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Advocates warn NY lagging behind in transition to health care reform

Bjarni Thoroddsson May 11, 2011 0

News Channel 13 - WNYT Albany Advocates representing dozens of health care activist organizations complain New York is the only state with a Democratic governor that has done nothing to prepare for Health Care exchanges. "So far

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Advocates say NY needs health-exchange legislation ASAP

Bjarni Thoroddsson May 11, 2011 0

Politics on the Hudson Albany Ethics reform, a property-tax cap and gay marriage are getting a lot of attention in Albany, but dozens of consumer-rights and health-care groups are asking lawmakers to focus on legislation that

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Advocates celebrate health care reform anniversary

Bjarni Thoroddsson March 24, 2011 0

YNN Buffalo Dr. Myron Glick of Jericho Road Family Practice knows, first hand, the effect health care reform has on his patients. "It's a good first step, but if our goal is to get everyone excellent,

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For Public Financing Reform, All Eyes on New York State

Bjarni Thoroddsson March 19, 2011 0

Huffington Post Albany According to Jessica Wisneski, Legislative and Campaign Director of Citizen Action of New York, New York State is in an ideal position to enact legislation for the public financing of statewide elections. And,

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Citizen Action on Health Reform

Bjarni Thoroddsson January 25, 2011 0

Newschannel 34 Binghamton, NY Citizen Action has released a new report that it calls a road map for a pro-consumer health system in New York State

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Lobby For Health Care Reform

Bjarni Thoroddsson January 24, 2011 0

WNGB - 12 News Binghamton, NY Health care reform repeal voted on by the House of Representatives gets a local activist group moving quickly

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Southern Tier Residents Speak Out on the Benefits of Health Reform and Protest U.S. House Vote to Repeal Reform

Bjarni Thoroddsson January 21, 2011 0

Newschannel 34 Binghampton, NY From Citizen Action: Residents of the Southern Tier and members of Citizen Action of New York, which led the fight for passage of federal health reform in New York State, will hold a

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Public Advocate Bill de Blasio Launches Web Campaign to Push For Rapid Passage of State Senator Daniel Squadron and Assemblyman Rory Lancman’s “Corporate Political Accountability to Shareholders” Act

Bjarni Thoroddsson January 21, 2011 0

NYC Public Advocate NYC, NY Today, on the one-year anniversary of the Supreme Court’s Citizens United decision, Assemblyman Rory Lancman (D-Queens), State Senator Daniel Squadron (D-Brooklyn/Manhattan) and New York City Public Advocate Bill de Blasio launched

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Rochester residents head to Washington, D.C. for rally

Bjarni Thoroddsson October 1, 2010 0

WebsterPost.com Rochester Rochester area residents are heading to Washington, D.C. to participate in the “One Nation Working Together” march and rally on Oct. 2. Participants leaving from Rochester will gather at Monroe Community College at 10 p.m.

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Local Group Says Health Care Reform Lowers Business Costs

Bjarni Thoroddsson September 23, 2010 0

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

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