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“Restore the American Promise” caravan
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 »Public Hearings on State Redistricting
SYRACUSE, N.Y. -- It's a group is search of respect. Vilified by the governor as too partisan. Criticized by protestors, outside their first public hearing as too beholden to the status quo. "Unfortunately, they're only
Read More »A “Look Ahead” at next week’s headlines
The fight over our nation's debt ceiling isn't just restricted to Capitol Hill. Several groups plan to rally at Albany's Capitol, as well as other gathering places across the state, to protest potential
Read More »Coalition releases missing jobs plan
BUFFALO, N.Y. — The "Getting Our Money's Worth" coalition had a message Tuesday for local and statewide lawmakers. "We've got to continue to say to them, 'you've got to do a heck of a better
Read More »Labor Groups Rally for ‘Good Jobs’
A rally in Irondequoit brought to the forefront the lack of decent paying jobs in the Rochester area and across New York State. Labor leaders and the unemployed are calling on state government to
Read More »Property tax cap remains hot-button issue
YNN Albany Governor Andrew Cuomo is putting added pressure on the Legislature to pass a bill that limits annual property tax increases to two percent. Meanwhile, the rhetoric also became heated in Albany when the issue
Read More »Protesters hold camp-in at the Capitol
YNN Albany While the Capitol bustled with lawmakers working on the budget, a number of protesters planned on staying there through the night. Teachers, health care advocates, public employees and college students all prepared to sleep over
Read More »Advocates celebrate health care reform anniversary
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,
Read More »Rally against state aid cuts for schools
YNN Albany "No more cuts. No more cuts. No more cuts. No more cuts," chanted community members at a rally Tuesday. Devastating is the only word parents, teachers and students can use to describe the governor's proposed
Read More »State Legislators receive valentines with special message
YNN Buffalo Legislators around the state received valentines from education advocates with a special message Monday
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