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The attorney general is calling on New York's governor to enforce rules that set minimum staffing levels for nursing homes.

James and 1199SEIU president George Gresham pushed lawmakers and Gov. Hochul to step up and require New York nursing homes to implement appropriate staff-to-resident ratios and invest in employee wages and facility operations.

New minimum staffing requirements for nursing homes were supposed to take effect in January. Hochul has already delayed enforcement three times.

The Associated Builders and Contractors says the budget proposals from state lawmakers could raise the cost of construction projects in New York.

The political players thriving in a new era.

The local leaders waging battles on behalf of the state’s workers.

New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy (D) issued an order mandating healthcare workers be fully vaccinated and receive a booster or face being fired.

The order also covers all workers in a congregate setting such as a nursing home or prison.

"One hard lesson we learned about what happens when theres a lack of investment is how our health care system crumbled under the stress of the pandemic," Gov. Kathy Hochul

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