by Charlie Albanetti | Jan 18, 2017 | Press Releases
NY Families Need State’s Leaders to Boost Economy at Community Level, Not a Budget that Makes CEOs Richer Albany, NY – Responding to Governor Cuomo’s executive budget proposal, Karen Scharff, Executive Director of Citizen Action of New York, said: “Until...
by Charlie Albanetti | Jan 10, 2017 | Press Releases
Community Leaders Do Series of Direct Actions Throughout Capitol to Demand Proactive Response to Trump on Issues Facing Ordinary New Yorkers Coalition of Organizations Release New Issue Platform Under “My Family, Our New York” Banner – Calling for Focus on...
by Charlie Albanetti | Jan 9, 2017 | Press Releases
Albany, NY – In response to Governor Cuomo’s first day of State of the State regional addresses, Karen Scharff, Executive Director of Citizen Action of New York, said: “A real middle class recovery plan would focus on shifting wealth back to working families...
by Charlie Albanetti | Jan 5, 2017 | Press Releases
Karen Scharff, Executive Director of Citizen Action of NY, said: “Governor Cuomo’s expansion of the child care tax credit is a step in the right direction, but he needs to go much farther in his Executive Budget toward addressing the unmet child care needs in...
by Charlie Albanetti | Jan 2, 2017 | Press Releases
Karen Scharff, Executive Director of Citizen Action of NY, said: We called on Sen. Jeff Klein and Governor Cuomo to respond to Trump’s extreme, right-wing agenda by challenging Republicans’ hateful rhetoric and enacting real solutions to the growing inequality facing...