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Sen. Gillibrand pressures Congress to prevent college loan hikes that would affect thousands of city students
New York Daily News 5/16/12 Corinne Lestch http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/education/sen-gillibrand-pressures-congress-prevent-college-loan-hikes-affect-thousands-city-students-article-1.1078755?localLinksEnabled=false College loan interest rates will soar, affecting thousands of students citywide, if Congress doesn’t act immediately, according to a new report released by the Center for
Read More »Staten Island college students could pay more in interest come September
Staten Island Advance 5/15/12 Jillian Jorgenson http://www.silive.com/news/index.ssf/2012/05/staten_island_college_students.html Nationwide, student loan debt has topped $1 trillion – and if Congress doesn’t act soon, New Yorkers heading to college in September can expect to pay about
Read More »Cuomo issues health exchange executive order
Times Union’s Capitol Confidential 4/12/12 Casey Seiler http://blog.timesunion.com/capitol/archives/125064/cuomo-issues-health-exchange-executive-order/ As promised just before the budget closed two weeks ago, Gov. Andrew Cuomo has issued an executive order creating a state health exchange. The order removes
Read More »Kink and Alfonso on the ‘Buffett Rule’ and Tax Fairness
President Obama’s push for higher taxes on the wealthiest Americans has renewed discussions of income inequality and fair tax codes
Read More »Working Families Party Endorses Julian Schreibman for Congress in 19th CD
Saugerties Post Star 4/10/12 http://www.poststarnews.com/news/x898662874/Working-Families-Party-Endorses-Julian-Schreibman-for-Congress-in-19th-CD Democratic candidate for New York’s 19th Congressional District, Julian Schreibman, announced Monday that he has been endorsed by the Working Families Party. “In the Upper Hudson Valley, ordinary families
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 »Race for Congress in District 25
The Federal Small Business Administration announcing a new round of training to aid Syracuse area companies grow
Read More »Buerkle’s campaign kickoff greeted by protesters
Congresswoman Ann Marie Buerkle opened her 2012 Campaign Headquarters Saturday in Syracuse. Many of her supporters made an appearance at the event
Read More »Buerkle opens campaign; police called to break up protest
U.S. Rep. Ann Marie Buerkle officially opened her 2012 campaign Saturday in the face of strident opposition by two different groups of protesters
Read More »U.S. Rep. Ann Marie Buerkle will open 2012 campaign headquarters with protesters outside
As she holds an event to open her 2012 campaign headquarters in Syracuse Saturday, U.S. Rep. Ann Marie Buerkle, R-Onondaga Hill, will have some company outside
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