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Business leaders urge Cuomo to separate budget proposal, insurance plan

Sean Collins January 21, 2012 0

Business leaders are urging Gov. Andrew Cuomo to separate out legislation to establish a health insurance exchange from the state budget process, said Peter Aust, president and chief executive officer of Adirondack Regional Chamber

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Senator Oppenheimer Announces New Controls on Skyrocketing Healthcare Costs

Bjarni Thoroddsson July 21, 2010 0

American Towns White Plains NY Insurance Companies Required to Receive Prior Approval before Raising Premium Rates Senator Suzi Oppenheimer (D-Mamaroneck) joined with healthcare and consumer advocates to announce a new law that will protect New Yorkers

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Health Care Debate Heats Up Outside Rep. Murphy’s Office

Charlie Albanetti November 23, 2009 0

Fox 23 (WXXA) Albany, NY Congressman Scott Murphy may not have been in his Clifton Park office Thursday night but a big crowd gathered outside from both sides of the health care debate. Citizen Action and moveon.org

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Health care reform a moral issue

Charlie Albanetti November 21, 2009 0

Press & Sun Bulletin Binghamton, NY What's going on with health care reform and why should we care? Recently the Rev. Philip Keane - author, professor of moral theology and health care ethics consultant - visited

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Palin hype machine back in high gear

Charlie Albanetti November 17, 2009 0

Buffalo News Buffalo, NY If you thought America was obsessed with Sarah Palin when she ran for vice president in 2008, get ready for Round Two. The former Alaska governor's new autobiography, "Going Rogue: An American Life,"

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Murphy defends health care vote

Charlie Albanetti November 13, 2009 0

The Saratogian Saratoga Springs, NY CLIFTON PARK — Rep. Scott Murphy, D-Glens Falls, surprised protestors angered by his recent "no" vote on the House health care bill by returning to his Clifton Park office and explaining

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Murphy Health Care Rally

Charlie Albanetti November 12, 2009 0

Fox 23 News (WXXA) Albany, NY A week after first rallying outside his office, the mantra hasn't changed. But after Congressman Scott Murphy's vote on HR 3962, the urgency has. "Despite hearing us, despite hearing from

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Join or Die

Charlie Albanetti November 12, 2009 0

The New York Observer New York, NY When it comes to outspokeness, can anybody compete with health care advocates? Here are two signs that caught my attention during their rally on the steps of City Hall this

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Pressuring McMahon (Updated)

Charlie Albanetti November 12, 2009 0

The Daily Politics New York, NY A coalition of labor leaders and Democratic activists gathered on the steps of City Hall today to thank members of the city's congressional delegation who voted "yes" on health care

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Health Care Advocate Warns McMahon of Trouble With the Base

Charlie Albanetti November 12, 2009 0

The New York Observer New York, NY At a press conference at City Hall, supporters of the federal health care legislation that narrowly passed the House this weekend singled out Rep. Mike McMahon for opposing the

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