County Executive Weighs in on Cuomo’s Alternative Plan For Medicaid Time Warner Cable News Governor Cuomo Thursday announced the Empire State Equity Act. It would have counties agree to lower […]
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Health Headlines for Thursday, March 30
Heroin use, addiction up sharply among U.S. whites: study Reuters Heroin use in the United States has risen five-fold in the past decade and dependence on the drug has more […]
NYC COIB Caps Contributions to Elected Officials’ Legal Defense Funds
The New York City Conflicts of Interest Board (COIB), the agency that administers, interprets and enforces the city’s ethics laws, has issued an advisory opinion (AO 2017-2) that caps donations […]
Plugged In @ Hinman Straub – March 29, 2017
Coverage of Albany and New York State government State Budget Update Governor Critical of Federal Health Care Cost Shift Proposal Governor Announces Administration Appointments Lawmakers Elect Regents Governor Announces Sheridan […]
Health Headlines for Wednesday, March 29
Those Indecipherable Medical Bills? They’re One Reason Health Care Costs So Much. New York Times The catastrophe struck Wanda Wickizer on Christmas Day 2013. Read Full Article Costly Doctors Don’t […]
Health Headlines for Tuesday, March 28
In Health Bill’s Defeat, Medicaid Comes of Age New York Times When it was created more than a half century ago, Medicaid almost escaped notice. Read Full Article Would legalizing […]
Attorney General Indicts State Senator, Former State Senator for Election Law Violations
Earlier today, State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman announced the indictment of State Senator Robert Ortt (R-Niagara County) and his predecessor, former State Senator George Maziarz (R-Niagara County), on charges of […]
Health Headlines for Thursday, March 23
New York will take huge hit in GOP health bill, experts agree Buffalo News Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo sounds as if he is in a panic over the bill House […]
Plugged In @ Hinman Straub – March 22, 2017
Coverage of Albany and New York State government Senate, Assembly Pass One House Budgets Ad Campaign Promotes Governor’s Budget as ‘Middle-Class Recovery Act’ Governor Creates Plastic Bag Task Force State […]
Health Headlines for Tuesday, March 21
Controversial New York measure lands in GOP health care bill Democrat Chronicle Hoping to win support from upstate Republicans, House leaders late on Monday added a controversial proposal to their […]