New York lawmakers re-introduce legislation for single-payer healthcare system

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Friday February 17, 2017 · 1:50 PM PST

2017/02/17 · 13:50

New York Health has been re-introduced to the New York State legislature by Assembly Member Richard Gottfried (A.4738) and State Senator Bill Perkins (S.4371). Similar single-payer legislation passed the New York State Assembly in 2015 and 2016, but did not make it through the New York State Senate.

With the Republican attacks on the Affordable Care Act, Medicare, and Medicaid, and escalating health care costs, it is more important than ever to get this legislation passed.

There’s a petition up at the Campaign for New York Health: http://www.nyhcampaign.org/pass_nyha_in_the_senate

Physicians for a National Health Care Program (PNHP) is covering it: http://www.pnhpnymetro.org/new_york_health

Single Payer New York is covering it: www.singlepayernewyork.org/...

WNYC radio had an interview with Richard Gottfried on his single-payer health proposal: http://www.wnyc.org/story/proactive-ny-policies-trump-era/

And I’ll bet you didn’t see this one coming - the Business Council of New York State, Inc. is strongly opposed: http://www.bcnys.org/inside/Legmemos/2017-18/s4371a4738-New-York-Health-Plan.html

Please, get the word out, get organized, and get busy!

WNYC: Klown Kar May Burst Tuesday

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Thursday June 25, 2015 · 8:57 AM PDT

2015/06/25 · 08:57

WNYC is reporting that, according to sources, Governor Chris Christie of New Jersey will announce his candidacy for President on Tuesday, June 30th, at his old alma mater, Livingston High School.
Given that Christie was "president of his class all three years of high school," and would be able to use his "considerable communication skills" to advise potential voters that Bridgegate has only cost taxpayers and tollpayers $11,182,061.13 so far, I cannot understand why the "latest Fox News poll" has Christie "polling at just 2 percent among Republicans nationally." Perhaps he should get out of New Jersey more.

NPR: Holder Resigning

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Thursday September 25, 2014 · 7:53 AM PDT

2014/09/25 · 07:53

NPR is reporting: Eric Holder To Step Down As Attorney General

Reuters: Matthew Simmons Has Died

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Monday August 09, 2010 · 10:03 AM PDT

2010/08/09 · 10:03

http://af.reuters.com/...

BOSTON Aug 9 (Reuters) - Matthew Simmons, who argued the world was rapidly approaching peak oil production capacity and predicted that BP Plc would be driven bankrupt, died at his home in North Haven, Maine, the energy research group he founded said on Monday.

Matthew Simmons was a prominent energy investment banker, peak oil proponent, founder of the Ocean Energy Institute, and author of Twilight in the Desert: The Coming Saudi Oil Shock and the World Economy. According to Reuters, he died from a heart attack yesterday at age 67. Some of his opinions and predictions about the BP oil spill were controversial.

Bloomberg is now covering the story here:http://www.bloomberg.com/...

NYC Swine Flu: One Dead, More Schools Shut Down

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Sunday May 17, 2009 · 6:56 PM PDT

2009/05/17 · 18:56

Mitchell Wiener, the Assistant Principal from Intermediate School 238 in Hollis, Queens who was hospitalized last Wednesday with severe complications from a confirmed case of H1N1 influenza ("swine flu") has died. [CBS News New York] His family is denying initial news reports that he had pre-existing medical conditions that could have made him more susceptible to the virus [NBC News New York]
In addition, several more schools in New York City have been shut down for at least five days "after at least 100 students came down with flu-like symptoms" [NBC News New York].

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Thursday May 14, 2009 · 7:07 PM PDT

2009/05/14 · 19:07

Here we go again. Three New York City Public schools in the borough of Queens have been shut down because of unusually high levels of flu-like illnesses. Five people at Intermediate School 238 in Hollis, Queens have tested positive for H1N1 ("Swine Flu") influenza and one of them, an assistant principal, is in critical condition. The New York Times is reporting that he "appeared to have had some health conditions that could have made him more susceptible to the virus".

Intermediate School 5 in Elmhurst, Queens is being closed because of 241 students absent with flu-like symptoms (According to NY1 News). ABC News is reporting it as: "Mayor Michael Bloomberg said 241 students at I.S. 5 and 29 at P.S. 16 were either sick with flu-like symptoms or simply absent from school."

The third school closed is Public School 16 in Corona, Queens, with 29 students sent to the nurse's office with symptoms.

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Sunday April 12, 2009 · 10:31 AM PDT

2009/04/12 · 10:31

CNN is reporting that Captain Richard Phillips has been freed and 3 of the 4 pirates that were holding him are dead. Source given as "senior U.S. official" CNN