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Empire Justice Testimony on New York State’s Draft Child Care Development Fund Plan for FFY 2012-2013
Access to subsidies gives children in low income families the opportunity to engage in an early learning experience that their families could not ordinarily afford. Much of this testimony focuses on areas where we believe OCFS can expand access to child care subsidies to two underserved populations: children in immigrant families and children with special needs. Read More |
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Empire Justice Center Testimony on the Governor's Proposed Deficit Reduction Plan
In the Governor’s proposed Deficit Reduction Plan, several funding streams, are slated for substantial cuts that will not only undermine your commitment and the Assembly’s commitment to legal assistance, but will also result in INCREASED costs to the state. Read More |
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Empire Justice Center Testimony on Discriminatory Mortgage Practices in New York State
Testimony before the Assembly Standing Committee on Banks on discriminatory mortgage practices in New York State. Read More |
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Empire Justice Center Testimony at the joint legislative hearing on health in the Executive Budget
There is no question that the Governor’s Health Budget moves us in the right direction. Low-income New Yorkers across New York will see their access to public health coverage improve as a result of proposals to simpl Read More |
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Empire Justice Center Testimony at the NYS Economic Security Forum
Make no mistake -- lead poisoning continues to have a devastating impact on New York State’s children and on its economy. Although statewide the incidence rate of new cases is now below 1% of the children screened, that figure may have lulled many of us into a false confidence that the problem is under control. In reality, lead poisoning remains at crisis levels in concentrated areas -- “pockets of lead poisoning” – consisting primarily of older, economically poorer neighborhoods. Read More |
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GRCRC Testimony at Governor Paterson's Economic Security Cabinet
Comments focused on two areas that directly affect lower-income homeowners and indirectly impact lower-income and minority neighborhoods—the current foreclosure crisis and the lack of access to affordable, quality homeowners insurance. Read More |
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GRCRC Testimony at the Public Meeting of the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago
Comments on the proposed acquisition of Countrywide Financial Corporation by the Bank of America Corporation. Read More |
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Empire Justice Center Testimony at the Joint Legislative Hearing on Economic Development & Taxes
Our testimony today will focus on components of the proposed budget regarding economic development. Investments made in other economic development sectors will come to naught if we do not simultaneously and vigorously attack the foreclosure crisis. Read More |
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Empire Justice Center Testimony on Human Services in the 2008-2009 Executive Budget
Testimony to the Senate Finance and Assembly Ways and Means Committees regarding budget priorities for Human Services Read More |
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Empire Justice Center Testimony at the Public Hearing on the Adequacy of the Public Assistance Grant
This hearing enables us to examine the extent to which the welfare grant enables poor households to meet their fundamental needs. And if it fails to achieve that objective, then we must determine how best to remedy the situation. Read More |
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