April 11, 2013 John Liu (l.) and Bill Rudin By Marc Bussanich New York, NY—In the Rose Garden on Wednesday, President Barack Obama unveiled his $3.8 trillion 2014 budget. Back…
March 14, 2013 By Senator Brad Hoylman As President Obama so pointedly said in his recent State of the Union address, “corporate profits have rocketed to all-time highs, but for…
February 6, 2013 Dr. Scott Breidbart, Chief Medical Officer, Empire BlueCross BlueShield By now you may have heard that there is a new virus around causing nausea, vomiting, and…
February 4, 2013 By John Zogby The polls are all looking quite good for the President and the Democrats right now. This week’s Zogby Analytics Poll has the President moving…
January 30, 2013 This membership meeting will be the last for Judy Wessler as the Director of CPHS – so come and say good-bye. It will also be the first…
January 12, 2013 Marc Bussanich MTA officials told NY State Assembly members on Friday, January 11 that the agency is aggressively working to lower costs and its deficit by reducing…
November 19, 2012 Marc Bussanich After the Thanksgiving recess Congressional representatives and President Obama will be meeting to try to reach an agreement to reduce the national deficit and prevent…
Headed for Fiscal Cliff? Groups Fear for the Future November 9, 2012 By Marc Bussanich Thousands of New Yorkers are still without power more than a week after Hurricane Sandy…
…which together comprise the new federal health care reform law, were signed by President Obama on March 23, 2010, and March 30, 2010, respectively. Federal health reform uses a building…
October 25, 2012 Reprint from AFLCIO Website Fewer employers today provide defined-benefit pensions for their workers—and among those that do, many are offering “defined-contribution” (like 401[k]s) rather than traditional “defined-benefit”…
