Gillibrand Wants Aid for Community Health Centers PUBLISHED 5:49 AM ET Jan. 22, 2021 PUBLISHED 5:49 AM EST Jan. 22, 2021
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Congress should set aside $13.5 billion in an emergency fund to aid community health centers during public health crises, Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand on Thursday said.
At the same time, Gillibrand wants an additional $12.4 billion approved for workforce and infrastructure improvements after the health centers played a key role in responding to the COVID-19 pandemic, especially for rural areas in parts of New York.
“CHCs provide a wide-range of services to some of our most underserved populations and they ensure our communities have access to quality health care, especially in times of public health emergencies,” Gillibrand said.
Lone Trump Supporter at NYS Capitol Hoped For Peaceful Protest UPDATED 6:51 PM ET Jan. 20, 2021 PUBLISHED 5:48 PM ET Jan. 20, 2021 PUBLISHED 5:48 PM EST Jan. 20, 2021
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The FBI put out a bulletin after the violence that occurred on January 6 at the U.S. Capitol, warning of possible armed protests at every state capitol across the country leading up to Joe Biden’s inauguration as president.
Here in New York, there were also concerns about possible demonstrations, but it remained mostly peaceful throughout the weekend leading into Wednesday.
The New York State Capitol was on high alert, with New York State Police and National Guard service members swarming every inch.
New Yorkers React to Witnessing and Being a Part of Biden s Inauguration By Lori Chung , Michael Herzenberg , Clodagh McGowan , Justine Re , Lindsay Tuchman and Angi Gonzalez Brooklyn UPDATED 10:33 PM ET Jan. 20, 2021 PUBLISHED 4:07 PM ET Jan. 20, 2021 PUBLISHED 4:07 PM EST Jan. 20, 2021
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New Yorkers Take Center Stage in Inaugural Parade Altered by Pandemic
In an inaugural parade like no other, President Biden walked towards th
By Susan Arbetter New York State PUBLISHED 6:59 PM ET Jan. 20, 2021 PUBLISHED 6:59 PM EST Jan. 20, 2021
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Climate activists have high hopes for the Biden administration, but they also have high expectations, and say the window for bold action is narrow.
Mark Dunlea, founder and executive director of the Green Education and Legal Fund of New York, told
Capital Tonight that he’s optimistic the new Biden administration will be proactive on climate issues. I would say there’s some cause for optimism, he said.
Dunlea says there are two parts to the climate fight. One is building out renewables, Dunlea explained. That is where President Biden and Majority Leader Schumer have bought in. The second is cutting emissions, and as Governor Andrew Cuomo loves to point out, Germany built a lot of renewables but did not