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Letters in Opposition on behalf of NYSAHU

MEMO-IN-OPP. MANDATED BENEFIT - AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER

MEMO-IN-OPP. MANDATED BENEFIT - JUVENILE DETOX

MEMO-IN-OPP. MANDATED BENEFIT - ORAL CHEMOTHERAPY

MEMO-IN-OPP. MANDATED BENEFIT - PRENATAL VITAMINS

MEMO-IN-OPP. MANDATED BENEFIT - TAY-SACHS DISEASE

NYSAHU Memo in Opposition to New Yorks Proposed Health Care Tax Assessments
 
Albany Update 01.07.10
 

STATE OF THE STATE MESSAGE  http://www.state.ny.us/governor/press/pdf/BlueprinttoRebuildNY2.pdf

 

Governor David Paterson delivered his second State of the State Message entitled “A Time to Rebuild” to a Joint Session of the Legislature and Judiciary on Wednesday, January 6, 2010, marking the ceremonial start of the 2010 Regular Legislative Session.  It was a solemn, forceful delivery that began without any introductions or niceties, hardly punctuated by applause at any juncture.  The speech was about 30-minutes in duration, flawlessly delivered entirely from memory by the vision-impaired Governor.  Paterson laid out a bleak year for the Empire State due to the continuing economic recession and its negative effects upon state revenues.  The Governor lambasted the Legislature and Special Interest groups for not making the tough choices that would benefit all New Yorkers, stating:

              “This is the winter of reckoning for New York.  Cultures of addiction to

              spending, power or approval have doomed empires, and they now

              threaten the Empire State.”

Paterson then cited some lofty goals for 2010:

Read the entire Albany Update Here

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Previously Published Lobbyist Corner Articles
Date Article
6/5/10
BILL STATUS REPORT - 6-5-10 TO 6-20-10
1/07/10
Albany Update
12/12/09
Legislative Update
12/2/09
Albany Update
8/14/09
Albany Update
7/30/09
Governor Signs 3 Healthcare Reforms into Law
07/20/09
Partnership For Coverage/Urban Institute Universal Coverage Report Issued
03/08/09
Albany Update
01/27/09
Albany Update
01/06/09
Albany Update
12/04/08
Albany Update
11/24/08
Albany Update
11/5/08

Supplemental Election Report - NYS

11/5/08
 Election Report
11/4/08

2008 Mini-Election Report

10/29/08

Governor Paterson NYS Financial Plan

10/25/08

Secretary to Governor Charles O'Burme Resigns

10/03/08

Governor Paterson to call Legislature into Special Session

9/6/08

Governor Paterson annouces actions on NAHU bills of interest.

9/5/08

Memorandum in Opposition of S6457/A9393

 

8/24/08

Firefighters Bill Approval

8/20/08

New York Special Session Budget Cuts

8/17/08

Producer Commission Hearings

8/9/08

New York State Primary Election Results

7/30/08

Albany Update 7.30.08

7/25/08

Summary of Public Hearing on Producer Compensation - Albany

7/30/08

Summary of Public Hearing on Producer Compensation - NYC

6/16/08

Minimum Loss Ratio Bill

6/12/08

Bill Status Report

6/5/08

Albany Update

5/15/08

Bill Staus Report

5/3/08

Division of Budget Update

4/29/08

Day on the Hill Agenda

4/28/08

Albany Update

3/25/08

Memo in Support of S204/A2357


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