Policy Advocacy
Each year, Empire Justice Center’s policy team undertakes a robust policy agenda which includes legislative and administrative priorities we seek to advance as well as policies and programs we monitor closely to ensure they are not eroded. In this section of our website you will find bill memos, comments, letters, testimony, reports, advocacy materials and news articles related to this critical component of our work. View our current Legislative Agenda.
For more information about Empire Justice Center’s policy work contact Kristin Brown Lilley, Director of Policy Advocacy.
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Legislative Memos
UPDATED: Maximize Federal Dollars Flowing to New York: Invest in the Disability Advocacy Program
The Disability Advocacy Program is a nationally recognized program that generates documented and ongoing savings for the state and for local governments. Read More
Empire Justice Memo of Support: Allow Victims of Domestic Violence to Provide a Safe Alternate Address to Health Insurers
This legislation would amend New York's Insurance Law to ensure that domestic violence victim's safety and access to health care is not undermined by abusers who are able to obtain access to their victim's location or sensitive health information through a shared health plan. Read More
MCCAP: Statewide Partners Maximize Hundreds of Thousands of Dollars in Federal Prescription Drug Benefits and Health Resources for New York’s Low Income Elderly and Disabled New Yorkers.
The Managed Care Consumer Assistance Program (MCCAP), a statewide program, is critical for New York in this fiscal climate. Read More
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Policy Letters
New York Organizations Oppose Capital One's Acquisition of HSBC's Credit Card Business
Six New York legal services and consumer advocacy organizations, including Empire Justice Center, tell the OCC to deny Capital One's application to acquire HSBC's credit card and private label credit business. Read More
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Comments
AFR Urges CFPB Scrutiny of Private Student Lenders
Americans for Financial Reform (AFR), of which Empire Justice Center is a member, submitted comments to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau documenting concerns about the private student loan industry. Read More
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Testimony
Empire Justice Testimony on Civil Legal Services
Empire Justice CEO Anne Erickson testimony to the Joint Fiscal Committee on the State Budget as it relates to civil legal services. Read More
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Policy Collaborations
AFR Urges CFPB Scrutiny of Private Student Lenders
Americans for Financial Reform (AFR), of which Empire Justice Center is a member, submitted comments to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau documenting concerns about the private student loan industry. Read More
MCCAP: Statewide Partners Maximize Hundreds of Thousands of Dollars in Federal Prescription Drug Benefits and Health Resources for New York’s Low Income Elderly and Disabled New Yorkers.
The Managed Care Consumer Assistance Program (MCCAP), a statewide program, is critical for New York in this fiscal climate. Read More
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Policy Related News Items
Foreclosure Prevention Services Funding Campaign Rally & Press Conference
On January 31st, advocates from across New York gathered in The Well of the Legislative Office Building to rally for funding for the vital services they provide to homeowners facing foreclosure.
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Groups seek to help stressed homeowners (Democrat and Chronicle)
Nonprofit groups that provide counseling and legal services to homeowners are urging Gov. Andrew Cuomo to include $25 million in the state budget to continue the Foreclosure Prevention Services Program.
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Policy Related Articles
Empire Justice Center 2012 Legislative and Executive Agenda :
The focus of our state level policy work for 2012.
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Policy Related Reports
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Time to Leave Finger Prints Behind Across the country, all but two states, Arizona and New York, have abandoned the costly and problematic fraud prevention tool in conjunction with the Food Stamp program. Read More
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Connecting Consumers to Coverage: The Role of Navigators & Consumer Assistance Programs in Implementing Health Reform in New York New report on assisting consumers with federal health care reform. Read More
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Policy Related Newsletters
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Legal Services Journal - Summer 2011
The Summer 2011 Legal Services Journal reports on a wide range of poverty law topics with an emphasis on areas impacted by New York State budget cuts and other legislative activities. The issue reviews Empire Justice Center's 2011-2012 legislative priorities and includes an in-depth look at legislative activities in the domestic violence area. The Journal also reports on several key public benefits and health areas affected by the recent State budget cuts including child care, 24-hour home care and the EPIC program for seniors. Other articles address kinship guardianship, immigrant eligibility for food stamps, Medicaid Managed Care, standing to sue in foreclosure cases, upcoming changes in fair hearings, and the challenges faced by pro se litigants with disabilities when navigating the family court system. Thanks to all of our authors for their contributions to this issue of the Legal Services Journal. Read More
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