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With DSH Cuts Looming, Cuomo Must Decide How to Allot Fewer Dollars

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09/13/2017

The Disproportionate Share Hospital cuts the industry has feared for years are scheduled to begin taking effect in less than three weeks, creating a tough choice for the Cuomo administration, which may have to decide how to apportion a much smaller...

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NYS Health Foundation Finds Uninsured Rate Fell by 36 Percent After ACA Implemented

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09/15/2017

New York State Health Foundation, RAND Corporation and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation find that the uninsured rate among non-elderly veterans fell by 36% after the implementation of the Affordable Care Act (ACA).

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NYC Schools Are Inadequate on Sex Education, Stringer Says

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09/15/2017

The New York City comptroller’s office said not all middle and high school students are being taught sex education as required by law.

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43% of City Students Not Getting Required Sex Ed Courses, Comptroller Says

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09/18/2017

More than 40 percent of the city’s middle and high school students are not getting the sex education required by the state, according to a report released on Thursday by New York City Comptroller Scott Stringer.

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J.J. Watt's Hurricane Relief Fundraising Closes at More Than $37 Million

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09/18/2017

It started as a relatively modest (well, relative to where it ended up) organizing of a charitable endeavor, born partially out of a kind heart and partially out of desperation when he couldn't be there to help in person. And in the end, it can be...

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New Push to Replace Obamacare Reflects High Stakes For Republicans

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09/19/2017

... that the effort was dead. The latest proposal would give states control over billions in federal health-care spending, ...

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If Congress Doesn’t Act Fast on Children’s Health Insurance, Millions Could Be at Risk

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09/21/2017

Some families would see coverage disappear starting October 1.

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With Its 'No Dancing' Law Verging On Repeal, New York Legitimizes Its Nightlife

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09/21/2017

Mayor Bill de Blasio signed into law legislation that establishes an Office of Nightlife and a Nightlife Advisory Board. Joined on stage by punk icon Marky Ramone and the prolific jazz artist Ron Carter, and surrounded by a packed crowd of club...

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Andrus Family Fund Appoints Edgar Villanueva to Its Board

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09/22/2017

Andrus Family Fund appoints Edgar Villanueva, Vice President of Programs and Advocacy at the Schott Foundation for Public Education, to its board.

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Open Society Research Looks at New Technology Predicting Recidivism Without Being Racist

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09/25/2017

A tool to help predict whether someone who’s been arrested will reoffend does not factor in race. But it could consider convictions.

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Opinion: Powered by Women - Philanthropy in the Age of Trump Needs to Address Gender

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09/25/2017

Attacks on women and gender identity have been central to the policies coming out of the Trump White House. To respond effectively, the philanthropic sector, too, must make gender justice, in addition to economic and racial justice, a core principle.

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Opinion: Construction Safety Bill Would Hurt Minority Workers

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09/26/2017

Some recent op-eds and statements have claimed that the only opponents of Intro 1447-C are developers or “real estate industry forces.” I am against Intro 1447-C because I know that it could take away job opportunities from black and brown...

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A Think Tank To Benefit Farm Animals

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09/27/2017

A new nonprofit organization called The Greenfield Project will conduct research, do regulatory and legal analysis and education, and connect farmers to consumers, all with the goal of cultivating “a more joyful and resilient food system.”

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How Failure of the Obamacare Repeal Affects Consumers

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09/27/2017

... their insurance through Medicaid can rest easy. While some states have applied to make minor changes to their programs, ...

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Opinion: A Cash Guarantee for All Has Philanthropy Buzzing

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09/27/2017

These days, to achieve maximum buzz, a policy idea needs the right combination of utopian promise and real-world possibility. You can make the argument that universal basic income has recently offered the headiest brew of that mix, for both the...

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New York Landlord Fined $500,000 in Tenant Harassment Probe

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09/28/2017

A New York City landlord will have to pay $500,000 and address a number of building violations as part of a settlement over alleged harassment of tenants, officials said.

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Home Health Workers: All the Work, Half the Pay

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10/02/2017

Home care workers do not get paid for every hour of their 24-hour shifts. Recent court rulings could change that fact, and upend an industry

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Opinion: Take a Resistance Break

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10/04/2017

When our social fabric and civil society itself are fraying, all of us should be asking ourselves how we can transform our lifelong skills into the protection of our most fundamental values, and each other.

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Nonprofits Initiate Recall as Mayor Cuts Their Funding

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10/05/2017

A coalition of nonprofit leaders and community activists have launched a recall campaign against the new mayor of Fitchburg, Wisconsin, a suburb of some 25,000 residents just outside of Madison.

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Building Bridges between Scared Immigrant Communities and Police

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10/06/2017

... of victim advocates and legal service providers in 46 states (and D.C.) finds that immigrants are afraid to call ...

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