by Communications Team | Jun 25, 2015 | Press Releases
Albany, NY – In response to the end of this year’s legislative session, Karen Scharff, Executive Director of Citizen Action of New York, said: “This legislative session ended the same way it began – with billionaire campaign donors running the show....
by Communications Team | Jun 25, 2015 | Press Releases
Albany, NY – In response to today’s 6 to 3 Supreme Court decision in King v. Burwell, holding that subsidies under the Affordable Care Act – known as “premium tax credits” – are available in every state, including those with federally operated health insurance...
by Communications Team | Jun 11, 2015 | Press Releases
Say it’s time to pay families a wage that meets basic needs and stop subsidizing the industry’s low wages Albany, NY – Faith leaders from across the state came together at the State Capitol on Thursday to call on Governor Cuomo’s Wage Board to back a $15 minimum wage...
by Communications Team | May 7, 2015 | Press Releases
Albany, NY – In response to news that Governor Cuomo has formed a wage board to investigate the wages of fast food industry workers, Jacquie Jordan, a McDonald’s worker from Albany and a member of Citizen Action of New York, said: “I work hard all...
by Communications Team | May 4, 2015 | Press Releases
Albany, NY – In response to the New York State Assembly passing a hist minimum wage increase that sets New York on a path to a $15 minimum wage, with automatic increases indexed to inflation, members of the Raise Up New York coalition said: Mauricio Jimenez, Make the...
by Communications Team | May 4, 2015 | Press Releases
In response to the New York State Assembly passing a significant minimum wage increase that sets New York on a path to a $15 minimum wage, with automatic increases indexed to inflation, members of the Raise Up New York coalition said: Mauricio Jimenez, Make the Road...
by Communications Team | May 4, 2015 | Press Releases, Uncategorized
Albany, NY – In response to news that Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos has been indicted on federal corruption charges, Karen Scharff, Executive Director of Citizen Action of New York, said: “Elected officials have been arrested on corruption charges...
by Communications Team | Apr 29, 2015 | Press Releases
New York – A coalition representing New Yorkers most impacted by climate change has called on Governor Andrew M. Cuomo to take sides and implement a comprehensive climate action plan following remarks from Joseph Martens, the commissioner of the Department of...
by Communications Team | Apr 16, 2015 | Press Releases
Albany, NY – In response to news that the Board of Elections, a day after Senate Leader Skelos’ surprise appointment of a new Co-Chair, deadlocked on a vote to close the “LLC loophole,” which allows the super-wealthy to anonymously contribute...
