by Communications Team | Mar 10, 2015 | Press Releases
Gov. Cuomo Provides No New Funding for Needed Programs that Residents Support ALBANY (March 10, 2015) A newly released poll from the Rauch Foundation’s Long Island Index found that 74 percent of Long Island residents support public funding of Pre-K for all families....
by Communications Team | Mar 9, 2015 | Press Releases
Call on Assembly and Senate to improve on governor’s wage proposal in one-house budgets Albany, NY – Everyone agrees that New York’s current minimum wage isn’t enough to support a family on, and workers and advocates from the Raise Up NY coalition on Monday said that...
by Communications Team | Feb 25, 2015 | Press Releases
Albany, NY – In response to reports that Governor Cuomo has invited Senator Klein into private budget negotiations, but has left Senate Democratic Leader Stewart-Cousins out, Karen Scharff, Executive Director of Citizen Action of New York, said:...
by Communications Team | Feb 24, 2015 | Press Releases
The #1FairWage Coalition of New York commends today’s announcement by Governor Cuomo that the state will raise the sub-minimum wage for tipped workers to $7.50 an hour at the end of the year, up from the current $5 an hour. This increase is long overdue and will...
by Communications Team | Feb 2, 2015 | Press Releases
Albany, NY – In response to the speech Governor Cuomo delivered earlier today on ethics reform, Karen Scharff, Executive Director of Citizen Action of New York, said: “We agree with the Governor when he says deeds matter more than words. Any budget that...
by Communications Team | Jan 21, 2015 | Press Releases
Albany, NY – In response to Governor Cuomo’s “Opportunity Agenda” speech, Karen Scharff, Executive Director of Citizen Action of New York, said: Wall Street CEOs may be experiencing the rebounding economy that Governor Cuomo is talking about, but Citizen...
by Communications Team | Jan 20, 2015 | Press Releases
Nolan, Parker and 80 Lawmakers Sign Joint Letter to Gov. Cuomo Asking to Support New York State’s Children and Their Public Schools ALBANY (Jan. 20, 2015) – The day before Governor Andrew Cuomo releases his budget and delivers his State of the State, Assembly Member...
by Communications Team | Jan 18, 2015 | Press Releases
Raising the Wage Will Help Struggling Families, Boost Economy Albany, NY – In response to Governor Cuomo’s proposed changes to the minimum wage in New York, Karen Scharff, Executive Director of Citizen Action of New York, said: “With New York’s designation as...
by Communications Team | Dec 17, 2014 | Press Releases
Binghamton, NY – In response to the announcement that New York will ban hydrofracking, Eileen Hamlin, a resident of Kirkwood, NY and a member of the Board of Directors of Citizen Action of New York, said: A huge weight has been lifted off the shoulders of...
