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Governor Paterson Names Advisory Committee to Help Health Care Reform Cabinet

Governor David A. Paterson today named 37 organizations to the Health Care Reform Adv...

State's finance score above average

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Applications Being Accepted for Hanna S. Cohn Equal Justice Fellowship

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ARTICLES

GRCRC Wants Stronger CRA Regulations

The Greater Rochester Community Reinvestment Coalition, convened by Empire Justice Ce...

Medicaid Expansion in Federal Health Care Reform

“The Gift of the MAGI” is a famous O. Henry short story about a poverty-stricken husb...

Freedom of Information Law...May the FOIL Be With You

New York’s Freedom of Information Law (FOIL), Public Officers Law (POL), Article 6, S...

POLICY ADVOCACY

GRCRC Wants Stronger CRA Regulations

The Greater Rochester Community Reinvestment Coalition, convened by Empire Justice Ce...

GRCRC Asks Federal Regulators to Strengthen Mortgage Lending Data Regulations

To coordinate with hearings being held across the country, the Greater Rochester Comm...

UPCOMING EVENTS

Webinar: Federal Financial Reform, the New Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and the Impact on Homeowners Facing Foreclosure

Hear about the details of the new federal financial reform and the creation of a Cons...

Webinar: HAMP Update

The Home Affordable Modification Program (HAMP) has evolved considerably since it was...

The Self-Sufficiency Standard for New York State 2010  This report measures the income and earnings necessary for families to be self-sufficient in every county of the state.   Read More

 

The River Runs Dry: Decreased Access to Mortgage Credit in Rochester’s Underserved Neighborhoods  This report documents a dramatic decrease in prime mortgage lending made between 2006 and 2008 in Rochester, NY, and highlights that low-income communities and neighborhoods of color were hardest hit by the drop-off in lending.   Read More

 

Paying More for the American Dream IV  A report documenting a dramatic decrease in low-cost home loans and highlighting that communities of color were hardest hit by the drop-off in lending.  Read More

 

Mending the Patchwork  A report examining county by county inequities in child care subsidy administration in New York State.  Read More

 

How Fair Is New York’s FAIR Plan?  An Examination of NYPIUA’s Residential FAIR Plan Policies.  Read More

 

Paying More for the American Dream III:  Promoting Responsible Lending to Lower-Income Communities and Communities of Color  Read More

 

Curbing the Mortgage Meltdown  The Impact of Foreclosures on New York’s Economy and Communities  Read More

 

Paying More for the American Dream II  The Subprime Shakeout and Its Impact on Lower-Income and Minority Communities  Read More

 

Paying More for the American Dream I  A Multi-State Analysis of Higher Cost Home Purchase Lending  Read More

 

In Sickness and In Debt  A Review of Medical Debt in Upstate New York   Read More

 

Homeowners Insurance Gap  How race and neighborhood composition explain cost and access disparities in Rochester and Monroe County, New York.  Read More

 

Medicaid Matters  Finding a Better Way: Ten consumer-friendly ideas to improve New York’s Medicaid program and save money for New York taxpayers  Read More

 

Insurance Matters: An Emerging Crisis in Child Care  An Emerging Crisis in Child Care  Read More

 

Child Care in New York State - A Patchwork of Policies  A county by county review of subsidy administraton  Read More

 

Food Stamps in Upstate New York  Views from the Front Line  Read More

 

On the Move?  A County by County Review of Welfare Transportation Policies in New York State  Read More

 

Barries to Medicaid  Challenges and Opportunities for New York State  Read More

 

What One Hand Giveth, the Other Hand Taketh Away  How New York's Pregnancy-Related Medicaid Recoupment Policy Hurts Low-Income Families.  Read More