Opinion: Small Charities Should Lead by Example in Paid Parental Leave
Release Date:
08/29/2017
... maternity- or parental-leave policies, and it’s time the federal government made this a priority. Yet a ...
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Opinion: Congestion Pricing Won't Solve New York's Transportation Woes
Release Date:
09/06/2017
... statement that “congestion pricing is an idea whose time has come,” hoping that the governor will be able to ...
With Trump Moving to End DACA, New York City Leaders Pledge Support for Students and Teachers
Release Date:
09/06/2017
ust hours after the Trump White House announced on Tuesday that it would move to rescind protections for young undocumented immigrants, New York City politicians, religious leaders and educators filled City Hall to pledge support for “Dreamers” who...
US States Embrace Baby Boxes
Release Date:
09/08/2017
... comes in for a prenatal checkup. As a result, parents save time and money, and proponents say the boxes may also protect ...
A Brooklyn Food Festival Dishes Out Extra Helpings of Culinary Theory
Release Date:
09/11/2017
During the course of the year, New Yorkers have no shortage of food events to attend. But Taste Talks, a culinary showcase that wrapped up its fifth annual edition this past weekend, aims to be something different, organizers say.
NYN Media Homeless Shelter Tracker
Release Date:
09/11/2017
... number of New Yorkers lacking permanent housing at an all- time high, New York City Mayor de Blasio announced an ...
Here's What's In Bernie Sanders' 'Medicare For All' Bill
Release Date:
09/14/2017
On Wednesday came a "Medicare for All" bill from Vermont Independent Sen. Bernie Sanders — his attempt to push single-payer health care, long one of his favorite causes.
Federal Judge Urges Trump Administration to Push Back DACA Deadline
Release Date:
09/15/2017
... it be pushed back so that the president and Congress have time to fix the program through legislation. “The concern ...
‘Medicare for All’: Is It Popular? And Is It the Same as Britain’s System?
Release Date:
09/15/2017
As leading Democrats embrace Senator Bernie Sanders’s proposal to vastly expand Medicare to cover all Americans, Republicans are fighting back with familiar critiques of such a single-payer system.
Amid Opioid Crisis, Insurers Restrict Pricey, Less Addictive Painkillers
Release Date:
09/18/2017
... Insurers Restrict Pricey, Less Addictive Painkillers At a time when the United States is in the grip of an opioid ...
Amid Global Crises, UNGA Will Show Development Community Rising To The Challenges
Release Date:
09/18/2017
... story of the global development community stepping up in a time of trouble. Friday I went to see the new and outspoken ...
Trump Administration Rejects Study Showing Positive Impact of Refugees
Release Date:
09/19/2017
Trump administration officials, under pressure from the White House to provide a rationale for reducing the number of refugees allowed into the United States next year, rejected a study by the Department of Health and Human Services that found that...
As Global Obesity Rises, Teasing Apart Its Causes Grows Harder
Release Date:
09/19/2017
NYTimes examines how the processed food, soda and fast food industries’ increasing focus on markets in the developing world — and the accompanying rise in obesity rates and weight-related illnesses — is playing out around the globe.
Child-Welfare Agency Gets Props for New Approach to Helping Families Navigate Challenges
Release Date:
09/20/2017
... disparities in ACS foster-care placement even got prime- time treatment at a mayoral candidates’ debate. . . ...
Hometown Hope: How Amazon is Paying Attention to Homelessness in Seattle and Beyond
Release Date:
09/20/2017
“It’s permanent until homelessness is solved.” So remarked John Schoettler, Amazon’s real estate and facilities VP, to the New York Times after an announcement this spring that the company’s Seattle headquarters will incorporate a shelter for...
The G.O.P. Bill Forces States to Build Health Systems From Scratch. That’s Hard.
Release Date:
09/21/2017
... and be ready to open their doors in substantially less time — just over two years. That may not be realistic. . . ...
Nursing Home Evacuations Should Not Be “All or Nothing,” Says GSA Member in Senate Testimony
Release Date:
09/21/2017
Speaking before the U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging today, University of South Florida professor Kathryn Hyer, PhD, MPP, FGSA, urged lawmakers to support actions that enable nursing homes and assisted living communities to better serve their...
Andrus Family Fund Appoints Edgar Villanueva to Its Board
Release Date:
09/22/2017
... for Public Education, to its board. For the first time in the history of the Andrus Family Fund, AFF has ...
Bemoaning Budget Cuts, Health Care Navigators Say Feds Don't Get It
Release Date:
09/22/2017
... they're called, say the government doesn't understand the time involved in the effort or the complexity of the .....
Senators Revise Health Bill in Last-Ditch Effort to Win Votes
Release Date:
09/25/2017
... Revise Health Bill in Last-Ditch Effort to Win Votes With time running short, the authors of the latest plan to repeal ...