Thirty Years Later Single Payer is Still a Bad Proposal
Thirty years ago, the Single Payer legislation known as the New York Health Act was first introduced in the State...
Executive Budget Makes Critical Investments in Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services
ALBANY (January 19, 2022) - The 105 member organizations of the New York State Council for Community Behavioral Healthcare thank...
FIRST TIME IN FIVE YEARS, THE COMPANION ANIMAL CAPITAL FUND HAS BEEN INCLUDED IN EXECUTIVE BUDGET
Statement from Libby Post, Executive Director of the New York State Animal Protection Federation: “Governor Hochul’s commitment to New York’s...
State Academy of Family Physicians Applauds Governor Kathy Hochul’s Progressive and Inclusive Healthcare Budget for SFY 2023
“Yesterday, Governor Kathy Hochul unveiled her first Executive Budget- for State Fiscal Year 2022-23. The NYS Academy of Family Physicians...
FRONTLINE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH PROVIDERS PLEASED WITH EXECUTIVE BUDGET PROPOSALS THAT MAKE CRITICAL INVESTMENTS IN MENTAL HEALTH AND SUD SERVICES WHILE ENFORCING CONSUMER/PROVIDER PROTECTIONS
ALBANY (January 19, 2022) - The 105 member organizations of the New York State Council for Community Behavioral Healthcare thank...
Statement of the New York State Nurses Association on Governor Hochul’s Executive Budget
New York - Governor Hochul’s Executive Budget recognizes the need to bolster the broader healthcare system and address the intense...
Governor’s Budget Proposal Leaves Nursing Home Residents, Struggling Utility Customers, Caregivers by Wayside
ALBANY, N.Y. – AARP New York State Director Beth Finkel issued the following statement in response to Governor Kathy Hochul’s...
Energy Revolution is in the Air
When one thinks of places that have changed the course of industry, Wellsville New York is not generally cited as...
News from DoorDash: New NYC Hires
Sascha Owen was named Head of Government Relations for New York. She was NYC Comptroller Scott Stringer's Chief of Staff...
Money, Not Study, for Nursing Home Oversight; Advocates Urge $20M in State Budget for Ombudsman Program to Protect Residents
ALBANY—Advocates for the aging are calling on Governor Kathy Hochul to better fund—rather than further study—the State’s independent nursing home...
Ostroff Associates Announces Four New Hires in Albany
New Vice Presidents and Legislative Analysts represent historic growth for top lobbying firm as the 2022 legislative session gets underway...
NARROWING NEW YORK’S COVERAGE GAP
New York Health Plan Association Statement on New CSS/CBC Report “Every New Yorker deserves access to high-quality, affordable, health care. ...
STATEMENT FROM SENATE DEPUTY LEADER GIANARIS ON 21ST CENTURY ANTITRUST ACT BEING MOVED BY SENATE CONSUMER PROTECTION COMMITTEE
ALBANY, N.Y. – Senate Deputy Leader Michael Gianaris issued the following statement after the Senate Committee on Consumer Protection moved...
Over 50 New York Business and Legal Experts Issue Open Letter Opposing Antitrust Legislation
Diverging from long-established federal standards for defining a “monopoly” would hurt businesses and consumers Dear Governor Hochul and New York...
JIM MCGUIRE, ATTORNEY FOR THE 56TH GOVERNOR OF NEW YORK, ANDREW M. CUOMO, SERVES EVIDENCE PRESERVATION NOTICE ON JCOPE COMMISSIONERS AND STAFF IN PREPARATION FOR COURT ACTION
Notice comes as JCOPE Order Regarding American Crisis Proceeds was Rejected by the Department of Law’s Civil Recoveries Bureau and...
Hospital at the Breaking Point: Patient Numbers Overwhelm Resources at Jacobi Medical Center; Patients put in Jeopardy, Say Nurses
Warning Substandard Care Becoming ‘New Normal’ New York, Jan. 12 – Nurses at Jacobi Medical Center will hold a press...
Our Future
Friends -- 2021 was a historic year. From helping elect Eric Adams, to guaranteeing airport workers get healthcare by making...
FORMER PEEKSKILL MAYOR ANDRE RAINEY ANNOUNCES CAMPAIGN FOR NYS ASSEMBLY
As Mayor of Peekskill, Rainey Presided Over Unprecedented Growth and Investment in the City of Peekskill, Securing Over $24 Million...
New York’s program for workers with disabilities works but it can and must be strengthened
Like many of you, we can get a little geeky when it comes to numbers. Collect them, analyze them, look...
Announcing Bulldog Strategies
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