by Communications Team | Apr 17, 2023 | Press Releases
April 17, 2023 (New York, NY) – Today, U.S. Speaker of the House of Representatives, Kevin McCarthy, gave a chilling speech to big money donors on Wall Street. He threatened to drive the U.S. back into default unless the White House agrees to federal spending cuts to...
by Communications Team | Apr 11, 2023 | Press Releases
April 11, 2023 (Albany, NY) – Yesterday, Judge Rowan D. Wilson was nominated for Chief Judge of New York’s highest court. Having served six years as an Associate Judge on the Court of Appeals, Judge Wilson’s opinions have articulated, defended, and expanded the...
by Communications Team | Apr 7, 2023 | Fair Elections, Press Releases
April 7, 2023 (New York, NY) – In response to news of the expulsion of two Black legislators from the Tennessee statehouse, Karen Wharton, Democracy Coalition Coordinator for Citizen Action of New York, had the following to say: “Yesterday we watched in abject horror...
by Communications Team | Mar 31, 2023 | Possibility Not Punishment, Press Releases
March 31, 2023 (Albany, NY) – The New York State budget is due April 1st, but there’s talk of the budget being delayed because of the Governor’s insistence on rolling back bail reform. Governor Hochul is taking aim at a standard set by the legislature decades ago,...
by Communications Team | Mar 23, 2023 | Press Releases
61 Organizations Representing New York Patients Urge Majority-Leader Stewart-Cousins and Speaker Heastie to Include the Ounce of Prevention Act in the State Budget (Albany, NY) — Today, an extraordinarily diverse group of 61 organizations representing...
by Communications Team | Mar 16, 2023 | Housing, Long Island, Press Releases
March 15, 2023 (Albany, NY) – Yesterday, members of Citizen Action of New York from across the state joined Housing Justice for All for a major day of action. Due to inclement weather, a Virtual Marathon Phone Bank was held in place of original plans for an in-person...
by Communications Team | Mar 15, 2023 | Press Releases
In response to the release of the New York State Senate and Assembly draft “one house budgets”, Citizen Action of New York’s Legislative Director, Rebecca Garrard, had the following to say: “Citizen Action of New York is committed to achieving a society rooted in...
by Communications Team | Mar 13, 2023 | Fair Elections, Featured, Press Releases
March 13, 2023 (Albany, NY) – As state legislators in Albany debate the details of the upcoming state budget for Fiscal Year 23/24, groups across the state are calling upon them to fully fund the new Public Campaign Finance Program. In a letter signed by 70+...
by Communications Team | Feb 23, 2023 | Central New York, Press Releases
Utica residents have been trying to meet with Buttenschon for over a year, demand accountability February 22, 2023 (Utica, NY) – Today, Utica residents, community leaders, advocates and members of Citizen Action of New York joined together for a press...
