by Communications Team | Mar 1, 2010 | Uncategorized
As early as this week, Senator Dodd will introduce his new financial reform package in the Senate. But, unlike the bill that passed the House last year that would make an independent Consumer Financial Protection Agency, this bill creates a new bureau within the...
by Communications Team | Feb 26, 2010 | Uncategorized
Right now, we’re working to pass legislation that would change New York’s antiquated practice of adding the count of people in prison to the population of the district where they are incarcerated – as opposed to their home communities. Folks keep asking me how...
by Communications Team | Jan 29, 2010 | Uncategorized
Sign the Petition! The U.S. Census Bureau counts incarcerated people as residents of their place of confinement, rather than as residents of their home communities. These false population counts are then used to draw state and local legislative districts. The result...
by Communications Team | Dec 14, 2009 | Uncategorized
In a major speech on Wall Street on Monday, the President outlined his financial reform plan, which included the creation of a Consumer Financial Protection Agency to protect consumers from deceptive and unfair practices by the banking and financial services...
by Communications Team | Nov 17, 2009 | Uncategorized
During last week’s special session of the Legislature, the Senate failed to consider the Marriage Equality Bill. Since then, Senate Democrats have made a promise to bring the legislation to a vote this year – and now’s the time for that to happen....
by Bob Cohen | Nov 11, 2009 | Uncategorized
As the nation’s and media’s attention is mostly focused on the health care fight in Congress, the right-wing is quietly gearing up for their next attempt to raid the U.S. Treasury on behalf of the wealthiest people in our country, to the detriment of the rest of us....
by Communications Team | Oct 27, 2009 | Uncategorized
Governor Paterson has proposed millions in cuts to after-school programs that can save lives, keep families together, and give a lifeline to working parents who are struggling to put food on the table. Send your message to the Legislature. Tell them to reject the...
by Communications Team | Sep 25, 2009 | Capital District, Health Care, New York City, Southern Tier, Uncategorized, Western New York
On Tuesday, activists in dozens of state across the US protested the unfair, profiteering, and crisis-causing practices of big private insurance companies in America. In New York, Citizen Action focused on two of our state’s worst: United Healthcare and GHI/HIP....
by Communications Team | Sep 17, 2009 | Uncategorized
In a major speech on Wall Street on Monday, the President outlined his financial reform plan, which included the creation of a Consumer Financial Protection Agency to protect consumers from deceptive and unfair practices by the banking and financial services...
