Author: Dany Ramdhanie,
How the media can sway votes and win elections
Lawmakers want insurers to pay for tamper-proof opioid pills
A coalition of bipartisan lawmakers, police and addiction experts is urging Gov. Andrew Cuomo to sign a bill that would require insurance plans to cover opioid prescription pills that are harder to crush or liquefy, and therefore abuse. Sen. George Amedore, Asssemblyman John McDonald and Albany County Sheriff Craig […]
Senate bill makes it easier for NY’ers to get cheaper version of life-saving EpiPens
Sen. Kemp Hannon has introduced a bill that would address the recent drastic price increase for a drug that treats anaphylactic shock — a severe, potentially life threatening allergic reaction that can be brought on by something as simple as peanut ingestion or a bee sting. The bill (S.8189) […]
Bernie stumps for Teachout in New Paltz
Teachout: ‘We got this’
Bernie Sanders asks New Paltz students to get involved in the 19th Congressional District race Bernie Sanders returned to the Hudson Valley this week to ask nearly 2,000 supporters to get in Zephyr Teachout’s corner in her race for the 19th Congressional District against John Faso. Teachout addressed a large, […]
Lawmaker asks State Ed to update HIV/AIDS curriculum; revise teacher training
Assemblyman Daniel O’Donnell, a Manhattan Democrat and sponsor of the Dignity for All Students Act, wants to change the way teachers are trained to detect bullying and harassment and improve the quality of HIV/AIDS education in high schools. In a letter to Education Commissioner MaryEllen Elia, O’Donnell laid out […]
Doctors, patients urge Cuomo to sign law that changes ‘fail first’ treatment
Dozens of patients and health care providers lined the steps of the Capitol during a recent rally to demand that Gov. Andrew Cuomo sign a “step therapy” reform bill into law, giving patients and their doctors more power to choose treatment options. Patients suffering from lupus, cancer, HIV/Aids, mental health, […]