by Communications Team | Oct 7, 2014 | Press Releases
Alliance for Quality Education and Citizen Action of New York Release Analysis of State Republican Claims on School Aid ALBANY, NY – With the 2014 electoral campaign in full swing, the Alliance for Quality Education and Citizen Action New York want to set the record...
by Communications Team | Oct 1, 2014 | Press Releases
As Questions Surface About Astorino’s Campaign Contributions, Community Group Says Full Disclosure Essential to Determine Any Conflicts of Interest Albany, NY – Citizen Action of New York today called on Republican gubernatorial candidate Rob Astorino to...
by Communications Team | Sep 29, 2014 | Press Releases
Community Group Says AG Candidate Should Release 5 Years Of Tax Returns So New Yorkers Can See How Much He Has Profited Off Oil And Gas Industry Albany, NY – Citizen Action of New York today called on Republican attorney general candidate John Cahill to release five...
by Communications Team | Sep 15, 2014 | Press Releases
Poverty Rate Among Tipped Workers Double That of Regular Workforce Following the first convening of Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s wage board on Monday, workers and advocates called for the elimination of the sub-minimum wage for New York State’s 230,000 tipped workers at a...
by Communications Team | Sep 12, 2014 | Press Releases
Findings Show Low-income Families are Taking on Higher Levels of Debt to Make Ends Meet Kingston, NY – A new report released Friday by Citizen Action of New York and the Alliance for a Just Society shows that New York State’s failure to raise the minimum wage is...
by Communications Team | Sep 2, 2014 | Press Releases
Voters Demand Transparency From Candidate With Deep Ties to Anti-Environment Corporations Albany, NY – In an effort to ensure voters understand the relationship between candidate for New York State Attorney General John Cahill and major international oil and gas...
by Communications Team | Jun 25, 2014 | Press Releases
Albany, NY – In response to news that the Independent Democratic Conference plans to join with the Senate Democratic Conference to form a new majority in the State Senate, Karen Scharff, Executive Director of Citizen Action of New York, said: For New Yorkers to...
by Communications Team | Jun 20, 2014 | Press Releases
June 20th, 2014 SYRACUSE, NY – As this year’s legislative session comes to an end it is once again clear that the Republican-IDC coalition in the Senate has failed to deliver on key legislation supported by a majority of New Yorkers. Senator Valesky was among...
by Communications Team | Aug 30, 2013 | Press Releases
New York, NY – Citizen Action of New York, a grassroots, membership organization that works on social, racial, economic and environmental issues and also works to elect progressive candidates to office, has endorsed the following candidates in the upcoming...
