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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 »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"
Read More »Need money? Tax the rich
Capitol Confidential, Times Union Albany, NY By Rick Karlin That’s one of the not-unexpected suggestions out today from a consortium of groups including the labor-backed Fiscal Policy Institute, the state teachers union, non-profits, health care organizations and
Read More »Latest potential domino: Cuomo, Schneiderman, Espaillat
Capitol Confidential, Times Union Albany, NY By Rick Karlin Maybe dominoes isn’t the best metaphor, it’s more like churn, or the ongoing movement of ambitious politicians seeking ever-higher office which in turn creates openings for others along
Read More »Inmate census rule criticized
Times Union Albany, NY Bill proposes counting prisoners in their home communities instead of where they're jailed By BRYAN FITZGERALD ALBANY -- Two Democratic state lawmakers joined forces with the Rev. Al Sharpton to support a bill Thursday
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