by Communications Team | Jul 11, 2012 | Press Releases
“SERIOUSLY?” House GOP Now 0-for-31 Against Obamacare After Yet Another Failed Vote to Repeal Historic Health Care Reform New York – Today, as House Republicans made their 31st attempt to repeal the Affordable Care Act, the landmark health care reform law passed...
by Communications Team | Jun 28, 2012 | Press Releases
Citizen Action Reacts to ACA Decision Albany, NY – In response to the decision by the Supreme Court to uphold the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Karen Scharff, Executive Director of Citizen Action of New York, said: “The most important result...
by Communications Team | Jun 11, 2012 | Press Releases
Minimum Wage Opponents Donate $400k to State Senate Campaigns Community Calls on State Senate to Pass Minimum Wage Increase and Fair Elections Albany, NY – On Monday, community, faith, Occupy, labor organizations, and Capital District residents joined in support...
by Communications Team | Apr 18, 2012 | Press Releases
Push for Fair Elections Campaign Finance Reform Begins Across New York Diverse Organizations Join to Execute Coordinated Campaign to Win Publicly Financed Elections for Statewide & Legislative Offices Albany, NY – A large, diverse group of organizations joined...
by Communications Team | Apr 10, 2012 | Press Releases
Local Residents, Leaders Call on State to Limit Influence of CEO Campaign Cash New Research Shows Donations to State Senator, Assemblyman Overwhelmingly from Out-of-District, Big Money Donors Growing Grassroots Demand for Publicly-Financed Fair Elections System Troy,...
by Communications Team | Mar 26, 2012 | Press Releases
ALBANY AND TROY TO FCC: DON’T LET VERIZON SLAM THE DOOR ON OUR HIGH-SPEED FUTURE Elected Officials, Community Groups Ask for FCC to Reject Verizons’ Proposed Collusion with Cable Companies in Comments Filed With the Agency Secretive Deal Would End Competition and Mean...
by Communications Team | Mar 16, 2012 | Press Releases
Citizen Action Declares Victory for Justice In End to Prison-Based Gerrymandering Albany, NY – In response to the plaintiffs in Little v. LATFOR dropping their appeal, Karen Scharff, Executive Director of Citizen Action of New York, said: By withdrawing their...
by Communications Team | Mar 14, 2012 | Press Releases
Advocates, Policy Experts Push Albany to Act on Health Exchange in the Budget With Exchange, 1 Million New Yorkers Would Reap the Rewards of Health Care Reform Albany, NY – On Wednesday, March 14th, members of the Health Care For All New York (HCFANY) coalition...
by Communications Team | Mar 14, 2012 | Press Releases
Advocates Push Senator Grisanti, Albany to Act on Health Exchange in the Budget With Exchange, 1 Million New Yorkers Would Reap the Rewards of Health Care Reform Albany, NY – On Wednesday, March 14th, Citizen Action of New York and members of the Health Care For...
