Coverage of Albany and New York State government – March 11, 2016 What’s Inside State Budget Update State Comptroller Reports on Wall Street, Small Businesses Legislature Elects New Regents Governor […]
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Health Headlines for Tuesday, March 15
The End of Prescriptions as We Know Them in New York New York Times One morning this month, Silvia Cota, a nurse supervisor in the emergency room at Lenox Hill […]
Assembly Introduces Ethics, Campaign Finance and Lobbying Reform Bill
Last Friday, Assembly Speaker Heastie introduced A.9535, a measure that addresses lawmakers’ outside income, among other things. (Read the Speaker’s press release here.) The bill would limit the “outside income” […]
Health Headlines for Friday, March 11
Republican report says HHS ignored warning signs of co-op plan failures Modern Healthcare A report from Republican staff of a Senate investigations subcommittee says HHS did not act on clear […]
Health Headlines for Thursday, March 10
Groups Scrutinize White House Plan to Cut Drug Costs in Medicare New York Times The Obama administration touched off a tempest on Wednesday with its plan to test new ways […]
Health Headlines for Wednesday, March 9
Doctors should screen for poverty during child-wellness visits, American Academy of Pediatrics recommends Washington Post Pediatricians just declared war on child poverty. Read the full article U.S. Prescription Drug Spending […]
Plugged In @ Hinman Straub — March 4, 2016
Coverage of Albany and New York State government – March 4, 2016 What’s Inside Governor, Legislative Leaders Release Consensus Revenue Forecast Governor Announces Launch of New NY Broadband Program Governor […]
Public Relations Firms Challenge JCOPE Advisory Opinion
Earlier today, five public relations firms filed a lawsuit in federal in an effort to prevent the Joint Commission on Public Ethics (JCOPE) from enforcing the portion of Advisory Opinion […]
Health Headlines for Tuesday, March 8
Hepatitis C drugs top Medicaid spending, highlighting larger concerns Capital New York New York State spent at least $107 million on hepatitis C drugs during the third quarter of 2015, […]
New York City Lobbying Bureau Releases Annual Report
Last week, the New York City Clerk’s Lobbying Bureau released its 2015 Annual Report. According to the report, reportable lobbying activity in the city increased to $86 million, a pretty […]