PRESS RELEASES
Workers, Advocates call on Cuomo’s Wage Board to Eliminate Sub-Minimum Wage for 230k Tipped Workers in New York
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,...
NY’s Low Minimum Wage Leaves Ulster County Families Behind, Says New Report
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...
Environmental and Community Groups Petition AG Candidate John Cahill to Release List of Oil and Gas Industry Clients
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...
Statement: New Democratic Majority Will Address New Yorkers’ Priorities
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...
AS REPUBLICAN IDC COALITION FAILS TO DELIVER MANY MORE CALL ON SENATOR VALESKY TO RETURN TO THE DEMOCRATS
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...
Citizen Action of New York Announces New York City Candidate Endrosements for 2013
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...
Citizen Action of New York Endorses Scott Stringer for NYC Comptroller
Aug 28, 2013 | Press Releases
New York, NY – Citizen Action of New York, one of the leading grassroots, community groups in New York, announced today that they have...
Siena Poll Shows Broad Support for Publicly Financed Fair Elections
Jan 17, 2013 | Press Releases
Governor’s Support Means 2013 is Year for Real Reform Albany, NY - In response to the newly released Siena poll showing that 59% of New Yorkers...
Advocates for Publicly Financed Fair Elections Ramp Up Campaign in Albany and Washington
Jan 14, 2013 | Press Releases
Groups Gather to Strategize, Lobby Legislature Albany, NY - On Monday, more than two dozen partner organizations in the Fair Elections for New York...
Early Childhood Education Advocates Commend Governor’s Push for Pre-K Expansion in State of the State Address
Jan 9, 2013 | Press Releases
Gov. Cuomo Makes New Full-Day Pre-K Funding Top Priority Albany, NY - A coalition of early childhood, education and community organizations, the...
Citizen Action Praises Gov. Cuomo’s Call for Publicly Financed Fair Elections
Jan 9, 2013 | Press Releases
Albany, NY - In response to Governor Cuomo’s State of the State Address,Karen Scharff, Executive Director of Citizen Action of New York, said:...
Disenfranchised Voters Speak Out, Call for Ballots to be Counted
Jan 7, 2013 | Press Releases
In 46th State Senate Election, 331 Ballots Still Not Counted Albany, NY - Voters whose ballots were laid aside and have yet to be counted in the...
Disenfranchised Voters Deliver Over 5,000 Petitions to Appellate Court Calling for All Ballots to Be Counted
Jan 4, 2013 | Press Releases
In 46th State Senate Election, Hundreds of Ballots Still Not Counted Click here for all the event photos. Albany, NY - Voters whose ballots were...
Ready for Kindergarten, Ready for College Campaign Praises New York Education Commission’s Recommendation to Create Full-Day Pre-Kindergarten Program
Jan 2, 2013 | Press Releases
A coalition of early childhood, education and community organizations, the Ready for Kindergarten, Ready for College Campaign praised Governor...
Statement in Response to New Poll Showing Overwhelming Support for Publicly Financed Fair Elections
Dec 20, 2012 | Press Releases
Albany, NY - In response to the release of a new poll by Public Campaign Action Fund showing that 79% of New Yorkers want bold campaign finance...