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Local Group Says Health Care Reform Lowers Business Costs
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
Read More »U.S. tax cuts can cost state $6B
Times Union Albany The question of whether the Bush-era income tax cuts should be fully or partially extended this year has dominated much of the debate in Washington D.C. But that battle raging in Congress and the
Read More »Unions, activists say federal tax cut would cost the state.
Capitol Confidential Albany Union reps as well as groups supportive of higher state income taxes and social justice issues say the tax cut currently under consideration in Congress could have some big impacts here in New
Read More »1199: Don’t go to the Arcuri fund-raiser
Times Union - Capitol Confidential (blog) Albany, NY By Jimmy Vielkind The health care union 1199 is calling on Assemblywoman RoAnn Destito, D-Rome, not to attend a fund-raiser scheduled tonight in Albany. “At a time when New York’s
Read More »Local unions ask Destito to skip Arcuri fundraiser
WKTV - 2 - NBC Utica, NY ALBANY, N.Y. (WKTV) - Congressman Michael Arcuri has been facing criticism from Democrats of late since he voted no to health care reform. Local unions and political groups are
Read More »Destito pressured to avoid Arcuri fundraiser
Utica Observer-Dispatch Utica, NY By Elizabeth Cooper ALBANY — Two unions, the Working Families Party and another statewide organization have asked Assemblywoman RoAnn Destito, D-Rome, not to hold a fundraiser for U.S. Rep. Michael Arcuri set for
Read More »Labor Tries To Turn Arcuri’s Friends Against Him
Daily Politics - The Daily News New York, NY By Elizabeth Benjamin Four labor/progressive leaders sent a letter to Assemblywoman RoAnn Destito today, asking her to cancel her plans to co-host for Rep. Mike Arcuri (NY-24) to
Read More »Turning Up the Heat Over a ‘No’ Vote
New York Times - City Room Blog New York, NY By Raymond Hernandez In the continuing fallout over the vote to overhaul health care, several influential Democratic groups are pressing a veteran Albany lawmaker to cancel a
Read More »Analysis: Murphy vote could change campaign dynamics
The Post-Star Glens Falls, NY By MAURY THOMPSON U.S. Rep. Scott Murphy’s decision to vote "yes" for President Obama’s health care reform plan undoubtedly will be hashed and rehashed on the campaign trail between now and November. Democrats
Read More »Murphy backs health reform
The Times Union Albany, NY Glens Falls Democrat cites need to control costs, shift power from insurers to patients, get aid for device makers; Tonko also a "yes"
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