Applications Being Accepted for Hanna S. Cohn Equal Justice Fellowship

August 9, 2010
Fellow Will Focus On High Priority Legal Concerns of Low-Income People Read More

The River Runs Dry: Decreased Access to Mortgage Credit in Rochester’s Underserved Neighborhoods

June 23, 2010
A report released today by the Empire Justice Center in Rochester documents a dramatic decrease in prime mortgage lending made between 2006 and 2008, and highlights that low-income communities and neighborhoods of color were hardest hit by the drop-off in lending. Read More

Governor Paterson Names Advisory Committee to Help Health Care Reform Cabinet ()

August 31, 2010
Governor David A. Paterson today named 37 organizations to the Health Care Reform Advisory Committee, which will provide input to the Governor's Health Care Reform Cabinet on the implementation of federal health care reform in New York State. The Advisory Committee includes organizations representing health care providers, consumers, businesses, organized labor, local governments, health plans and health insurers, and health policy experts. Read More

State's finance score above average (Democrat and Chronicle)

August 29, 2010
Consumers in New York are faring better than those in 30 other states, though New York is still considered distressed by a nonprofit credit counseling firm. Read More