers (the Fair Share Tax

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NY Needs Fair Share!

Charlie Albanetti March 18, 2009 0

Just now – photo of the human billboard on the steps of the Capitol

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