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…
…to address it sufficiently. While it is hard to find any seriously bad news for Mr. Obama in the polling, there are lessons he and his Democratic Party must learn….
…pool. The federal law is very clear – the dollars are to pay for the care of the uninsured, not to pay for bad debt. Much of the states’ current…
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…
…the NPA, said advocates and the 99% Pep Squad were there to cheer Senator Schumer as he goes back to Washington. “The Senator back-pedaled on a pre-election position to raise…
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…
…for more than three in 10, Social Security is 90 percent or more of their income. It is a safety net that keeps retirees out of poverty. It’s also important…
…safety.” “If working families bailed out the banks after they almost brought our country to the brink of destruction, they most certainly can renegotiate with the banks; that’s the very…
