New York Lawmakers Attempt at Sustainability Legislation Misses the Mark
New York State, historically a beacon of opportunity and innovation, is now finding its economic lifeblood choked by high taxes...
NY Reporter Joe Spector Joins Global Strategy Group
Today, Joe Spector joins Global Strategy Group (GSG) as a Vice President of Communications and Public Affairs in their...
Consumer Litigation Funding Helped Me – Now Let’s Regulate It
Six years ago, my life was turned upside down when I sustained a neck and shoulder injury in a hit-and-run...
Pharmacy ‘Test & Treat’ Will Improve Health Care Access For NY Communities
As New York comes off another busy flu season, this time marked by a stubbornly contagious strain amid an outbreak...
Why the Legislature Should Pass the Covid-19 Pandemic Response Study Commission Before the End of Session
My brother, Johnny, always put other people before himself. When it became clear that our 78-year-old mom could no longer...
Bill on Consumer Health Data Privacy Needs Careful Consideration
Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, telehealth was not widely available but quickly became a valuable and trusted care modality, delivering...
Medical Aid in Dying Upholds Choices and Autonomy for Terminally Ill Patients
As someone who has dedicated my career to leading aging and long-term care initiatives, I firmly believe that personal choice...
Unions to Albany: Register 2 Million+ More Voters, Pass Enhanced AVR!
Dear Governor Hochul, Majority Leader Stewart-Cousins and Speaker Heastie: As proud leaders of New York’s labor movement, we write to...
Creating Opportunity for New York’s Craft Cider and Spirits: A Case for Direct Shipping
New York lawmakers can save small craft cideries and distilleries, like my farm-based business, Stoutridge Distillery, in the Hudson Valley....
Faith Leaders Organize to Protect Vulnerable New Yorkers from Bad Actors in the Unregulated Lawsuit Lending Industry
More Than Three Dozen Clergy Members Statewide Unite, Join Forces with Consumers for Fair Legal Funding Coalition to Demand Reform...
OPEN LETTER FROM CANNABIS FARMER’S ALLIANCE AND ALLIES
Dear Governor Hochul, Thank you for your ongoing support of New York agriculture, clearly demonstrated in recent state budgets. As...
Rx Drug Pricing and Importation
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=69KT0K1gpMs Please join Assemblymember Jo Anne Simon, AARP FL Advocacy Director Zayne Smith, AARP Government Affairs Director Jon Bartholomew and...
PFAS Suspected in Pesticide Proposed for Use in Lake George; Gov. Hochul Asked to Intervene Immediately
LAKE GEORGE, NY -- The Lake George Association, the oldest lake protection organization in the country, and the Lake George...
Unite NY New Video: Why Term Limits Make Sense for New York
More Voices, More Choices campaign hits stretch run of Legislative Session - two day lobby event May 21 and 22...
AS 10,000 CHILD SEX ABUSE SURVIVORS STUCK WAITING FOR JUSTICE, ADVOCATES CALL ON ATTORNEY GENERAL TO INVESTIGATE INSURERS
“If these insurers aren’t held accountable soon, it will mean that more and more child sexual abuse survivors will die...
AHRC New York City Honors NYSID CEO Maureen O’Brien for Contributions to IDD Community
“Honest broker” and “trusted adviser” who “leaves no stone unturned” NEW YORK – Maureen O’Brien, who leads the statewide non-profit...
Coalition Calls for Passage of Legislative Package to Rescue EMS
NYSAC and ambulance providers join legislators to advocate for EMS (ALBANY, NY) – Ahead of EMS Week (May 19-25), a coalition of...
The “climate superfund” bill is bad legislation
For the second year, the state Senate passed its “climate superfund” bill. For the next 25 years, it would impose...
NY State AFL-CIO Announces Endorsement of Sen. Gillibrand and Endorsements in Congressional, State Senate, and Assembly Races with Primary Elections
Albany, NY - Today, the 2.5 million member New York State AFL-CIO announced the endorsement of United States Senator...
AARP NY Urges State Legislature to Pass Prescription Drug Affordability Bills by End of 2024 Session
ALBANY, N.Y. – AARP New York, backed by AARP volunteers from across the state and joined by several supportive state...
