by Communications Team | Mar 8, 2016 | Press Releases
Community Schools Are Proven to Boost Educational Outcomes and Family Engagement Albany, NY – With just over three weeks until New York State’s budget is due, parents from communities across the state joined with Senate Democratic Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins...
by Communications Team | Mar 7, 2016 | Press Releases
The “carried interest tax loophole” allows money managers to pay a lower tax rate than ordinary working Americans Albany, New York – Today, ‘Patriotic Millionaires’ Chair Morris Pearl and a delegation of fellow millionaires will travel to Albany, NY to support...
by Communications Team | Feb 3, 2016 | Press Releases
More than 200 workers, business leaders and other advocates rally to call for $15 statewide minimum wage Albany, NY – The best way to “develop” the workforce and boost New York’s economy is to enact a minimum wage that meets families’ basic needs. That was the message...
by Communications Team | Feb 2, 2016 | Press Releases
Albany, NY – In response to the Assembly’s plan to increase taxes on the richest New Yorkers, Karen Scharff, Executive Director of Citizen Action of New York, said: “The Assembly’s tax plan is a recognition that our economy won’t work for...
by Communications Team | Feb 2, 2016 | Press Releases
ALBANY (Feb. 2, 2016) – A day after a Siena poll revealed that New Yorkers believe education should be a top priority of Gov. Cuomo and the legislature in 2016, a total of 18 community groups and unions launched the Stand Up For Kids campaign. This sweeping...
by Communications Team | Jan 29, 2016 | Press Releases
Albany, NY – Reacting to today’s event with Governor Cuomo and Vice President Biden in support of a Paid Family Leave program for New York, Karen Scharff, Executive Director of Citizen Action of New York, said: “Paid Family Leave is essential for the...
by Communications Team | Jan 13, 2016 | Press Releases
Albany, NY – Reacting to Governor Cuomo’s State of the State Address, Karen Scharff, Executive Director of Citizen Action of New York, said: More and more working families are struggling to make ends meet. It’s because the separation between the very rich...
by Communications Team | Jan 11, 2016 | Press Releases
Electeds: With LLC Loophole Protected by Senate Majority, Budget Best Chance for Reform NEW YORK – Today, State Senator Daniel Squadron, Assemblymember Brian Kavanagh, and 42 co-sponsors of their bill to close the LLC Loophole (S.60/A.6975), called on Governor Cuomo...
by Communications Team | Jan 6, 2016 | Press Releases
Buffalo, NY – Citizen Action of WNY, a grassroots community organization that works locally for significant social change, has been active for three decades in working to improve the quality of public education for all children in the Buffalo Public Schools....
