Former Congressman Tom Suozzi Joins Actum as Co-Chair
New York, New York (February 28, 2023) - Global consulting firm Actum LLC today announces that Former United States Congressman, Nassau...
Governor Hochul Appoints Robert Megna as Budget Director
Governor Kathy Hochul today announced the appointment of Robert Megna as New York State Budget Director. Mr. Megna starts immediately...
Clarity on the January 30, 2023 Joint Hearing on Criminal Justice Data
In light of Chris Churchill’s Albany Times Union article, Churchill: State lawmakers don’t want to hear David Soares, (February 26, 2023), the...
NY’s $4.4 Billion Question: Why Are State & Its Neediest Missing Out on Major Federal Assistance?
New Report: ‘Data Matching’ Could Help New Yorkers Get the Assistance They Qualify For, Drive $4.4 B in Economic Stimulus...
Uber Has One of Busiest Days of the Year at LaGuardia Airport, Despite Taxi Industry Claims of Widespread Work Stoppage
Drivers show they are more concerned with TLC’s proposed lockout rule, sending 30,000+ emails to TLC last week protesting the...
Over Forty Family Physicians, Residents & Students Travel to the State Capitol to Advocate for Primary Care Investments, Vaccine Promotion, and Patient-Centered Care
“Today, the New York State Academy of Family Physicians (NYSAFP) held its annual Advocacy Day with over forty family physicians,...
Expanded Pharmacy Care Benefits Just One Month Away for New Yorkers with Medicaid
In just over a month, New York State will implement a significant reform of its Medicaid pharmacy benefit. Health insurance...
Investing in our farms is investing in New York
If there is one thing that brings people together, it’s food. The full bounty of New York agriculture was on...
So what are we worth?
So what are we worth? Many of us inherit money from relatives who have accumulated a fortune from their businesses...
5 Borough Housing Movement Gets Key Support From Four Elected Officials as Budget Deadline Looms
Reps. Meeks, Espaillat, Torres and Manhattan BP Levine Say Office Conversions to Housing Crucial to Future Growth of New York...
Steve Cohen Releases Community Feedback From First Series of Listening Sessions
98% of Participants Want To Build Something Great vs Keeping 50 Acres of Asphalt Read the report HERE Watch the...
Commission On Ethics and Lobbying in Government Announces Key Staff Appointments
Filling Critical Positions with Experienced, Dedicated Public Servants Advances Fulfillment of Oversight, Compliance, Training & Enforcement Efforts, Improves Transparency ALBANY,...
I’ll Keep On Writing
About a week ago, I wrote that I might not be writing every week. The key word there is “might.”...
Statement From Senate Deputy Leader Gianaris On Senate Defeat Of Chief Judge Nomination
ALBANY, N.Y – Senate Deputy Leader Michael Gianaris issued this statement following the defeat of the nomination of Hector LaSalle...
Nearly 80% of NYC’s Nursing Homes – and Over Half of NY State’s – Got Zero Visits from Oversight Program: Report
2022 Data Show Continued Failure of NY State to Adequately Fund Program Tasked with Protecting Vulnerable Residents ALBANY, N.Y. –...
Veteran Westchester Political Strategist And Lobbyist Joins Willett Public Affairs
Willett Public Affairs Will Grow into the Lower Hudson Valley’s Preeminent Government Relations Consulting Firm Willett Public Affairs (Willett) has...
A simple way Albany can ease the dire nursing shortage
By 2030, New York is projected to face a shortage of almost 40,000 nurses. Health care industry experts have been...
Compromise in the Selection of a Chief Judge
The process of appointing of a chief judge has taken on an adversarial quality that feels unseemly. Does the State...
We Have the Right to Live Our Lives with Dignity and to Die with Dignity As Well
It wasn’t a scream. It wasn’t a cry. It was this penetrating moan. It was a moan that never stopped....
I have decided only to write when the spirit moves me. Frankly, I don’t know when that will be.
I’ve been writing columns for many years. One such column was meant to be state-wide in New York and the...