…in the balance and all options should be aired openly and honestly to find the most effective way of dealing with the fiscal problems of today. In a buyout, the…
…my initiatives are truly national landmark legislation: the accountable care organization demonstration program, the statewide medical homes program, and the all payer claims database. Governor Cuomo and his administration, Health…
April 2, 2011 By Bob Hennelly The collapse of the World Trade Center towers, the failure of New Orleans levies during hurricane Katrina, and the destruction of the half dozen…
April 2, 2011 By Linda Gomez Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver and Judiciary Committee Chair Helene Weinstein today announced the passage of legislation to better protect victims of domestic violence. The…
…symbolized the emergence of the far West Side from its gritty industrial past. With the High Line as their eastern border running along 10th Avenue, the neighborhoods spanning 14th to…
March 30, 2011 By Stephanie West Schools Chancellor Cathie Black today launched the 2011 Community and Citywide Education Council Elections. Applications are posted online for parents interested in serving on…
…Pomar, of the Brooklyn College International Socialist Organization, said student organizing has only begun, and emphasized that this movement is mushrooming. “The interests of the students and the workers are…
…164B of the Glass, Molders, Pottery, Plastics and Allied Workers International Union (GMP) has been negotiating a new labor agreement at Pacific Steel for several months. The old agreement expired…
March 28, 2011 Lillian Roberts, Executive Director, District Council 37 Deputy Mayor Stephen Goldsmith’s acknowledgment today is, it’s more cost effective to cut private contractors and give the work to…
…to protect long term tenants. As the dissenting judges pointed out today, the court’s decision runs contrary to the spirit of that law. While we are disappointed at this decision,…
