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Business leaders urge Cuomo to separate budget proposal, insurance plan
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
Read More »Health insurance exchange is facing a federal deadline
Members of the Health Care for All New York coalition released two new documents they hope will help push legislation to create a statewide health insurance exchange under the Affordable Care Act of 2010. And
Read More »A push for health care exchange in New York
Health care advocates said Thursday that Gov. Andrew Cuomo and lawmakers must move quickly this session — before the new fiscal year starts April 1 — to set up a health care exchange and
Read More »Citizen Action at Occupy Binghamton
Citizen Action joined the Occupy Binghamton protest Monday morning
Read More »Law assists business with health care
In our region, like so much of the rest of upstate New York, business owners are struggling in a brutal economy
Read More »Gibson gets Kinderhook protest for budget vote
WGXC Newsroom Capital District Tom Roe http://newsroom.wgxc.org/archives/13038 The “Statewide Caravan to Restore the American Promise,” protesting at various New York Congressmen’s offices to save “social safety net” programs, such as Medicaid, Medicare, and Social
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Buffalo YNN Kaitlyn Lionti http://buffalo.ynn.com/content/top_stories/550607/-restore-the-american-promise–caravan/ Concerned citizens launched a statewide effort Wednesday to preserve programs like Medicaid, Medicare and Social Security. Part of the “Restore the American Promise” caravan started here in Western New
Read More »Retirees stop at Corning to protest cuts to Medicaid, Medicare, Social Security
Star Gazette Statewide http://www.stargazette.com/article/20110720/NEWS01/107200352/Retirees-stop-Corning-protest-cuts-Medicaid-Medicare-Social-Security A coalition of community, labor, senior and consumer groups embarked on a statewide “Restore the American Promise” caravanWednesday that included a stop in Corning. A number of protesters gathered outside the
Read More »F.D.R. tribute artist to visit Gibson’s office
Post Star Saratoga http://poststar.com/app/blogs/?p=69752&cat=259#ixzz1TKxAr6UG Actors portraying Franklin D. and Eleanor Roosevelt will be part of a demonstration at 10 a.m. Thursday outside the district office of U.S. Rep. Chris Gibson, R-Kinderhook, at 513 Broadway
Read More »New York Caravan to Restore the American Promise Hits the Road
A coalition of New York State community, senior and labor groups is on the road today and tomorrow in a “Restore the American Promises” tour. The activists are holding lawmakers accountable for their
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